“Most of my friends and men in my life are nonreaders,” she said, but “now that you mention it, if I went over to a man’s house and there were those books about life’s lessons learned from dogs, I would probably keep my clothes on.” ' Ooh, am I ever guilty of this. It's not so much that I can't stand to be around people whose personal canon consists of Mercedes Lackey and Dan Brown -- it's that one's taste in reading tends to be a great shorthand for compatibility in backgrounds, education, intellectual curiosity, and sense of humor. Not that a man would have to be well-read, just open to reading new things; one of my favorite things to do is to read books, then talk about the books with people close to me.
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There's a pair of books you don't see together often. critical theory since plato and wired style: principles of english usage in the digital age.
Read Morethanks, neil gaiman
once upon a time, i used to be a writer. when i started at Wossamatta U., i majored in creative writing, which was deceptively harder than it would seem. once upon a time before that, i used to be an artist.
Read Moremy other minion is a pagan superhero
so i enlisted him as a second minion, because i'm always looking to expand my small-but-mighty empire: here sláine is on my desk, joining forces with the tick, and my gargoyle pen holder.... i hate sterile-looking environments; they make me feel like someone's about to do surgery on my back when i'm not paying attention, because they're so clinical-looking and cold.... like sláine, my fashion choices, if i could have my druthers, would involve furry boots, jewelry, and as much as i hate to admit it, some really unflattering but comfy pants.
Read Morecrazy aunt purl book signing
i think there's maybe five of us all told, though i've only met one: laurie perry, the woman behind the incredibly popular crazy aunt purl blog.... she also understood why it was only because a helpful sign was posted right outside the barbeque joint in the nearby farmers' market, that i found the bookstore.... finishing up the book a while ago, i noticed that in a photo of one of the knitted things there are patterns for, there is a pica pole to show scale.
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