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During breaks from working on my final collection, I’m doing third-quarter financial stuff. CAN YOU IMAGINE ANY MORE FUN FOR ONE PERSON? I didn’t think so.
But don’t feel bereft because your life doesn’t know such joy and joyness. Comment with a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, and I’ll let you know what this book says you have to be happy about.
What the hell is that skulking around the book? ETA: Survey says: ocelot or bobcat.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Notebooks
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Houston, Texas
I’m ridiculously late, I know. So let’s just leap right into it. If you’d like to comment with a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, I’ll let you know what this book says you have to be happy about.
For all those who have berated me over the years because I never saw The Princess Bride, you can now relax. I watched it with The Brides, Tim, and Tom when Mark was here. Yes, I liked it. No, I can’t quote large chunks of it yet. But at least I’ve seen it.
Speaking of quoting large chunks of movie dialogue, Tim and I rented Zoolander last night so I could see it (he’d seen it already). Now I know what people are talking about when they quote from it while talking about Runway Monday.
Last March, among my birthday gifts, was a book from The Brides, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, written by Tim Gunn with Kate Moloney. Now that I’ve finally had time to read it, I see that I should have read it BEFORE I embarked on Runway Monday. I’m glad Tim Gunn isn’t one of the judges.
First things first: Happy birthday, Cousin Ron! Your birthday is always special, but this one seems even more special than usual. =)
Though I’m an avid reader, I rarely “review” books. It’s a rare book that hasn’t required a lot of its creator in terms of sweat, time, love, and energy. Even if I don’t particularly enjoy a book, I respect the effort that went into it, and I can’t imagine making some glib or offhand comment that would discourage anyone from reading it. Reading enjoyment is completely subjective: Something I don’t like could be someone else’s favorite book ever, and vice versa.
That being said, I’ve read a couple of books lately that I want to mention because I think they may be of interest to some of my LJ readers. The first is The Prayer Chest: A Novel About Receiving All of Life’s Riches by August Gold and Joel Fotinos. The second is Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever by Joel Derfner.
I woke up earlier to a post about ME and cake, plus The Compound’s Mystery Guest Who Isn’t Really a Mystery is mere hours from arrival, so I have much to howl about. You, too, should heed the call of the wild and provide me with a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, and Mr. Wolf With Red Mouth will run through these pages (stained with Coca Cola courtesy of Guinness the Dog) and reveal what the book says.
Current Photo Friday theme: The Ordinary
You guys didn’t even notice that I neglected you last week, did you? SHOW HUMP DAY HAPPY SOME LOVE.
Why I’m happy: I have made progress on my LJ Runway Monday Final Collection due sometime in October. I have returned my corrected galley pages for A COVENTRY WEDDING. I am slowly beating my insomnia and getting sleep again. My camera is home, and I have returned Lindsey’s to her unharmed.
Still, I’m always game for more things to be happy about; are you? If so, please give me a page number between 1 and 611, and another number between 1 and 25, and I’ll ask the little handcrafted goat who came home with me from the Smoky Mountains to clamber through this book and find your happiness.
The Happiness Goat is not affiliated with LiveJournal mascot Frank the Goat, Billy Goats Gruff, or any Capricorn I know. Maybe.
Current Photo Friday theme: Old Fashioned
