Posts tagged "reading"

January 4, 2020 13 Comments

Happy Old Year!

Happy New Year, everyone, and Happy Old Year, too! I am still alive and happy to be living in 2020, if only because we get to call this decade "the twenties," whereas the 2000's and 2010's didn't really have a name. The aughts? The teens? No one really says that, but back in the last... [Read More]

May 5, 2014 12 Comments

The fault in my location

I read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green this weekend because I kept hearing about how highly anticipated the movie is. I was afraid the book might not live up to the hype, but it did, being equal parts funny and sad, exploring light-hearted topics like life and death and the fear of... [Read More]

July 6, 2011 29 Comments

How the Kindle taught me to stop worrying and love long books

Last month I finally cracked and bought a Kindle. The price has dropped to $139, which isn't exactly cheap, but is cheaper than a trip to the dentist without insurance. For that price I figured I'd enjoy an e-book reader more than chomping on one of those bite-wing x-ray thingies that cut into my cheek.... [Read More]