I was at home in the Twin Cities this weekend to do some volunteering for Youth in Government, a program I participated in when I was in high school that I credit as having helped me develop the most when I was a teenager. Over five years, YIG taught me the value of political engagement, the skill [...]
Sunday Salon
Over the last week or so I’ve been asking for comments and opinions about a variety of topics and gotten a ton of responses from other bloggers. I love that so much! I figured an update post was in order, in case other people are as negligent about going back to see updated conversations when [...]
This week I haven’t done much reading because I’ve been very busy writing. As I worked, I found myself more and more annoyed with the process of constantly writing and rewriting. I thought this would subside after I turned in my group project on Friday, but this frustration has reared its ugly head again today. [...]
Friday night I finished The Gravedigger’s Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates, which I was very excited about (plus it’s one of my Fall in Reading 2008 books)! I’ve already been thinking about the review in my head and want to get it done this week. I also think I figured out what it is I [...]
Because of my internet outage over the last week, I spent a good chunk of Saturday and Sunday catching up on my blogroll. This was an enormous task, but I’m happy I did it because I found a whole host of new books to add to my potential reading pile. Today though, I have been [...]
I didn’t really read much yesterday — I was having too much fun exploring Madison and staying in to watch the prime-time Wisconsin-Ohio State football game. Sadly, the game ended in a very, very disappointing fourth quarter loss (20-17). Top that with the Wisconsin band being indefinitely suspended for allegations of hazing, it just hasn’t [...]
I did not read anything today. I went home to the Twin Cities this weekend and spent time shopping, hanging out with my family, and visiting friends I haven’t seen in awhile. I didn’t even read on the car ride to and from Madison — I was having too much fun talking with my driving [...]
I decided to start participating in Sunday Salon because I think it will give me good impetus to blog more generally about reading and reading habits, which is something this blog needs. For anyone unfamiliar, Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb Hamel at The-DEBlog.com. Here is how Deb describes the Sunday Salon: Imagine some university [...]
