mockingjay
Filed in discoveries, August 31, 2010, 10:14 pmHave I convinced you to read the Hunger Games trilogy yet? The third book? Equally as excellent as the first two. I read most of the book in one sitting on Saturday, and then was so enthralled in the story that I didn’t know what to do with myself once I finished. Read read read!
80
Filed in life, August 27, 2010, 11:09 pm80! One of my grandmothers just turned 80 this past week. We held a pretty sweet party for her at the Austrian Canadian Club, and had 36 of her friends and family participate in the occasion. Us grandchildren had the fun task of decorating the room, including blowing up 100 helium balloons. I have to [...]
mockingjay
Filed in discoveries, August 22, 2010, 12:46 pmOnce again I’ve become hooked on a teen fiction series, and this one I can recommend whole-heartedly. The Hunger Games trilogy is a captivating tale, and after reading the first two books in 4 days I am eagerly anticipating the release of the third book, Mockingjay, on the 24th. Conveniently, I work at a bookstore [...]
baseball
Filed in life, August 21, 2010, 10:33 amI was delightfully surprised last weekend when I went to my first baseball game with my parents. After a longer-than-necessary phone conversation during which my dad answered all of my silly questions and explained to me all the intricacies of the event (what should I wear? how long will it take? can I bring my [...]
painting chinatown
Filed in creations, August 20, 2010, 3:42 pmOn Saturday I found myself enjoying the lovely afternoon, wearing a newly acquired button from Nation Toys & Tees, and wondering whether I would prefer to use the light green paint or the dark green paint… After reading a post about Painting Chinatown, I couldn’t resist stopping downtown to check on the Chinatown festivities, and [...]
