I braved the persistent rain in Atlanta last Friday and successfully picked up Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus from the local library. I’ve completed step one on my newly formed mission to get bookish! I’m about halfway through the novel and I like it so far. Adichie writes in vivid yet spare language that I hopeContinue reading “A Small World After All”
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Getting Bookish: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Internet and graduate school killed my previously life-long love affair with printed books. I now read blogs and articles upon articles, but find it harder to pick up an actual, physical book. My husband suggests that I get a Kindle or some other book-gadget…but I’m old school. I like cracking spines, the fresh smell ofContinue reading “Getting Bookish: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”
Come, Thou Font of Every Business
Happy July 4th! The rain fell on many a parade in Atlanta today, so I settled in to watch something random on Netflix. I stumbled upon the documentary Helvetica, a modest history of the Swiss typeface Helvetica, by documentary director Gary Hustwit. It takes a special type of person to watch a 90 minute-long film about aContinue reading “Come, Thou Font of Every Business”
Happy Friday!
It’s Friday, it’s Friday, it’s the end of the week, and the last day! (Word to Ryan Cameron). I’m super happy today for a number of reasons: I got enough sleep last night! I went to bed at 9:45 pm like a good girl. I’ve decided to take a class in creative nonfiction next month!Continue reading “Happy Friday!”
Real. Positive.
Part of my personal philosophy of punctuating my life with meaning has run counterpoint to a character trait I have. I am a realist. To an annoying fault. In some cases, this serves me well. I count the cost of everything until it cannot be counted any more and then I count again. I makeContinue reading “Real. Positive.”
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