summer reading list

when i was growing up, there was always a summer reading list. first, it was for the summer reading program that the public library conducted. then, in high school, it was summer homework. i have always been a reader, the first books i could not stop reading were the nancy drew and babysitters club series. this summer, i conducted a little summer reading project of my own, based on recommendations and ones that i read about in a magazine. the ones i have read so far are:

1. Empire Falls by Richard Russo. This is about life in small town Maine
2.Tales from the Bed- Jenifer Estess- about a woman in New York City that has ALS
3. Love, Greg and Lauren- Greg Manning- an account of Lauren's 9/11 recovery
4. True Believer- Nicholas Sparks- this was one of Sparks' better ones
5. Something Blue- Emily Giffin- recommended by Marilyn- very fun read
6. Trading Up- Candace Bushnell- this is the one i'm currently reading- half.com recommend

the ones that are waiting for thier turn
1. Dispatches from the Edge- Anderson Cooper
2. Big Russ and Me- Tim Russert
3. At First Sight- Nicholas Sparks- the sequel to True Believer
4. Something Borrowed- Emily Giffin- this is actually the one before Something Blue

If anyone wants to make any other recommendations, i'm all ears!

today i felt love

so, today i turn 29. inevitably, my birthday always makes me evaluate my life. some days, i wake up and see all the things that i don't have. then, there are days, like today, that makes me see how much i do have. everyone should feel like this on thier birthday. lots of calls, messages (and one at 5:45 am- she just had to be first!) and 17 messages in my email inbox all waiting to wish me a great day. so, thanks to all who have made my day fabulous. and just think- it's only halfway over!!

the word heard round the world

When I say this word (which really only happens when I'm about to get in a wreck), it doesn't make the news. Okay, so I'm not the leader of the free world. Alot of people are offended that our President said it. I'm not. I like a guy that speaks his mind. And isn't he speaking the truth? Here is the uncensored video of President Bush dropping the s bomb.

paperclips and houses

a year ago, this guy decided to try to trade a paperclip for a house. a year to the day later, he did it. i vaguely remember hearing about it last year, and lo and behold i was watching the news last night and the dude did it. so then i went to this website to see how he did it.