It's been a very long time since I've written about my reading, and the backlog of books is beginning to pile up. These will, of necessity, be very short reviews but there are some books on this list that...was amazed by the clarity of Didion's writing and complex way she structured her narrative. And that is all for now! It's gotten quite chilly here in the past few days, and I'm really enjoying it

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." -F. Scott Fitzgerald ya, whatevs. i need neuron shots.

So, last night I went to Borders for some whim shopping. (Whim shopping = going into a store without anything specific in mind to buy. As in, “Oh, I saw that in the store and bought it on a whim.”) I’m...CD I bought was Patsy Cline: The Definitive Collection. And, so, I'll end this with a YouTube link to one of my favorite songs from the album, Cline's posthumous hit, “Sweet Dreams (Of You).” .

Selfish people are in a way terribly capable of great loves. F. Scott Fitzgerald - This Side of Paradise

La Paix, Rodgers’ Forge Townson, Maryland August 8, 1933 Dear Pie, I feel very strongly about you doing [your] duty. Would you give me a little more documentation about your reading in French? I am glad...is a collection of short stories, poems, etc for an English class about a year ago. I was leafing through the pages, kind of bored, when I came upon this. The instant I read it, I fell in love with it

La Paix, Rodgers’ Forge Townson, Maryland August 8, 1933 Dear Pie, I feel very strongly about you doing [your] duty. Would you give me a little more documentation about your reading in French? I am glad...is a collection of short stories, poems, etc for an English class about a year ago. I was leafing through the pages, kind of bored, when I came upon this. The instant I read it, I fell in love with it

Righty. Well, i have good news.  I think im getting over the imperfect guy. Thats good. I finally convinced myself that everything he'd done didnt mean anything cause hes friendly like that with loads..., y'know, stuff like that. That has not been my summer at all so far. Bummerrrrr . Anyway, i have to go. Getting up at 5:30 AM is not easy, and i need loads of sleep to function. Night. xoxo

The Sun Also Rise s  by Ernest Hemingway Over the weekend, while searching my files for a sample lesson plan for a Freshman Comp class, I stumbled upon a handout from my MFA days.  I'm not sure...appealed to you, that I find in myself in trying to preserve a piece of 'fine writing.' Your first chapter contains about 10 such things and it give a feeling of condescending casuallness ."

I am Rachelle. A 21 year old believer. I live in a beautifully tragic existence. This state of mind I sleep in is not reviving, not relaxing, but compelling. Let me tell you. I am 5 feet small but my...my heart.  I'm too old inside to be so young. But I've got laughter. I've got laughter and enough smiles to carry me for days.  "Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy" -F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is... I know the film is based on the short story of F. Scott Fitzgerald. On another note, there are so many Dark Knight spots during the Ghost Hunters marathon. That day cannot get here any faster