Month: September 2008

  • Per Michael Griffith’s suggestion last month, I looked up Cincinnati’s Mercantile Library, and it turns out they were about to host a “Literary Evening with Lisa See.” The same Lisa See whose heritage and identity I had pondered a month ago. How could I resist?! Answer: I could not. So I quickly read Peony in Love…

  • Foto Friday: Apple

    I brought this red delicious into work the other day as a snack, and because I have limited room at my new desk, I had to set it on top of the Mac mini. Then I smiled at the irony and took a picture. :) But seriously, in the words of Usher, I’ve “got it…

  • Before Ike, there was Hannah. And before Hannah, there was Gustav. And in between Gustav and Hannah, there was Stan and Andy. In Florida. At Disney World. Yes, we went during hurricane season because it’s cheaper. Andy’s a money saver (for a living!) and I’m a poor writer, so it made sense. And you know…

  • Amy Tan on why she writes

    After recently reading The Hundred Secret Senses and The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan, I’ve come to the realization that she is without question one of my favorite authors. And given that I’ve only read one or maybe two books by the other people I’d put in that category, she’s probably got the most legit…

  • Also yay to…

    …dinner rolls and canned pineapple chunks. Because that’s what we had for dinner.