July 2011
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COOL BOOK THING ALERT →
wordbrooklyn:
Europa Editions has a reading challenge for you! We will probably qualify for Europa Amante just by accident, their books are so good. If you blog and like books (i.e. are reading this post), you’ll want to give this a look.
June 2011
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eReader Adoption Hits 12% In U.S. Says Pew... →
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: The Way I See It,... →
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The Unfinished Writer: The uncompromising honesty... →
The uncompromising honesty of the quirkyalone, her unwillingness to sell out or settle, comes from an almost compulsive conversation with the self. Should I stay in this job? Should I break up with him? Should I stick it out? Some people might say that examining one’s life in such detail is…
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WORD's Top Ten Bestsellers for June 2011 →
wordbrooklyn:
The Astral, Kate Christensen
Go the Fuck to Sleep, Adam Mansbach
A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
The Little Little Girl with the Big Big Voice, Kristen Balouch
Just Kids, Patti Smith
Bossypants, Tina Fey
The President is a Sick Man, Matthew Algeo
A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
The Dud Avocado, Elaine Dundy
Demon Fish, Juliet Eilperin
I'm that person everyone replaces after a while.
BFF Productions: Getting of the phone →
bffproductions:
I hate getting off the phone. I also hate the phone, but it’s 2011 and saying ” I hate talking on the phone” is just common knowledge by now.
The thing is that I hate being told by someone that they “have to go” I like to be in control of all aspects of my life. I also don’t like how it goes from…
I abhor talking on the phone for exactly this reason. There is NO GOOD WAY...
Sometimes, I’m a total bitch. I tend not to notice it until hours later. #canthelpit
10 Coolest ROBOTS in Pop Culture History |... →
Yet more evidence that #StarWars kicks all others’ ass.
Paris Review – Like Minds, Sadie Stein →
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Modern Library's 100 Best Novels →
byeraleigh:
(Please ignore the Reader’s list; it’s garbage.)
I’m horrified by the number of books on the Board’s list that I haven’t read. The few I have read (Lolita, The Sound and the Fury, To the Lighthouse, Portnoy’s Complaint, A Bend in the River, Ragtime) are mostly great. I hate Catch 22. Haaaate. The Grapes of Wrath is a bit slow, but the final scene basically redeems all terrible...
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It’s entirely possible I’ve reached the point of exhaustion where my quips and jokes are taken as drunk rambling by the average passer-by.
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“He tried to remember how old he was.”
– Ender’s Game
“There are two things that separate reading from other media experiences. One is...”
– Lev Grossman, Is Pottermore Good for Harry? (via jjchristie)
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My love for Ender’s Game: no words good enough, true enough, clear enough…
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Nothing makes me happier than random strangers grabbing my arm to tell me how much they love Ender’s Game when they see me pull it from my purse…especially when they are so obviously not visually identifiable as geeky at all. It gives me happy feelings for this bus ride.
I’m sad that I stopped watching Grey’s before Sloan&Torres and their awesome friendship and 1 step program.
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@HelloGiggles – The Pros and Cons of TV’s Best... →
Love it
I’m not obsessively watching all my favorite parts of Grey’s season 1-3…really…damn Netflix.
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A Nerdy Girl Talking about Geeky Things: When... →
geekyjessica:
I’m getting really frustrated with this geek vs pandering hot girls, and geek exclusiveness bullshit. I haven’t weighed in because I generally feel that there will always be mean, small-minded assholes in the world and me getting upset isn’t going to change that.
But I’ve had enough. Its ENOUGH…
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A Nerdy Girl Talking about Geeky Things: When... →
geekyjessica:
My post “When Geeks Become Bullies” has been responded to by some friends, and some strangers, and I’d like to comment on their thoughts.
My very good friend Davit Nett sums up those thoughts and feelings very nicely in his post “Nerds, Outcasts, Bullies and Beauty Queens”.
In that post,…
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The Chief of Surgery does not scare me. Dr. Bailey...
Such perfection in these eps.
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Book Expo’s Sorry Turn -or- GET OFF MY LAWN! →
powells:
“Book blogging has become a subculture whose members are mostly women between 20 and 50 years old, often known as ‘mommy bloggers’ because they are housewives who blog about romance novels, horror/vampire stories and paranormal novels. Many of them have hundreds of followers on Twitter, and the result is that they have the power to establish new trends. And the publishing industry...
