Adventures in Life, Love, and Librarianship

Today I am…

March 30, 2012

…celebrating that it’s Friday. This week has lasted forever, or so it seems. …excited because my dad and I head out to the race track for the Indy race. This year we’re sitting in the VIP section. …contemplating what to wear to the race. What sort of outfit will allow me to most effectively stalk [...]

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Weekend Reads

March 24, 2012

In case you haven’t noticed, I updated my Reading List page. Instead of crossing out books as I go along, I’m just adding them as I read them. I’m hoping it will give me some accountability to meet my reading goal for the year. I’m a chronic re-reader so I need the little push. On [...]

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I’m a Christian…and a Liberal

March 14, 2012

Yesterday was the primary election in Alabama and I didn’t vote. For the first time since I turned 18 and after some deep thinking, I abstained from voting. It wasn’t because I was was lazy or didn’t care. I care about politics very much. It fascinates me just as much as it frustrates me. I [...]

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Tornado Preparedness

March 2, 2012

As someone who has lived in Alabama all her life, I am no stranger to the threat of tornadoes. My first tornado experience was when I was four and my non-English speaking grandmother was staying with us. My dad trying to explain a tornado in Italian was more memorable than the actual tornado, but I [...]

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To My Lovely Readers

February 15, 2012

Despite my goals to blog consistently and create better content, you may have noticed that I am failing. My content has been sparse, and when I have blogged, it’s about things you probably don’t care about. In fact, my internet life in general (except for Twitter…I love me some Twitter) has seriously fallen by the wayside. [...]

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A Tuesday List

February 14, 2012

1. I’m sorry I don’t have a recipe post today. It’s research season at work which means I’m doing literature searches and filling article requests nonstop. Needless to say, I’m tired. 2. I ordered a light box! My therapist thinks that I might have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) so I’m going to try it out [...]

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Food Waste Friday

February 10, 2012

Did you know that popcorn goes bad? Yeah, me neither. I always thought it was one of those products that the “best by” date was really just a suggestion. Maybe it is, but it’s certainly not okay 6 months past the “best by” date. Which is how I ended up with this: Yes, a full [...]

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BlogHer Book Club Review: The Weird Sisters

February 9, 2012

Of the four books I’ve read for BlogHer’s Book Club, Eleanor Brown’s The Weird Sisters is my absolute favorite. (You can read all my book club reviews here.) From the first few pages, I was captivated by this book. It’s both humorous and tragic, intense and lighthearted. I identified with the three main characters (a huge plus [...]

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Recipe: Easy and Delicious Rice and Beans

February 7, 2012

I know what you’re thinking. Rice and beans? How is that special? How is that delicious? Rice and beans are cheap and filling. They certainly don’t deserve their own blog post. Wrong wrong wrong. This is not any rice and beans dish. This is rice and black beans with apple salsa. Yes, I said apple [...]