Monthly Archives: April 2008

Chicago Sculpture

Here is a picture of a sculpture I saw during my Chicago trip a few months ago that contains all of my initials in one (ASJK). It probably contains lots of other letters, too. I’m afraid I don’t remember who … Continue reading

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The Once and Future King

I have been reading The Once and Future King by T.H. White for my critique/book group. It was one of the books that was required reading for some of the students in my high school (not for me) and I … Continue reading

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Amy Tan on Creativity

Peta had this on her journal and I really enjoyed it. It is a lecture by Amy Tan on creativity from Ted.com

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Song of the Lioness series

I’ve been reading Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness Series after it was recommended during the SCBWI NY conference by one of the editors. I have to say I have mixed feelings about the series. I’m currently on book 3/4, … Continue reading

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another hilarious picture from BBC news

This one is a sheep dog jumping over a hurdle for a dog competition. The dog looks like a mop with his fur splayed every which way. He also looks like one of those car wash brushes. Hilarious.

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The Dark is Rising Movie

I recently saw The Seeker: The Dark is Rising despite reviews on Netflix warning me away. It was very bad. I have a feeling that even if I had never read the book (which I have about a million times) … Continue reading

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Funny photo

This photo is from the BBC website. Apparently in Rome, they recently had a festival commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the city, so people were in gladiator costumes.

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Wuthering Heights the movie

I watched Wuthering Heights today, the 1939 version. It was a little hard to watch, just because it was a little dated and people had a different way of acting then it seems, but it was definitely more enjoyable than … Continue reading

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Everyone says that no one reads anymore…is that true?

Can it be true? I don’t know. I still read and look forward to reading, and I’m someone who spends way too much time browsing the web. Even when I was in high school and everyone was starting to go … Continue reading

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NESCBWI Conference

The conference is tomorrow! I’m very excited. I attended the NY SCBWI conference this February and found it very inspiring and educational. I hope this one is just as good but smaller.

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