Books and Books

It's national reading day! I have big reading dreams this year. I plan on reading 50 books, or more if I get really ambitious. I've read 8 books so far. I'm also determined to diversify my reading choices. By now, we've all read a lot of books by mostly white Western male writers. These are books …

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The Birthday List

Here are a few things that a travel-loving, somewhat-hippie English major would like to receive for her 22nd birthday. 1. Little silver rings for the middle and pointer fingers. Stacked, wavy, flower, leaf 2. The perfect adventuring backpack for Europe or Australia or downtown Atlanta. Beautiful leather, stripey, leather and cognac, little triangles 3. An …

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Friday Favorites (Back to School Edition)

So, my first week of school is finished. I'm loving being in the city, and I love all  my English classes (mainly because I'm a giant nerd). However, it's a lot of work and the days are so long, so I thought I'd share some fun things that have kept me going this week. 1. …

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Books

I am a book lover. No question about it. I love novels, books of short stories, autobiographies, travel guides, cookbooks, picture books... the list goes on. So here is a list (I'm really big on listing things) of nine books that I love and some that I want to love in the future. (Disclaimer: I …

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Friday Favorites

1. Troy and Abed in the MOOOOORRRNIIIIINNNG! I love community and this mug. 2. In case you didn't already think I was a nerd, I might finally be able to convince you. I'm obsessed with Lord of the Rings. It's not quite to the "I know how to speak Elvish" level, but it's definitely above …

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Friday Favorites

1. I found this article really interesting. "Happiness there isn’t a puppy or a warm gun, it’s not having to bury your newborn before his first birthday." Happiest and unhappiest countries. 2. Ah, The Daily Show. So funny and so true. Like for real. It wont let me embed the clip, but seriously check it …

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Friday Favorites ARE BACK!

Hello, hello, hello. Friday Favorites are back and better than ever. I will try to continue a steady pace of Friday Favorites, but I only say this because I have a month of winter break and I have time for these things. So here are some things that have kept me happy in the midst …

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