December 2010
29 posts
“Writers tend to work early in the morning, or late at night, when brains are...”
– ~Scott Adams (via imorb)
“The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
– Muriel Rukeyser (via libraryland)
“Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men...”
– Jesse Lee Bennett (via libraryland)
“So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its...”
– Roald Dahl (via libraryland)
“She’s a librarian. I’m saying that’s not just a job, it’s a personality is what...”
– Year of the Dog - Shelby Hearon (via openwindows)
“I heard a sigh, as though the books were breathing. I felt that this was where I...”
– Alice Hoffman, The Ice Queen (via kimberlymichelle)
10 Day Challenge: Day 4 - My Favorite Memory
Tell the story of your favorite memory.
My favorite memory is really a series of memories. Two summers ago I spent the semester in Iowa, working for a living history museum. I loved it. I wish so badly that I could go back, lol. But I don’t want to be that far away from home again… At any rate, when I think about it, I think about so many different things: the creepy kid telling me...
10 Day Challenge: Day 3 - First Kiss Story
Describe your first kiss, where you were, who saw and how you felt when it happened.
Haha, this one is a little personal, too! I should have read this list a little better, I’m thinking. Hm.
Well, my first kiss story is always something of a joke around the house. It’s a super funny story. I was 13 at the time. Freshman in high school dating a junior. We’d been dating a month...
10 Day Challenge: Day 2 - A Letter to My Best...
I’m not going to lie, this one is a little awkward. Not that I wouldn’t ever write my best friend a letter, just that I wouldn’t expect her to share it with the entire world of cyberspace. As such, I’m thinking about skipping this one. Or perhaps just being very vague…
Dear BFFE,
Thank you for being amazing. Thank you for knowing me in the way that one else does....
10 Day Challenge: Day 1 - My Favorite Quotes
“Well behaved women rarely make history.” ++ bumper sticker
Love is a mighty pretty thing. And too dainty a thing to live on alone. But just an ingredient for that happiness that results from combined causes. ++ Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Sometimes love really does find you when you least expect it. (And thus are not properly dressed.) ++ The Dashwood Sisters’ Secrets...
