The first twenty-six pages of Nicole Helget’s The Turtle Catcher are so intense that you will find yourself gasping for air while reading them, having become so engrossed you forget to breathe. The book opens with the three remaining Richter boys pointing guns at Lester Sutter, the town’s “not quite right” guy, and demanding he [...]
March, 2009
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Mar 09
Things I might potentially tell you, a list of drafts that are in various stages of written-ness
A follow up list to Things I didn’t want to tell you, a list of posts that were written but never published
Why so many writers on the Internet are like poorly-written fictional characters
My favorite routine
Things that made me cry, a list to demonstrate how I am, what my mom calls, sensitive
I missed our anniversary
Things Nolan [...]
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Mar 09
A fallen idol
Last night at Rock & Roll Bookclub, I was talking to Jaycie about her recent trip to Florida, all the babysitting money she has ($65!), and how she scored tickets for the upcoming JoBros concert (very exciting). As we were discussing all the things she loves, I asked her if she was going to checkout [...]
27
Mar 09
Reborn from a congealed puddle of tator tot grease
My throat hurt as I drove away from Grumpy’s at an entirely too late hour of the night. It was from screaming about how sexist Twilight is. Peabo’s voice probably doesn’t hurt because she’s all calm, cool, and collected in her arguments.
Part of the pain was caused by the laughter.
And the tator tots didn’t [...]
25
Mar 09
Annoying traits that are obviously genetic
I’ve got all three Tibbles here at Supergenius HQ today. Yay Springbreak!
After spending 30 minutes playing a game of chess that involved lots of jumping, color commentary, and pieces called the Leprechaun One and the Money, the Tibbles are watching a movie.
They lined up folding chairs in front of the coffee table, grabbed juice boxes, [...]
25
Mar 09
For the record books
It is 6:48 a.m. I’ve been up for 65 minutes.
I just wanted that marked down for posterity somewhere.
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Mar 09
Lubricant for the soul
I’m listening to Lucinda Williams in the living room lit only by the glow of Fraiser reruns (muted, of course). My hood’s up because my feet are cold and I still have a childish belief that covering my head will keep all the heat from escaping my body and thus keep my feet warm. Of [...]
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Mar 09
Things I keep forgetting to do when I am upstairs
1. Check which Neil Gaiman graphic novel I have
2. That’s it Bring down that McCracken book so I can write about being a spinster
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Mar 09
The big suck
Oof. I only balked a little when my Rock and Roll Bookclub picked Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep. I thought, “hey, this is a genre-defining book, it can’t be too bad.” It can be too bad. In fact, it can be a giant ball of sexist, homophobic, cliche-ridden dreck.
Ben was right, The Big Sleep [...]
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Mar 09
Get my rocks off
Sometimes when I am feeling extra nerdy, I like to play my Exiled playlist that alternates between The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street and Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville.
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Mar 09
Ten movies every woman should see
Sunday night I was arguing with the OxBoys about movies every woman should watch. It all started from some bullshit Esquire list about records every man should own. From there they started to list movies every man should see from what I remember they included Caddyshack, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and a [...]
16
Mar 09
My new favorite things
I have a bit of an etsy problem. I surf that site as if I’m paid by the hour to do so. It’s my go to store whenever I need something that isn’t books (yes a need) or food. For instance, spring is almost here and after spring is summer and summer means giant sweaty [...]
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Mar 09
You are not right
Since reading about Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry’s Quest to Manipulate Height over on Bookslut last week, the book has been bugging the hell out of me.
I’ve been waffling between wanting to read each of the book’s 400+ pages and not wanting the book in my house. [...]
14
Mar 09
Pride and Prejudice without zombies (for now)
I was none too pleased that the same week I decided to finally read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice a bunch of yahoos decided to release (or write, or something) a book called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I do not like zombies. I like robotos. Robots are better than ninjas and pirates and [...]
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Mar 09
I actually read a non-fiction book, it was by Malcolm Gladwell
I’m pretty late to the Malcolm Gladwell fanclub, but after reading Outliers I feel pretty nicely ensconced. It’s not often that I read non-fiction, I tend to find it a little dry and too teachy. While there’s a lot to learn from Outliers, the writing is so conversational and smooth that you feel like you’re [...]
