i hope everyone state side is enjoyingthe long weekend. i wanted to takethe time to let everyone know that thefantabulous ello is hosting a talk withdr. durham, the author of the lolita effect,this coming wednesday on 5/28.
i think this is an important topic foreveryone to consider and discuss, asit affects all of us in [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
the lolita effect
May 25, 2008 – 4:20 pm
girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier
May 20, 2008 – 9:54 pm
this is the first book i’ve read by chevalierand i truly enjoyed it. she has a clear quietprose which is my favorite to read. unlikesome historicals which get burdened downby description to try and set the era, theauthor is able to create the period with hersimple storytelling.
set in 17th century holland, the story takesplace [...]
sunday meme!
May 18, 2008 – 10:22 pm
i’ve been tagged by precie–whoseems to love me for these! =DWhat were you doing ten years ago?i was working at sacramento city collegein admissions for the swing shift (noon – 8pm)with my awesome supe, debbie. it was myfirst real job out of college. by this time,i had already been accepted at nyu forthe masters program [...]
my own
May 14, 2008 – 9:27 pm
going to the gym has been my salvationduring my time of querying and nowthe submissions process. i try to gothree times a week, four if i’m lucky,but opted out of the usual gym routinetoday.
first, i had to send one of my framedpaintings to a new patron. 8) an onlinefriend saw the foto of me [...]
eleven
May 13, 2008 – 3:55 am
it was a bittersweet day last wednesdayas our sitter (love her!!!) visited to saygoodbye. she had babysat munchkin sincehe was about five months old, but has nowgraduated from college, got a job and ismoving back home.
she granted me freedomin two hour chunks for nearly three years–allowing me to visit the gym and chaseendorphins, go [...]