I saw someone complete this challenge on Facebook and as an English-major-for-life I was super intrigued. This is not your run-of-the-mill spam chain. This is book business! I started at the bottom and then I decided to list them all before I kept writing about them and now, looking over this list, it looks a…
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What I know now // 008
The Human Body (stop-motion!) from kellianderson on Vimeo. Really neat cut-paper project by Kelli Anderson
Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs
Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs is amazing. He creates a story and leads you through Jobs’ life in a way that feels so natural at times you forget you’re reading a biography. The story is already incredible, but I think Isaacson’s control of the story was brilliant. I highly recommend it. I know that it’s…
PHAMETRICS 05
Like paying the rent, I totally forgot to do this on Leap Day. Thought I’d kill two birds with one stone…happy Friday folks! FEAST FOR THE EYES>> Plainsong > Kent Haruf > Colorado author, fast read The Other Boleyn Girl > Philippa Gregory > Massive book, kind of like a 16th Century soap opera…
Wristcutters: A Love Story
Matt and I were having a movie day/night on Saturday when we stumbled upon Wristcutters: A Love Story (Thanks, Netflix recommendations!). It was so good. Everyone needs to watch it. Why haven’t more people heard of it? I don’t know. The third amazing movie I’ve seen in a row, but I’m going to insist that…
It’s not cheating if it’s delicious
Think about this: You get home after a long day of work, starving because you also half-heartedly packed your own lunch… organic, roasted red pepper tomato soup + grilled, swiss cheese sandwich on multi-gain bread Can ya dig it? Simple, but delicious. Not that I’m a real tomato soup connoisseur, but I can vouch for…
Let’s make it quick
Watched// An American in Paris/Funny Girl/Sabrina/How to Train your Dragon/He’s Just Not that into You Will watch// Away We Go (tonight with Laura!)/Megamind/Meet me in St. Louis/Art & Copy Read// The Cheese Monkeys [Chip Kidd]/Blindness [José Saramago] Reading// The Old Curiosity Shop [Charles Dickens]/The Omnivore’s Dilemma[Michael Pollan] Next// Half Broke Horses [Jeanette Walls] PLANS:…
Winter break movies
I usually don’t go to movies because I see a lot for free at UW ($9! Highway robbery), but for some reason, during winter break movie-seeing was all the rage with my friends. Here are the movies I saw. True Grit | This has been my favorite so far. Another Coen brother’s film. It was…