Saturday, May 31, 2008

Phrases by Jacobs

From "The Year of Living Biblically" by A.J. Jacobs

"I've rarely said the word Lord, unless it's followed by of the Rings. I don't often say God without preceding it with Oh my."

...mental orgasms

bloviating putz

...otherwise people will think I'm a psycho who keeps a cup of noses in my freezer.

"It's hard to be passionate about a lack of belief."

I'm too attracted to the idea that everything has untidy origins.

...maniacal charisma

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Book Read, 2008

"Things I Learned About My Dad (In Therapy)"

Heather B. Armstrong (dooce)

This is several essays by various bloggers. Dooce and her husband, and Defective Yeti are the authors I was familiar with before purchasing the book.

Having no children of my own, nor wanting any of my own, AND not being a dad because I'm a chick - this book still made me laugh (yes, out loud) in many places. And I do feel like I understand Dads and my own Dad just a teeny bit more than I used to.

While enjoyable, this book did feel a little hit and miss though - which might be common with a collection of essays. I don't usually read collections. And to my knowledge, this is the first book I've ever experienced with the excitement of the EDITOR being who she is as opposed to the actual authors of the pieces. But then again, I don't read these collection type books much.

But who could resist anything with dooce attached to it? Not even I.

Book Read, 2008

"Sit, Ubu, Sit."

By Gary David Goldberg.

Some really interesting facts about the 80s t.v. shows I very much remember as a kid. The thing that stands out about many of the shows written about by Goldberg is that those shows were the ones that my whole family DID sit around and watch together. That had never happened before, nor has it since.

The read itself, while not bad, felt a little forced and disjointed. I'm not sorry I read it though.