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The Sunday Salon 6.28.09
2009 at 10am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
This Sunday morning finds me a bit surprised that it’s Sunday. My days were all off this week—I spent all day Thursday convinced that it was Friday and was then horribly disappointed when I realized I had another day of work standing between me and the weekend—and I had a pretty lazy day yesterday, which made me feel like it was Sunday, so I’m just all kinds of disoriented. Don’t you hate that?
It’s going to be another hot day here, so I’m hunkered down on the couch with hubby armed with season two of The X Files on DVD, my latest read—Perfume by Patrick Suskind—a pitcher of fresh lemonade, and a snoozing basset hound on the floor nearby. The first load of laundry is already going, we’ve taken a lazy “every man for himself” approach to meals today, and I’m doing my best to forget that we leave for a weeklong vacation on Friday, so I can pretend there’s really nothing else to do.
There wasn’t much on TV this morning, so hubby and I just watched a special on the Smithsonian Channel about the star-nose mole. I think it’s going to be a weird day. I mean, how could a day that begins with this creature not be at least a little bizarre?
Sorry. I just had to share that.
This week, I reviewed Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies and Beowulf on the Beach by Jack Murnighan, who is the object of my newest literary crush. I also discussed the books that evoke summer for me.
I finally finished my first reading of Jane Eyre last night (woohoo!) and will be reviewing it, Purge by Nicole Johns, and This Will Kill You by H.P. Newquist and Rich Maloof this week. I’ll also be celebrating my first blogiversary on Wednesday, though I’m not sure I’ll have time for a formal celebration in the midst of my vacation preparations. It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for a whole year already!
Right now, I think it’s time to rustle up some breakfast, make a second cup of coffee, and decide whether it’s too early for a nap. What are you up to today?
What did you read this week?
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Happy Blogiversary – I knew we started our blogs around the same time. I hope you have a wonderful vacation.
Happy Blogiversary!
Happy Blogoversary! The first one is always a milestone and for some reason I thought you had been doing this a lot longer. We are looking at it being 107 today so I’m off to the grocery story before it gets too hot.
What a creepy picture! That was certainly a jolt in my Google Reader. Happy almost blogiversary!
Happy blogiversary! Mine just passed as well. Odd that so many of us started at the same time.
Your review of Beowulf on the Beach has me hooked. Must read! Even the non-biblio boyfriend liked it.
Congratulations on your first year of blogging!
I’m deeply envious of your warm weather and glad to hear you’ve finished Jane Eyre. I look forward to your review (fingers crossed you enjoyed it).
I’ve seen videos of the star-nosed mole before, I think they’re pretty cool. But crazy-looking, too.
Happy blogiversary!
This week I read Beat the Reaper and Mouseguard: Fall 1152. I read another book but I can’t remember what it is!
Happy reading.
Happy blogiversary and hope you enjoy your vacation.
Ok seriously? Speaking of the X-Files….that animal looks more like it fits in with Mulder and Scully’s latest investigation than a Smithsonian worthy animal. It doesn’t really rate on the cuddly meter to be sure, haha.
This week, as in weeks past I went on a YA bing and Read Two Way Street by Barnholdt (which was alright, not great) and How I Live Now by Rosoff (very good but had a writing quirk that was distracting. I’m hoping to write up reviews this week.
Have a great week as you prepare for your vacation. Hope you and the hubby are going somewhere fabulously fun.
Okay. That mole is creeping me out.
I can’t wait to read your thoughts on Perfume. It was an interesting read but (I thought) very well written.