tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169548322024-03-23T14:03:28.116-04:00The Pink ShoeObservations and thoughts about life as seen through the eyes of a 20 something girl - this is the point where I'm supposed to say something like "making her way in the big city" but that's not true or "trying to leave her mark on the world" but also, not true. It's just me, my life, and my psychosis.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.comBlogger739125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-18622191929877214992009-12-01T15:19:00.000-05:002009-12-01T15:24:25.813-05:00100 Books in 2009This is the post I'll be updating all year... Please remember to leave book suggestion comments!<br /><br />Rules: New books will be at the top. The date I finished them and very small details of the books or how I found them. They have to be, you know, not vapid shitty books. I welcome suggestions for new books.<br /><br />79. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factotum_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Factotum</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Charles Bukowski</span></a>. November 30.<br />78. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rhinoceros-Other-Plays-Eugene-Ionesco/dp/0802130984"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Rhinoceros</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Eugene Ionesco</span></a>. November 28.<br />77. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_of_Champions"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Breakfast of Champions</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vonnegut"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Kurt Vonnegut</span></a>. November 27.<br />76. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sirens_of_Titan"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Sirens of the Titan</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vonnegut"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Kurt Vonnegut</span></a>. November 27.<br />75. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Book-S-Byatt/dp/0307272095/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259698801&sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Children's Book</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_S_Byatt"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A.S. Byatt</span></a>. November 26.<br />74. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">After Dark</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. November 21.<br />73. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thing-Around-Your-Neck/dp/0307271072"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">That Thing Around Your Neck</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</span></a>. November 20.<br />72. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet,_Naked"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Juliet, Naked</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hornby"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Nick Hornby</span></a>. November 18.<br />71. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tunneling-Center-Earth-Stories-P-S/dp/0061579025"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Tunneling to the Center of the Earth</span></a> by Kevin Wilson. November 16.<br />70. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_fran%C3%A7aise_%28Ir%C3%A8ne_N%C3%A9mirovsky%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Suite Francaise</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C3%A8ne_N%C3%A9mirovsky"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Irene Nemirovsky</span></a>. November 15.<br />69. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_%282009_novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Invisible</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Auster"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Paul Auster</span></a>. November 11.<br />68. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_Interviews_with_Hideous_Men"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Brief Interviews with Hideous Men</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">David Foster Wallace</span></a>. November 10.<br />67. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Taxi-Confidential-Death-m-Revelations/dp/0982173326/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257966406&sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Taxi Confessional</span></a> by Amy Braunschweiger. November 8.<br />66. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Book-Illusions-Novel-Paul-Auster/dp/0312429010/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257966491&sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Book of Illusion</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Auster"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Paul Auster</span></a>. November 6.<br />65. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wild_Sheep_Chase"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A Wild Sheep Chase</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. November 3.<br />64. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafka_on_the_Shore"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Kafka on the Shore</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. October 31.<br />63. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Noise_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">White Noise</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_DeLillo"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Don DeLillo</span></a>. October 24.<br />62. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Liliane-Novel-Ntozake-Shange/dp/0312135599"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Liliane</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntozake_Shange"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Ntozake Shange</span></a>. October 21.<br />61. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Willow,_Sleeping_Woman"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. October 14.<br />60. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_in_Sepia"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Portrait in Sepia</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Allende"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Isabel Allende</span></a>. October 10.<br />59. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/End-Alice-M-Homes/dp/0684827107"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The End of Alice</span></a> by A.M. Holmes. October 7.<br />58. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/books/review/Adams-t.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Hakawati </span></a>by Rahib Alameddine. October 5.<br />57. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Cent-Plague-Comic-Book-Changed-America/dp/0374187673"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">10c Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How it Changed America</span></a> by David Hajdu. October 1.<br />56. The Push Man and Other Stories by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tatsumi"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Yoshihiro Tatsumi</span></a>. September 26.<br />55. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Descartes-Bones-Skeletal-History-Conflict/dp/038551753X"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Descartes Bones</span></a> by Russell Shorto. September 25.<br />54. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Shylock"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Operation Shylock</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Roth"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Philip Roth</span></a>. September 18.<br />53. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Friends-Jane-Stanton-Hitchcock/dp/0061173703"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Mortal Friends</span></a> by Jane Stanton Hitchcock. August 27.<br />52. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sarahs-Key-Tatiana-Rosnay/dp/0312370830"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sarah's Key</span></a> by Tatiana de Rosnay. August 19.<br />51. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Far-Cry-Kensington-Muriel-Spark/dp/0811214575"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A Far Cry from Kensington</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Spark"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Muriel Spark</span></a>. August 9.<br />50. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Counterlife"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Counterlife</span></a> by Philip Roth. August 6.<br />49. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_sun_also_rises"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Sun Also Rises</span></a> by Earnest Hemingway. July 28.<br />48. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Watchmen</span></a> by Alan Moore. July 22.<br />47. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Leviathon</span></a> by Paul Auster. July 19.<br />46. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Names"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">All the Names</span></a> by Jose Saramago. July 19.<br />45. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/City-Thieves-Novel-David-Benioff/dp/0670018708"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">City of Thieves</span></a> by David Benioff. July 17.<br />44. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Supposedly_Fun_Thing_I%27ll_Never_Do_Again"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again</span></a> by David Foster Wallace. July 14.<br />43. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Tropic of Cancer</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Miller"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Henry Miller</span></a>. June 28.<br />42. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252979369&sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Book Thief</span></a> by Markus Zusak. June 21.<br />41. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Light-Years-James-Salter/dp/0679740732"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Light Years</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Salter"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">James Salter</span></a>. June 9.<br />40. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meaning_of_Everything"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Meaning of Everything</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Winchester"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Simon Winchester</span></a>. May 31.<br />39. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water_Is_Wide_%28book%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Water is Wide</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Conroy"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Pat Conroy</span></a>. May 28.<br />38. <a href="http://felonyandmayhem.com/2008/10/the-peking-man-is-missing-by-claire-taschdjian/"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Peking Man is Missing by Claire Taschdjian</span></a>. May 27.<br />37. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guernsey-Literary-Potato-Peel-Society/dp/0385340990"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows</span></a>. May 25.<br />36. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lush_Life_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Lush Life</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Price_%28writer%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Richard Price</span></a>. May 23.<br />35. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Wood_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Norwegian Wood</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. May 23.<br />34. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Who-Walked-into-Doors/dp/0140255125"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Woman who Walked Into Doors</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddy_Doyle"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Roddy Doyle</span></a>. May 19.<br />33. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_Life_with_Woodpecker"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Still Life with Woodpecker</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Robbins"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Tom Robbins</span></a>. May 17.<br />32. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/South-Border-West-Sun-Novel/dp/0679767398"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">South of the Border, West of the Sun</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. May 11.<br />31. <a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_%28stories%29">Cathedral</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span>by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_carver"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Raymond Carver</span></a>. May 9.<br />30. <a href="http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-9780865472105-0"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A Sport and a Pastime</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Salter"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">James Salter</span></a>. May 6.<br />29. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Adams_%28character%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Nick Adams Stories</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Earnest Hemingway.</span></a> May 3.<br />28. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Lights,_Big_City_%28novel%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Bright Lights, Big City</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_McInerney"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Jay McInerney</span></a>. Apr 29.<br />27. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demolished_Man"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester</span></a>. Apr 27.<br />26. <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/books/reviews/n_9611/"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Oracle Night</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Auster"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Paul Auster</span></a>. Apr 23.<br />25. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-Boiled_Wonderland_and_the_End_of_the_World"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. Apr 20.<br />24. <a href="http://www.reviewsofbooks.com/lighthousekeeping/"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Lighthousekeeping</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette_Winterson"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Jeanette Winterson</span></a>. Apr 15.<br />23. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lamb-Gospel-According-Christs-Childhood/dp/0380813815"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff</span></a> by Christopher Moore. Apr 11.<br />22. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil%21"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Oil!</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Upton Sinclair</span></a>. Apr 10.<br />21. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">What I Talk About When I Talk About Running</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. Apr 5.<br />20. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Haruki Murakami</span></a>. Apr 5.<br />19. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Netherland-Novel-Joseph-ONeill/dp/0307377040"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Netherland</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_O%27Neill_%28born_1964%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Joseph O'Neill</span></a>. Mar 25.<br />18. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-2007/dp/0618709274"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Best American Essays, 2007</span></a> ed. <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/03/09/090309fa_fact_max"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">DFW</span></a>. Mar 17.<br />17. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/World-Doesnt-End-Charles-Simic/dp/0156983508"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The World Doesn't End</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Simic"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Charles Simic</span></a>. Mar 12.<br />16. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Raising-Puppy-Monks-Skete/dp/0316578398/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238938019&sr=1-1"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">The Art of Raising a Puppy</span></a> by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Skete"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Monks of New Skete</span></a>. Mar 9.<br />15. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tipping-Point-Little-Things-Difference/dp/0316346624"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Tipping Point</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Malcolm Gladwell</span></a>. Mar 7.<br />14. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consider_the_Lobster"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Consider the Lobster</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">DFW</span></a>. Mar 3.<br />13. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_to_the_moon"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Paris to the Moon</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Gopnik"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Adam Gopnik</span></a>. Mar 1.<br />12. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudolino"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Baudlino</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Umberto Eco</span></a>. Feb 27.<br />11. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_%28book%29"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell</span></a>. Feb 8.<br />10. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger,_Tiger"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Stars My Destination</span></a> by Alfred Bester. Feb 6.<br />9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/White-Tiger-Novel-Aravind-Adiga/dp/1416562591"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">White Tiger by Aravid Adiga</span></a>. Feb 2.<br />8. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Talk_About_When_We_Talk_About_Love"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">What We Talk About When We Talk About Love</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Carver"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Raymond Carver</span></a>. Jan 30.<br />7. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/books/review/27KIRNL.html?ex=1403668800&en=28a2ebfb6434ac3b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Oblivion</span></a> by <a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/dfw/memories.html"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">David Foster Wallace</span></a>. Jan 25.<br />6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Age-Wire-String-Ben-Marcus/dp/1564781968"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Age of Wire and String</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Marcus"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Ben Marcus</span></a>. Jan 19.<br />5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Novel-Philip-Roth/dp/0679749063"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Great American Novel</span></a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_roth"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Philip Roth</span></a>. Jan 16.<br />4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Souls"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol</span></a>. Jan 12.<br />3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Butterflies-Novel-Rachael-King/dp/0061357642"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The Sound of Butterflies by Rachael King</span></a>. Jan 5.<br />2. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/books/review/Thomas-t.html?ref=review"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Away by Amy Bloom</span></a>. Jan 3.<br />1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Dixon-Disappears-Library-Mystery/dp/0060822538"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Mr Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom</span></a>. Jan 1.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-74140398092629762432009-07-29T08:11:00.000-04:002009-07-29T08:12:15.931-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://9.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeqgc7mgcFPVYsq2Io1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeqgc7mgcFPVYsq2Io1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a linkindex="248" href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/28/spinal.injury.blue.dye/index.html">Blue M&Ms linked to reducing spine injury - CNN.com</a><div class="caption"> <p>The same dye in blue M&Ms was injected into mice with spinal injuries. They regained the ability to walk, with a limp, and the only side effect was that they <i>temporarily turned blue</i>. More like temporarily turned insanely cute.</p> </div>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-75019197152527839842009-07-24T15:17:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:18:23.428-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://16.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeqasddcjEZdYnU2to1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeqasddcjEZdYnU2to1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I love both casual Fridays and mid-afternoon Maddie breaks.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-33637187726462741452009-07-20T10:21:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:21:50.139-04:00My Job is Harder Than it Should Be:<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Me:</span> Hey, so, remember that directive where we're supposed to put the name of the book in the back cover copy several times so that search engines will more likely direct people searching for the name of the book to a place selling the book?<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Boss:</span> Yes. <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Me:</span> So I edited this back cover copy so that instead of saying "this monograph" it says the name of the book. Nice, right? I changed the sentence around so it still flows, and there's so much space in the structure of this paragraph on the back cover that it works out well!<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Boss:</span> Well... I just... I don't like putting the name of the book on the back cover. <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Me:</span> Um. But why? We're supposed to, remember? For search engine optimization? So we can sell the book? And I see this on a lot of books. It's not unusual.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Boss:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> Yeah... But... It's just not my style. <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Me:</span> So should I take it out? <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="label">Boss:</span> No, leave it in. I guess it works for this book.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-72811388664860505362009-07-17T10:13:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:14:12.250-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeq0hjoabVOL3Lxtmo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeq0hjoabVOL3Lxtmo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Today's Breakfast is inspired by Third Grade.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-55380471566395011082009-07-16T22:14:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:15:03.152-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://15.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepzss0ecK3Y958sZo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepzss0ecK3Y958sZo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm not allowed to use big-girl wine glasses. I tend to break them.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-34131882001649289122009-07-13T10:12:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:12:32.008-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://7.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepuq9o30mjrChIm9o1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepuq9o30mjrChIm9o1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My boss is back in town so I'm dressing up to make myself feel better.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-3136174159078331172009-07-12T22:11:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:11:38.305-04:00Sunday Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://14.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepu0dzpmw8LJ2PnFo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepu0dzpmw8LJ2PnFo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Citrus-basil pesto salmon over onion garlic couscous with corn.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-63241606159489499512009-07-12T18:09:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:10:34.740-04:00Sunday Evening Go to the Grocery Store Outfit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://9.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeptx4e72rJOLgE9Bo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeptx4e72rJOLgE9Bo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-23364206718638214772009-07-12T10:08:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:08:46.347-04:00Truth: Diner Coffee is Better Than All Other Coffee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://15.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeptfd5wnkTuGJCa9o1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHeptfd5wnkTuGJCa9o1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-69846092942256661822009-07-10T20:06:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:07:12.226-04:00I'm Late and in a Cab but I Like My New Dress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://11.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepr466jjRebqAHd1o1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepr466jjRebqAHd1o1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-64512528907939493792009-07-09T18:07:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:07:51.358-04:00Madeline at the Dog Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://21.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepqoi77pdOjxp5Zzo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepqoi77pdOjxp5Zzo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-91788485867418375662009-07-07T10:05:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:06:01.675-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://22.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepp22bp56Dtw3xmio1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepp22bp56Dtw3xmio1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>When I wear this top I always feel like Rachel ZoeMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-53081896794736205812009-07-06T22:02:00.001-04:002009-07-26T10:04:31.696-04:00It Turns Out I Made a Very Yellow Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://19.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepli3ezodf90P4WQo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepli3ezodf90P4WQo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Talapia with pineapple salsa, corn, and yellow rice.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-58764541656485104012009-07-04T10:01:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:01:56.887-04:00Maddie's First Boat Ride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://13.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepi8udksicIUS7nlo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepi8udksicIUS7nlo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-58911334769726548482009-07-03T10:02:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:02:38.102-04:00Maddie Has No Idea What Kind of Place She is in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://17.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepgt2rv1vMpe2Zyko1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepgt2rv1vMpe2Zyko1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-6101574504750097162009-07-02T21:59:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:59:40.120-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://19.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepfv4wofBmtvFAcXo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepfv4wofBmtvFAcXo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This innocent little face shit on my mother-in-law’s rug. Then I had some wine.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-58534496108265336982009-07-02T09:58:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:58:44.134-04:00Maddie's First Road Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://13.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepf6hjlaQf7tjrUwo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepf6hjlaQf7tjrUwo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Yay! She's in Jersey.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-84537983576465424632009-06-29T09:56:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:57:25.151-04:00I Call this Outfit Watermelon Sorbet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://17.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepara49yoEDbkuUVo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHepara49yoEDbkuUVo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-51518327322715486382009-06-27T09:54:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:54:55.234-04:00Maddie is Helping Us Build our IKEA Wardrobes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep87hdi6Xx8obO1uo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep87hdi6Xx8obO1uo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-917382014784684562009-06-26T11:52:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:54:01.627-04:00My boss was complaining about how much work she had, and I, once again, lobbied for her to give me a section of her work that a) I've done before for her (and she liked how I did it) b) I used to do on my own at my old boss and c) would really alleviate her workload. She refused, because, "I like doing it myself." I laughed, and told her that I no longer feel badly for her about her workload. And silently cursed her for treating me like a secretary, which I am emphatically not.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-21039703758132552072009-06-26T09:55:00.000-04:002009-07-26T10:18:44.386-04:00I Spent My Weekend Working on this 118 Inch Wide Monstrosity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep9tp9fln47OBdVBo1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep9tp9fln47OBdVBo1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-44639541888932766502009-06-26T09:51:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:52:18.680-04:00It’s scarf as a belt day part 12528396285.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://13.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep6fgqth12g2aukko1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep6fgqth12g2aukko1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-38446155490791600992009-06-24T21:50:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:50:58.760-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep4fqexbEZusR08Io1_r2_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep4fqexbEZusR08Io1_r2_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Candles at the Iranian Rally in Union Square tonight.Marciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16954832.post-84504189371173149932009-06-24T09:48:00.000-04:002009-07-26T09:49:37.482-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://10.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep3lsm23Vigdp9Ako1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/2f7djNQHep3lsm23Vigdp9Ako1_400.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sweater: F21<br />Skirt: H&M<br />Tank: BCBG<br />Hair: wet<br />Elbow: double-jointedMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02050359046367492900noreply@blogger.com0