January 2012
32 posts
A year (or three) in reading
It’s been a good few years for reading. In 2009 I tried out David Foster Wallace, George Eliot, John Irving, Jane Smiley, and Zadie Smith. Definite where-have-you-been-all-my-life authors.
In 2010 I read wildly, with lots of recommendations from tumblr. I read a lot of powerful female authors I’d never read before: Joan Didion, Susan Orlean, Marilynne Robinson, Lydia Davis, Annie...
December 2011
11 posts
Excitement/panic
Just got an important call. I start my dream job on Tuesday. I say “dream job” because it’s what I absolutely want to do, but I’m scared out of my mind that it will be too hard for me or I won’t be cut out for it.
For the purposes of this blog, though, it’s undoubtedly a good job: an hour-long commute on the subway. In California I drove 45 minutes to work...
“With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw its fragrance deep...”
– Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
“Worrying is using your imagination to create something you don’t want.”
– Abraham Hicks (via nathanielstuart)
A brief summary of what's been in my dashboard so...
thebronzemedal:
Hitchens was great!
Hitchens was terrible!
Kittens are great!
Hitchens!
Kittens!
Hitchens!
Hitchens!
Kittens!
Kittens!
So true!
Hello, book lovers.
I’ve missed this. I was just scrolling through old posts, having flashbacks about books I’d forgotten. I like having this record of what I’ve read.
So! This fall I quit my job and moved home to NYC. I’m not sure how long I’ll be here, but for now it feels like the right place to be. Before I left I stocked up on new books. I usually get the majority of my books from...
distantheartbeats asked: I haven't seen you around very much -- hope you're doing well! My dashboard is poorer for your not being on it (that feels grammatically incorrect, but I'm sure the sentiment survives).
“But knowing what I don’t want to do doesn’t help me figure out what I do want to...”
– The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. (via isnteverything)
One of my favorite books and one of my strongest feelings, currently.