This is a great recipe when you are really really busy and/or really really lazy. Or you’re a writer and spent most of your day in la la land and are having a difficult time coming down to earth. It’s modified from the fabulous Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. Preheat oven to 400. …
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Kidlit Bloggers Conference 2008
Wow. The Kidlit Bloggers Conference on Saturday was awesome! A lot of super fun bloggers and writers, a lot of great information, and plenty of new blogs to read. The food wasn’t even too bad. Hurray for conference planners who like vegetarians and don’t feel like it’s okay if we starve, knock off, and quit …
At the Risk of Being Stoned to Death By Jane Austen Fans
I read Emma last weekend and it had been a good ten years since my last reading. I couldn’t believe how much it was like Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. Yes, that one! The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. It is like practically the same book, except for the time period. Reasons: #1 They are both …
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super fun weekend, give or take
Super Fun Things we could not afford to do this weekend due to one member of the household (okay, me) not having an income of any kind: Flying to our friend Amanda’s wedding = $800 plane fare Going to the Portland Pirate Festival = $25 entry fee + $ for food and activities once inside …
Is Summer Really Over?
It doesn’t seem possible that summer is over. It’s warmer and sunnier than ever, we went to the beach last weekend, AND I haven’t seen a single student around. We definitely aren’t in Madison any more. Yet I just read Lois Lowry’s blog from over two weeks ago and she claims summer is over and …
Cat Birthday Karma
We missed Harpo’s birthday last week. AGAIN. We’ve actually never remembered his birthday. I mean, he’s a cat, I’m sure he isn’t sad about this at all (though he did keep us up all night the night before so maybe he was trying to tell us something). But we aren’t taking advantage of the good …
Crossing Over
I just finished reading two books by cross over authors and it’s got me thinking — what makes a book or author appealing to both teens and adults? Besides that the authors are dusted by magic fairies every morning when they wake up (a possibility I haven’t thrown out yet). One of the books I …
I’m Turning Into a Tech Junkie
This may come as a surprise given that I had big plans to live a Thoreau-like lifestyle and gave away 90% of my earthly possessions recently to move to Portland. Then again, maybe not, as I recently went on and on about Skype in this VERY blog. I’m here to tell you that it’s true …