Posted on May 31, 2008 by Chris
I had completely forgot what the meaning of a weekend was. I have to say that I’m enjoying it though I don’t know what to do with myself really…I feel like I should be working still :/ I’m trying to finish The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card so that I can complete [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 by Chris
Well it’s been a really long few days since I’ve posted. It feels like it was about a year ago since I’ve last posted here but in reality it’s been a little under a week. Amazing how time slows down when you’re not having fun. But that’s behind us now. Dad’s open heart surgery went [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2008 by Chris
The Book of Ballads is a book that I think should be in the collection of any lover of folklore, fairy tales, ballads, myths, legends, and fantasy. It’s one of the most well compiled collections I’ve seen in a long time and it’s presented in such an amazing format with a lovely introduction by Terri [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2008 by Chris
Summer is definitely here in New Orleans…or almost here at least as we’re managing to climb over 90 and that wave of heat is radiating out of my car everytime I open the door…don’t you hate that? My favorite place to read is my back patio, even at night, but I can’t read there at [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2008 by Chris
The Dead and The Gone is a companion novel to Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It that gives a terrifying account of a young family in New York City as the moon strikes a little closer to home. Unlike Life as We Knew It, we jump almost right into the disastorous event with [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2008 by Chris
Where do I even begin with this book? This one has been sitting on my TBR shelf for a little over a year now and it was one of those books that I was never really in a rush to get to. I felt sort of apathetic towards it. I hadn’t heard much about it, [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2008 by Chris
First Stuff to take care of: I was tagged by Kim for this great meme that she came up with for blogging tips! I always love reading new blogging tips because I’m always looking for new ways to improve my blog. I don’t know that I have a whole lot to add and I don’t [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2008 by Chris
First off, I’m sorry I haven’t been responding to individual comments like I usually do…things have been chaos here lately, but I’m going to try to get back on track to responding as of today!! I like to converse with everyone and I really miss it when I can’t
Time to go back to [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2008 by Chris
I got the jo-ob! I got the jo-ob! I’m now officially the new admissions counselor at a private psychiatric hospital down here in New Orleans. The very same place that I’ve been wanting to work at since I graduated. So good things really do come to those who wait. It only took a year… [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2008 by Chris
I wanted to write a quick post to thank everyone for all of your wonderful comments on my last post. I honestly can’t tell you how comforting you guys have all been and how much of a support you have been for me. It makes me smile every time I read a comment from you. [...]
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