Without Pizza Hut’s Book-It program, you’d probably be functionally illiterate.
– this is probably more true than most of us realize
Without Pizza Hut’s Book-It program, you’d probably be functionally illiterate.
– this is probably more true than most of us realize
currently reading: “The Lover’s Dictionary”
I have written two books, and you can order than now. They’re printed in Moleskine type journals and look amazing; also, handmade in Brooklyn. Very big thanks to Amanda White and everyone at 8-Bit for making this happen. Please reblog and spread the word!
With love,N
Yo. Get on this. Pre-order it and fill your brain with his words. Ned’s a good writer. Ned’s a good person. Ned’s the type of person who will tell you nice things and bum you a cigarette when you need it, even if you don’t ask, and those are people that you need in your life.
all of these things are true
word of the day: sempervirens
- The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia cultivar ‘Sempervirens’ is an American introduction, commonly known by the synonym ‘Evergreen’, and may also be in synonymy for U. parvifolia ‘Pendens’.
“She nudged an unopened box of Sal Hepatica a little with the trowel of her extended fingers to align it with the other sempervirents in its row, and then closed the cabinet door.” - Franny and Zooey, J.D. Salinger
definition via wikipedia
![here’s a book you could get me. and here’s how i came to think of it:
in Jen Doll’s first post for the Atlantic Wire, she brings to light new app WotWentWrong, which “asks users to ‘proactively seek feedback’ from their dates…and ‘develop insights and behaviors to ensure your relationship goals.’”
now i don’t need any feedback from anyone i’ve ever dated. mainly because their reasons would be as follows: “i needed to focus on my _____” [insert any of the following]:
band
career
writing
fashion line
taxes
football team
crippling mental illness
since these are all them problems and certainly not me problems, i have no need for feedback. (perhaps a need for therapy?)
the app’s ultimate goal is to garner ad revenue and sell you stuff when you’re at you’re weakest. so, for example, if your past partner says your tardiness is the reason for the breakup then (he’s a fool) the app would recommend something like the above tome.
anyway, even if there’s no need for input, there’s always room for self improvement and i really am chronically late. perhaps this is something to add to the reading list?](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyoms6VnM91qzjk7uo1_400.jpg)
here’s a book you could get me. and here’s how i came to think of it:
in Jen Doll’s first post for the Atlantic Wire, she brings to light new app WotWentWrong, which “asks users to ‘proactively seek feedback’ from their dates…and ‘develop insights and behaviors to ensure your relationship goals.’”
now i don’t need any feedback from anyone i’ve ever dated. mainly because their reasons would be as follows: “i needed to focus on my _____” [insert any of the following]:
- band
- career
- writing
- fashion line
- taxes
- football team
- crippling mental illness
since these are all them problems and certainly not me problems, i have no need for feedback. (perhaps a need for therapy?)
the app’s ultimate goal is to garner ad revenue and sell you stuff when you’re at you’re weakest. so, for example, if your past partner says your tardiness is the reason for the breakup then (he’s a fool) the app would recommend something like the above tome.
anyway, even if there’s no need for input, there’s always room for self improvement and i really am chronically late. perhaps this is something to add to the reading list?
books to read
i have quite a few in the hopper but i also have a feeling i’ll forget and pick up something completely random. so, mostly to remind myself and stay on track, here’s what needs to be read coming up:
- super sad true love story (almost done)
- blood, bones and butter (need to finish. yes, i read two books at a time)
- catcher in the rye (for the first time!)
- instant love (because i met Jami last month and she seemed lovely)
- a visit from the goon squad
- metropolitan life (learning to be more like Fran)
what else should be on this list? what are you reading?
The Joy of Books
indeed, there really is nothing quite like a real book. or a real bookstore. in fact, i might head out to one right now just to peruse and enjoy. but also to buy so they stay in business. because try as it might, amazon.com does not make me feel the same things a lovely librairie can
(by crazedadman)
Eloise and Holly Golightly
Can’t you just imagine Holly Golightly growing up in a “room on the tippy-top floor” of the Plaza? If she had had a turtle (and if she gave her animals names), can’t you see him being named Skiperdee? Well, we can. We think the mischievous, lovable Eloise just couldn’t help but grow up into the sweetly oddball Holly, what with their independence, quirky charm and mutual love for New York City. Not to mention this interesting tidbit: Eloise is often cited as being based on Liza Minnelli, who was the author’s goddaughter, and Holly has been described as “Capote’s personal crystallization of Sally Bowles” — Sally Bowles being the Cabaret character Minnelli won an Oscar for portraying in 1972. Just saying.
solid nerdy reading for the morning.
on a side note, i mentioned to Nick a few weeks back that i’ve never read “Catcher in the Rye.” he had the wonderful suggestion that i do so now, post-high school and teen angst. will let you know how that goes sometime in February
i saw Merrill Markoe on “The Daily Show” this week and she was really lovely. it helped that Jon Stewart couldn’t stop talking about how funny he thought her book Cool, Calm & Contentious is. and it definitely seems so. since i want to write my own “observations on life and my crazy mother” tome sometime in the future, i think this would be a good reference
(you can buy it for me via Amazon)
via @newyorker: Inside Amazon’s Best-Read Cities
1. Cambridge, Mass.
2. Alexandria, Va.
3. Berkeley, Calif.
4. Ann Arbor, Mich.
5. Boulder, Colo.
6. Miami, Fla.
7. Salt Lake City, Utah
8. Gainesville, Fla.
9. Seattle, Wash.
10. Arlington, Va.
11. Knoxville, Tenn.
12. Orlando, Fla.
13. Pittsburgh, Pa.
14. Washington, D.C.
15. Bellevue, Wash.
16. Columbia, S.C.
17. St. Louis, Mo.
18. Cincinnati, Oh.
19. Portland, Ore.
20. Atlanta, Ga.
does this actually mean they’re more literate (read: smarter)? or perhaps these towns simply just order more of their reading from amazon.
please also notice the majority of these are college towns, heavily-populated with kids who order their textbooks on the cheap from the internet. an interesting thought
