J and my 3-year anniversary falls in five days. But since the actual date is a Monday, we will be celebrating this Saturday instead...
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It's confession time, boys and girls! I don't particularly like the book The Devil Wears Prada. I don't think the movie was that great either (despite the oh-so-fab outfits). So why is it that I've read the book numerous times, and watched the movie more times than I would like to admit? Are there any books or movies that have the same effect on you? Anyhow, the reason I bring up this guilty pleasure of mine can be credited to an artist named Lisa Hanawalt. She has created a series of illustrations titled Rumors I've Heard About Anna Wintour, and it's pretty damn hilarious if I do say so myself. Click on over to the link for more so-insane-it-must-be-true rumors about the petite fashion icon! Via NOTCouture. P.S....
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So I had no idea that the iconic publisher Penguin had started a series called Graphic Penguin Classics which takes popular and classic novels and redesigns the covers, illustrated by today's hottest graphic artists. (You can get a better look at the covers at this Flickr Set.) This is yet another lesson that reminds you that you learn new things every day. Even when you're thirty and overtired and have baby drool stains on all your clothes. Anyway, how much do you love the new designs? I mean, don't get me wrong — IMHO, nothing beats the classic Penguin book covers (did you know that you can get them in postcard format?), but sometimes a redesign can help you notice things you...
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One of the many things I am thankful to my parents is that they never discouraged my love for reading while growing up. We were very, very poor in my early years of life but they always put aside money for my books. My mother would make time to take me and my sister to the library every week despite her 70+ hour work schedule. And they never banned genres either; I read all the thrillers, mysteries, and even comic books I liked. Sure, I was — and in many ways continue to be — a socially awkward girl who preferred to have her nose in a book than go out and interact with others. And while my overactive imagination has...
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I try to read to Claire every day but I must admit that I still feel a bit silly reading to an infant whose neverending drool threatens to soak the book with each turn of the page. And frankly, I find most books that are designed to be read to babies are...
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