I’ve spent the last few days seeking out stuff to make me happy. I thought I’d share what I’ve come up with. 1. Searching for ‘Groovy Wedding Invitations’ on Google. Because, well, I’m getting married. 2. Reading. And reading this. 3. The Penguin Fort 4. Cheese Doritos. Sarge hates having them around. Therefore, I must eat them. For the good of my relationship, you understand. 5. Twisted logic. See (4) 6. This video. Although I have to say, our…
Yesterday was spent trading notes with Sarge to save his hay-fevered voice. When was the last time you wrote a love note or letter? Somewhere between note 1 and 17, I finished reading my 20th book of the year. Recent reads have been: The Marriage Plot – Read this in three days. The first two I was right there with it. Yesterday, not so much. I was just happy to read complex sentences again. Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades,…
Today is World Penguin Day. Sarge loves penguins. If he had a spirit animal, a brother or a higher power, they would all be penguins. They are all penguins. I have only just recently established that he loves me more than penguins. Here are some reasons why that may be the greatest compliment I could ever receive. 15. When we first started dating, he gave me Death and the Penguin. He called it Required Reading, and said if I didn’t…
I’ll repeat, instant coffee taste like mushrooms. Fact. That’s why, as I write this, there is a cup of zombie coffee by my side. Anyway, these are, as ever, coffee-fuelled ramblings. And so, this week, I went out for more real coffee with a friend. I discovered many things: It’s OK that I can’t get through five pages of Saturday or Enduring Love. It isn’t just me. Apparently, I can’t go five minutes without talking about THE WEDDING. And that’s…
I’ll admit, not a lot of reading has happened in the last two months. I’ve been busy being engaged, drafting a bunch of my own words and getting older. I read six books in January. And seven more whole ones in February and March. These are them: Fante: A Family’s Legacy of Writing, Drinking and Surviving Four to Score Post Office Tortilla Flat The Snow Child High Five The Sense of an Ending And they weren’t even…
