08/ 18/ 2013
As I sat down this morning to write a new post, I realized that I haven’t shared a single book review all summer. I’ve read a lot actually, and being a fan of efficiency, I decided to post quick reviews on each of my summer reads in 1 post. So, without further delay…
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
Synopsis: Explores the plights of English aristocracy in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. We meet America’s richest and most eligible bachelorette—Cora Cash. She marries an English Duke, gaining a title, while also using her father’s fortune to save the Duke’s dying estate. Obviously, we witness our fair share of scandal, love affairs and drama.
Read it: if you enjoy mindless, historical fiction and predictable story lines
Skip it: if you prefer reading books that make you think
07/ 12/ 2013
Bye, bye NYC! See you soon Florida!
My first morning run in Florida in a long while. Lucky I had this view to motivate me!
I just love this.
06/ 28/ 2013
Manhattan from a train platform in Queens
I’m obsessed with this pug
06/ 20/ 2013
Last fall, I ventured into the hub of all things nerdy: New York Comic Con. My affinity for geeky things started early. I grew up with three younger brothers, and instead of watching My Little Pony or The Care Bears, I spent Saturday mornings with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Power Rangers.
Following a full morning of Comic Con panels like Once More With Feeling: 15 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Women of Marvel, I arrived 1 hour early to wait for the panel I was most looking forward to; a discussion with a favorite fiction author Chuck Palahniuk. And it was a long hour as I had to sit through Vampire Combat Tactics (yes, I’m completely serious and can say that when I meet Edward Cullen in a dark alley, I’ll be fully prepared to kick his melodramatic butt).
5 minutes before Palahniuk took the floor, his publicist disbursed free copies of his latest publication Damned. Then, as if it couldn’t get any better, Palahniuk himself started the panel off in the best possible way—by throwing plastic, bloody, and most likely severed, zombie body parts into the crowd.
