Monthly Archives: January 2009
Pass the spinach dip
Sweet jellybeans, I love spinach dip. If I found myself stranded on a ship in the middle of the ocean with nothing to eat but tins and tins of the stuff, I’m pretty sure I’d still be fat and happy … Continue reading
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Let’s close work two hours early
I’d heard the rumblings over the past few days that we were going to be getting some snow today, but we hear that a lot in Maryland — and it rarely comes to pass. When I woke up this morning, … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Milkrun’ by Sarah Mlynowski
In Sarah Mlynowski’s fast-moving chick lit novel Milkrun, Boston transplant Jackie spends her days editing steamy love scenes for romance publisher Cupid — but can’t quite hit a romantic stride in her own life. After her college sweetheart Jeremy unexpectedly leaves … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
Musing Mondays: On loan
Here’s this week’s question: A few weeks back we had a question about borrowing books, this week I was wondering what your policy was on lending books. Do you lend books to anyone? Just friends? Only big readers? How long … Continue reading
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Edward the ‘ming’ reader
It takes a pretty great boyfriend to willingly purchase an Edward Cullen action figure for his girlfriend — and hey, I found that one guy! Despite the fact that the back of the box proclaims Edward to be a “ming” … Continue reading
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Netflix — for books?
So I got an interesting e-mail from Scott over at BookSwim, a book rental service that “rents” paperbacks and hardcovers to customers (like Netflix!). Evidently, users can “‘check out’ books ranging from new releases, bestsellers, or classics the way one … Continue reading
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