Monthly Archives: March 2011

Cool video by Gwen Stefani

I grew up in the 90s. This mean I automatically have a girl crush on Gwen Stefani. However, nothing, nothing catapulted her to the top of my list as much as the “Cool” video (2005). My best friend H-bomb can attest that I dvr’ed the video and watched it time and again, annoying the pants off her. I still adore this video, so classic, fashionable, Italian, and devastatingly lovely.  In my dream world I am as chic as these characters.

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Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes

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4 Stars I’m just finished with the 2nd book in the Walsh family series, Rachel’s Holiday. As surprised as I am to say this, it was completely different from Watermelon. Keyes manages to maintain the strengths of her first novel while … Continue reading

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Watermelon by Marian Keyes

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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day next week, I decided to read a book by an Irish author and was recommended Watermelon, which is set in Dublin and is the first book in Marian Keyes’ “Walsh Family Series”. The Walsh … Continue reading

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The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike

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The Witches of Eastwick is not a book for your mother. To clarify, it is not a book for my mother (hi mom!), who is not big on books parading violence, gratuitous sexual encounters, and raunchiness in general. If your mother is … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

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As a librarian, I think I am one of the few people (besides elementary school teachers), whose job requires them to know Dr. Seuss’ birthday (today!).  Here’s a favorite from Oh! The Places You’ll Go: You have brains in your … Continue reading