Monthly Archives: February 2010
Yes, Meg, there is a Nail Polish Claus (and he likes pink)
Something really exciting happened to me this week. No, I haven’t yet found “The One” — or even “the one” of the moment. As of this posting, friends, I haven’t gotten to a third date with any of the gentlemen … Continue reading
Filed under stuff lust
Book review: ‘The Cougar Club’ by Susan McBride
Look what the wind blew in. After decades apart, high school best friends Kat, Elise and Carla are reunited in their hometown of St. Louis after Kat loses her position at a New York City-based advertising agency. All in their … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Cover art: The pinker, the better
Standing in a bookstore with shelves of paperbacks lined up neatly before me, I can tell you something with absolute certainty: my eye is professionally (er, habitually?) trained to seek out pink. During yesterday’s LitChat, a Twitter-based chat for book … Continue reading
Filed under book talk
John Mayer’s D.C. stop on the Battle Studies tour
So my love for a certain guitar-playing, loud-mouthed, tattooed and sensitive rocker has been well-documented by yours truly in the past. I know he often blurts out inappropriate and offensive things and that’s definitely not okay, but I’ve spent so … Continue reading
Filed under out and about
Book review: ‘Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots’ by Abby McDonald
For environmentally-active teen Jenna, a summer spreading out before her in Stillwater, British Columbia, Canada is equal-parts thrilling and nerve-wracking. Leaving behind her suburban American roots to spend several months with her godmother Susie, Jenna isn’t quite prepared for the … Continue reading
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