In preparation for our trip to New England, I’ve once again picked up American Bloomsbury, which is about Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, the Alcotts, and Margaret Fuller, the writers who shaped American literature. Susan Cheever attempts to portray the real lives of these auspicious men and women. She states in chapter 1: “[T]his is not only a [...]
Archive for July, 2009
12 Jul
#53: Catch a lightning bug.
I know, I know. It’s incredibly sad that, at the age of 24, I’ve never caught lightning bugs. As a little girl, bugs of any sort freaked me out. And I guess when I got older, I just never took the time to catch them.
Last night, Ticcoa, Jess, and I headed to Look-Up Lodge, stretched [...]
9 Jul
On Being a Groupie.
Civil Twilight played a show at the Handlebar last night, which was incredible, as always.
But during the show, I realized something interesting. Civil Twilight does an excellent cover version of the Massive Attack song “Teardrop.” I’ve heard them play it three times now. I can now tell within the first few notes from Andrew Mckellar’s [...]
5 Jul
#85: The Georgia Guidestones
Yesterday, Harvin, Ticcoa, Jess, and I took a relatively short trip to Georgia to see the Georgia Guidestones. A few weeks ago, I read an article in The Week about the Guidestones, and we decided to celebrate the 4th of July by learning how to survive the apocalypse.
A mystery surrounds the identity of [...]
3 Jul
We’re Off to Massachusetts!
In Spring 2008, I took a class at NGU called New England Writers. My roommate/BFF Harvin did, as well, and there we met Ticcoa, who quickly became one of our favorite people. We all took the class in anticipation of discussing great literature with one of our favorite professors (Yay, Dr. Thompson!) and then embarking [...]
1 Jul
June Books
I’ve officially finished the Book Challenge! (Not that I plan on stopping–how fast can I make it to 100, do you think?)
Here’s my tally for June:
1. The Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer. A fantastic young adult fantasy. Check out my review.
2. Just Listen, Sarah Dessen. Yes, another re-read. She’s my favorite YA author.
3. Anne of [...]
