tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post6103801304493475092..comments2024-03-28T11:35:26.573-07:00Comments on Ephemera: Not-So-Casual Friday - And My First Book BlurbSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-91801971388080842002010-01-21T07:44:29.397-08:002010-01-21T07:44:29.397-08:00That's awesome, Rebecca! I am trying to cut ou...That's awesome, Rebecca! I am trying to cut out things that I don't get much out of...like TV! I'll check out your review, thanks!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-23237414149472723912010-01-21T02:58:10.017-08:002010-01-21T02:58:10.017-08:00I'm reading, too - determined to take back in ...I'm reading, too - determined to take back in 2010 what blogging took from me in 2009! I just finished The Lacuna (B. Kingsolver) and wrote short review...I keep pertinent facts about books I read in a special section of my journal - much like you (I wrote about my journal in my blog, too.)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-54912617891141001962010-01-18T19:59:27.843-08:002010-01-18T19:59:27.843-08:00Kristen, cool - it's good so far. I'm abou...Kristen, cool - it's good so far. I'm about halfway through. It's the first book of his I've read, so thanks for the recommendation!<br /><br />Couture, yeah, I'm not interested in reading anymore of Lamb's stuff. I tend to avoid the Oprah books - too "chick lit-y".<br /><br />Lesa - ha! I'm not a snob, but I have rather erm, shallow tastes (I like Stephen Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-54842398425124540402010-01-18T18:20:27.010-08:002010-01-18T18:20:27.010-08:00LOVE that jacket!!! It's fantastic.LOVE that jacket!!! It's fantastic.FashionAddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566692342709606268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-72976360521662586772010-01-18T15:24:43.504-08:002010-01-18T15:24:43.504-08:00(Hey, this is Johnny, whose comment you remarked u...(Hey, this is Johnny, whose comment you remarked upon over in that Song Of The Exile thread. Thank you for the compliment. I like your blog...I just subscribed to your RSS feed, and I look forward to reading more.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548481529444514311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-12906743087615493502010-01-18T13:22:40.197-08:002010-01-18T13:22:40.197-08:00Great color combination. I like the raspberry top,...Great color combination. I like the raspberry top, goes great with brown and cream.<br />Books: I loved “Atonement” and “V for Vendetta” but haven’t read any of the others. I look for them!Aradiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848398536332893397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-41600091006979003452010-01-18T09:26:23.812-08:002010-01-18T09:26:23.812-08:00I love the raspberry top with the lace and the twe...I love the raspberry top with the lace and the tweed jacket, it all looks so lovely together! Who knew tweed could be so curve-enhancing??<br /><br />So far i am digging Gf in a Coma, glad I picked it!sherylyn in yummylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573074146812043316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-36408537631885332752010-01-17T19:06:59.857-08:002010-01-17T19:06:59.857-08:00i LURVE me some palahniuk, but i agree that Snuff ...i LURVE me some palahniuk, but i agree that Snuff left me...wanting more? i dunno, compared to other books of his, it felt lacking. i think my favorite of his is Haunted. youve probably already read it, since youre a fan, but if not, go get it!EvaNadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748139003453430040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-50913224054160541722010-01-17T18:41:44.759-08:002010-01-17T18:41:44.759-08:00The layering in your outfit is incredible - and so...The layering in your outfit is incredible - and so sleek! I'd have thought that so many structured layers would cause a lot of bunchiness, but you look impeccable as always.<br /><br />How neat that you are in a book club - that will definitely help with your resolution. I'm a bookworm as well - and a former literature major - and I've really missed reading. Picking up an old Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212083582840025605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-35384810741017555492010-01-17T18:00:05.359-08:002010-01-17T18:00:05.359-08:00I also keep track of my books, although I am a boo...I also keep track of my books, although I am a book snob so I could never be in a book club as I only want to read what I choose. <br /><br />I read 66 books in 2009 and one of my New Years Resolutions for 2010 is to get off the damn computer and read 100 as I did in 2008. <br /><br />I have to differ with you over "I know this Much Is True" It is on my list of the top ten books I Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738732651488533752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-13758829048400316472010-01-17T17:23:59.640-08:002010-01-17T17:23:59.640-08:00Completely understand! I agree with you and Wendy...Completely understand! I agree with you and Wendy about "I Know This Much is True" and I hated "She's Come Undone". After reading it, I stopped listening to Oprah's suggestions.Couture Allure Vintage Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381287774029728350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-39985450847473062692010-01-17T17:22:11.571-08:002010-01-17T17:22:11.571-08:00I liked Girlfriend in a Coma, from what I can reme...I liked Girlfriend in a Coma, from what I can remember of it. But Coupland's Microserfs is still my hands-down favorite of his books. <br /><br />I don't read nearly enough anymore.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166689210558948213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-17742121459510336532010-01-17T16:08:40.132-08:002010-01-17T16:08:40.132-08:00Couture, thanks so much for commenting! I tried Go...Couture, thanks so much for commenting! I tried GoodReads but it was just too much work (I'm terribly lazy about some things). Thanks for the compliment on the skirt!<br /><br />Wendy, that's hilarious - I am reading it right now. I agree very much with your review - that book needed a good 200 pages edited out. Hee!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-20098940592619600902010-01-17T15:39:59.221-08:002010-01-17T15:39:59.221-08:00Funny, I was thinking of the Lamb book just the ot...Funny, I was thinking of the Lamb book just the other day. I wrote this review of it when it first came out: http://edition.cnn.com/books/reviews/9808/13/this.much.true.cnn/index.html<br /><br />After it came out, Judith Regan, the publisher, called me to personally call me a cunt. I called her a psychotic bitch and we all lived happily ever after.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115841618725638085.post-70205587214735317622010-01-17T14:40:51.485-08:002010-01-17T14:40:51.485-08:00I do that with books too! I like the idea of read...I do that with books too! I like the idea of reading an hour a day. It would pull me away from the computer more. Are you on GoodReads.com? It's a place where you can keep track of what you've read, rate books, and see what others recommend. I can send you an invite if you'd like! Oh, and I love your skirt!Couture Allure Vintage Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381287774029728350noreply@blogger.com