Are you ready to ROCK, Bookworms? The thing about writing a book blog is that if you have a slow reading week, you start running out of material. When I was composing yesterday’s Eleanor & Park review, I spent a lot of time thinking about high school and the parts of it that didn’t suck…. Read more »
Category: Personal
Eleanor & Park: It'll Take You Back Faster Than a Whiff of Unwashed Gym Suit.
Sup Bookworms?! I say “sup” because that was the thing to say when I was in high school. During high school, I absolutely refused to use the term on the grounds that contractions should use apostrophes. I also wrote song lyrics out on the backs of all the notes I passed between classes and pasted… Read more »
I've Got a Crush on You! And you, and you, and you, too!
Hey There Bookworms, Before I get into today’s Top Ten Tuesday list, I want to take a moment to give a shout-out to the Hubs. That’s right, today Jim turns 31. Happy Birthday! The thing that makes this birthday extra super special is that it is ALSO the anniversary of our first date. The TENTH… Read more »
Here Comes The Bride (Through an Archway of Machetes)
Dearly Beloved, We are gathered here today so I can make my case for being the Florist/Flower Girl for the online wedding of Lyssa of Psychobabble and Shirtless Ryan Gosling. I used to work in a flower shop, and while they only let me wash buckets and answer phones, I’m TOTALLY QUALIFIED to be an… Read more »
So Far? 30 Is AWESOME!
Welcome Bookworms, Old and New! Remember last week how I was freaking out about turning 30? So far, 30 has been kind of awesome. But. First things first. We have a WINNER of the $30 Amazon gift card. Thanks to EVERYONE for your tweets and likes and whatnot. I tallied up the entries and plugged… Read more »
My Birthday, Your Presents
Hey There Bookworms, Today I turn 30 years old. I say “today” even though technically I’m writing this in the evening on March 21st. By the time this posts, I will already be 30. Though I made my entrance into this world at 4:02 am, I don’t make it a habit to either a. get… Read more »
Beware the Ides of March: A Letter to My "Nephew" on his Fifth Birthday
Dear Jack, The first letter I ever wrote to you, I addressed to “Fetus.” You see, you were just a little ball of cells multiplying in your mommy’s tummy. Like most of the very best presents, you came as a surprise, but it didn’t take long for the excitement to set in. I started buying… Read more »
The Greatest Thing That Ever Happened To Me… While I Wasn't There
How are all the Bookworms out there doing today? Not so great? Well. I have something wonderful that will be sure to cheer you up. You’ve met my friend Chrissy before, haven’t you? In my more philosophical moments, I like to think that there’s a grand plan behind the way things work. There are people… Read more »
Confession Friday: I Brag About Outwitting my 13 Year Old Cousin
Happy Friday, Bookworms! It’s been a while, but it’s time to ready the confessional: I take an inordinate amount of pride in having beaten my 13 year old cousin in a battle of wits. You like personal stories, right? No? TOO BAD. When my dad was about 15, he was attending high school at a… Read more »
Valentine's Day Makes McFools of Us All: A Sonnet
Hello my Bookworms, Today is Valentine’s Day. We’ve never been big on the hearts and cupids hoopla, but we celebrate in our own way. I’ve written a sonnet (Shakespeare, I am all kinds of sorry for using your rhyme scheme for such a piece of nonsense.) I dedicate this poem to my husband, Jim. He’s… Read more »
I Am Katie. I Like Books.
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