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  • The Gastronomical Me

    Over the past few months I've been reading <em>The Gastronomical Me</em> by MFK Fisher off and on. It's a great memoir about food, travel, and life in Europe in the lead up to World War II, but I also had to be in the right mood for it, so I slowly made my way through the book.

  • Alex + Ada

    I chose <em>Alex + Ada</em>. It was the perfect choice given some of the things I've been thinking about this past week.

  • Robots, work, and money

    I recently listened to the Planet Money podcast series on robots. It was <em>really</em> interesting to me, especially in that it pointed out some ways robots could be used that I never would have imagined they would work (like for psychological therapy? wut?).

  • Wolf Hall

    I'd heard a lot of good things about <em>Wolf Hall</em>, the novel by Hilary Mantel about Thomas Cromwell. So I finally got my turn to read the digital copy from the library and spent most of last weekend devouring it.

  • Rocket Girl

    I'm a bit behind on getting my reading stuff up here. But while I was on the plane to Boston and back, I read <em>Rocket Girl</em> and it is fan-freaking-tastic.

  • Changing culture

    I've been reading a lot of things lately about performance on the web. Much of the writing being done has been spurred by the release of Facebook Instant. And while I agree with what is being said by many smart people, I can't help but wonder something.

  • Experiences as ideas

    Two months ago on this site I wrote a bit about the way I think about work and life. This has been an ongoing evolution for me, pushed by a lot of what I've read on the subject of work life balance.

  • All the Old Knives

    Over the weekend I needed a bit of a get away from it all read, and, as it worked out, my turn came up at the library to read the latest Olen Steinhauer spy novel, <em>All the Old Knives</em>.

  • Hello Fictive Kin

    Today I'm happy to announce that I'm leaving the freelancing life for full time work with Fictive Kin. There is a lot that has gone into this decision, but let me say that I have been looking at and thinking about full time work for most of this year.

  • The Crossroads of Should and Must

    Several weeks ago I picked up Elle Luna's new book, <em>The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion</em>, and I started it and then set it aside for a while. I'm participating in The 100 Day Project and have been using my time to keep that going and some travel, but today I got back to and finished the book.

  • FreakAngels

    I know, I know, I know! More Warren Ellis, but I did say in the last post that I'm on a bit of kick with his comics, so I'm reading all I can get my hands on.

  • Global Frequency

    Last night was a rainy spring evening in Portland, so I settled in with a glass of wine and <em>Global Frequency</em> by Warren Ellis.

  • Amy and Isabelle

    I finished up a novel the other night by an author I'd never read before, Elizabeth Strout. A different novel of hers made its way onto my wish list for library loans some time ago and when I looked into it more deeply, I decided to read her first novel first.

  • The Sculptor

    Last weekend my turn finally came up on the library hold list to check out <em>The Sculptor</em> by Scott McCloud.

  • Trees

    I finished the first volume of <em>Trees</em> last weekend and it is now one of my favorite comics.