I had an especially great week with my kids, which is very fitting since we're about to have a very rare kid-free weekend. See you Sunday, kiddos! I finished that reread of The World According…
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The book according to me
I've been wanting to reread an old John Irving book for quite a while now. He was a very early favorite of mine, but it's been quite a while since he wrote something I liked.…
The week in review.
This has been an enlightening week. I really learned a lot, like how committed baby boomers are to their weird resentment of the younger generation for not suffering enough hardships. "Back in my day we…
May this be the last Best of 2017 list you read this year
Took me a while to get to this, but here are my favorites that I read last year. Super top favorites: All Grown Up. My absolute favorite of the year. The only book I actually…
The week in review
Good news. We went to see I, Tonya last night, and surprise! Bobby Cannavale was in it, which makes this photo super relevant. Ok where was I? Oh right, The Dark Dark. Man, I…
Quick takes- December 2017
I was working on a year-end roundup, and realized I never did the month-end roundup. Whoops. Stephen Florida. 1 star. This was like reading about the asshole borderline-stalker jock who lived across the hall from…
The week in review
What a week! I hate how it's not Christmas or New Year's or even summer. I guess I can't complain about cold weather since it's in the 40s and 50s here. I hear it's been…
The week in review
If you were wondering if I went for a run in the snow on Christmas day like a crazy person, the answer is yes. We like to go to the movies on Christmas, and I…
The week in review
I went to a Christmas party this week and got a whole lot of Oscar Isaac swag, so it's already the best Christmas ever. It was a real chore to finish The Changeling. I really…
The week in review
I didn't get a lot of reading time in this week; Christmas is kind of taking over my free time, which is fine because I love it. Also there's this new Oscar Isaac movie out…