i heart books

I love the smell of a book as I gingerly flip through pages, whether it’s a musty, yellowed-with-age classic or a newly-shelved hardcover.

When I walk into a bookstore or library, my heart swells up, a sense of calm passes through me, and the possibilities feel endless. (Yes, I realize that is how most “normal” girls feel when they walk into a shoe store.)

Sometimes I use my bills as bookmarks, because it is the only place that they are truly safe and won’t take long to remind me to pay them on time.

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Top 10 Television Spin-offs I Hope to See…

1. I’ve said this on more than one occasion, secretly hoping a Jim Hensen employee overhears me, scribbles away an amazing pilot on the plane ride home, and it becomes a huge hit. THE MUPPETS MEET THE FRAGGLES. Why on earth not? It makes more sense to me then even the doozers and gorgs who actually DID co-habitat the show. Fred Flintstone and George Jetson even crossed paths without killing any TV ratings, time gap and all. Who’s with me?
   

   fraggles, meet your new neighbors...

   Fun Fact learned from the recent exhibit at the History Center: Fraggle Rock’s underlying theme and purpose was for children to grow up learning global tolerance and communication. Makes sense—so that’s why I am so open-minded and eager to learn new cultures…I knew all that TV would pay off someday!
   
   

2. (Still) Saved by the Bell
   Come on, aren’t you just a little curious to see how Belding’s receding hair line is doing? Or if Jesse Spano comes back as the new biology teacher, flirting with Wrestling Coach A.C. Slater? Read more…

Multitask, schmultitask.

Our attention is completely and utterly divided these days.

thanks ikea, for awesome pic

If you are married or in a relationship, face it.

Some days you spend more time with your laptop/phone/twitter whale/TV remote/ [insert other technological device] then you do with your significant other.

We read while we eat, we write while we listen to music, and we even talk while we drive (unfortunately). In fact, right at this very moment while I am writing this, I am also paying my bills online and chatting away online.

A.D.D.? Maybe. Isn’t there another word for it, though? Hmm…What was it…?

It actually used to be a “plus” on resumés and proudly announced in interviews along with its other buzz word pals, “team player” and “fast learner.” A glorious, responsible-sounding four-syllable word. Read more…