It's Monday, What are you reading?

Currently Reading:
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
I liked the Time Travelers Wife so much I picked up this one too.

Amazing Past Reading:
Two beautifully written books that give you a glimpse into Muslim lives marked by tragedy.

Mornings in Jenin tells the story of four generations of Palestinians living in exile. Their lives are surrounded by tragedy and loss and yet the beautifulness of Palestinian culture comes through in the story. While reading this book, you see a side of the conflict often hidden or denied. This story is beautifully told and when I put it down I was so angry that events such of these are allowed to occur while the world and the UN sit back and watch. I would reccommend this one to anyone.


The rooftops of Tehran tells the story of a boy nad his friends who dream and love just like everyone else. They live in Tehran in the 70's under the Rule of the Shah and suffer the consequences of this brutal, dictator. This book is a story about life and love and the Persian culture. I would recommend it to everyone to read!


Sucky Past Reading:
Also, I read P.S. I love you by Cecelia Ahern and Dear John by Nicolas Sparks. Both books, in my opinion, were terrible. Dear John was sappy and had a very, dumb plot. I don't believe in love at first site and I kept waiting for events to happen that would make them fall in love (like in the Notebook) but it never happened. The book just ends with the guy doing something that I don't think any normal guy would do.

P.S. I love you was supposed to be about a woman coming to terms with her life without her husband. Instead, she spends the whole book miserable and upset that no one else has stopped their lives just because her husband died. The movie which I saw first was VERY different from this book version and I can see why. In order to sell it and make it watchable they had to change it. Also, the writing didn't flow well and the events were hurried, rushed, and the book lacked an interconnectedness of style I like.

Haha, This sums up my feelings about it: From Etsy of course

Getting to Know you Sundays

Joining this posting for the first time. I thought it seemed like a cool idea. Been a bit bummed and lonely lately so I haven't really been writing here. YOU can join up over at Mann Land 5.

1. What year did you graduate high school? 2001

2. What part of your body do you neglect the most? Not sure. I have a simple laid back style and don't do to much of anything but basic maintenance.

3. Beach house or Lake house? Beach for sure. I have lived in a beach front hotel when I was a teacher and it was amazing!!!

4. Mac or PC? PC because that's the type I have. I don't mind Macs I just don't have one.

5. Did you wear braces? Nope, I got lucky to skip that. I have slightly crooked and bucked teeth but the orthodontist said not enough to worry about.

6. If you could be one person for a day..living or deceased..who would you be? Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton. A strong woman who had made a difference in the world.

7. How many times have you moved in your life? To many to count. We moved from apartment to apartment when I was younger and I moved in and out of college. The temporary nature of my jobs requires me to move every few months. I've lived in 7 different states (all in the south) so far.

8. Would you rather cook or clean? Neither. I hate domestic chores. McDonalds and "rearranging" things all the way!!!

Cracks my shit up 2

Happy St Pattys Day!!!

The WORSE day yet

Four days ago was the worse day since I had my surgery. It wasn't because my throat, ears, and mouth were in agony from pain. It wasn't because I couldn't eat, breathe or swallow. No, it was something far worse. It was the day I tried to eat a Fudge Round and failed.

This doesn't sound like that big of a thing. But if you knew me, knew the many Fudge Rounds I have eaten with delight, the way I had to upgrade from the small ones to the large ones, knew the way I had to buy the family value box, or the scary way I guarded them then you would understand.

Fudge Rounds are my kryptonite. The reason I get up in the morning! They are gooey, chocolately and delightful! Eating one is, as my friend Mikey would say,like an angel shitting in your mouth!!(because nothing bad can ever come out of an angel) They are better than an orgasism!

I think you get the point.

So, the other day I felt a lot better. I was taking Aleve for the pain instead of the usual baby aspirin. I had tackled many different kinds of foods. I was on a roll. I decided it was time to resume our love affair. Enter my beloved Fudge Rounds and DIASTER.

Instead of delightfullness, I tasted disgustingness. Instead of lovely, soft sweet fudge there was bland, weird tasting toughness. What happened?? How could Fudge Rounds forsake me in this manner?

As it turns out my operation and lack of real food were the culprits. My mouth and throat muscles had been scraped and unused for a week so everything was tough. Also, apparently eating trims our taste buds back and allows us to taste things the wayt we do. When you limit what you eat to soft food or liquids your taste buds are allowed to grow out and things taste differently.

Well, shit. I guess I won't be having Fudge Rounds for awhile then. I don't want a repeat performance of this fiasco. I'll have to wait until I can eat properly again and my muscles heal up. Afterall, I want to wait until I can give them the proper culinary experience they deserve.

RIP Fudge Rounds
I miss you :(

Cracks my shit up!

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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Better

Wow, feeling so much better!
I got to have roast beef and okra for dinnner and was hardly in any pain today. I am so super excited about that! All this down time is also allowing me to catch up on movies and books.

I watched 4 movies today:
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen -cuter than I thought but oh Lindsay Lohan, you were so talented, What happened to you???)
Freedom Writers -really enjoyed this one although I saw it sporadically through a visit with relatives, also it seems strange to me that there are people out there who have no idea what the Holocaust was
In Tranzit -this one was good but sad and the plot was a little random at times
The Science of Sleep -just plain weird and it went on and in and then just ended abruptly

I have reviews for books coming:
Sand Daughter
Dear John
Occult America
A Matter of Class

Currently Reading: Rooftops of Tehran and am in love with this book!!!