Weekend

Spring?

In Durham it's seventy-five degrees today and for half an hour the baby and I went to the park to swing. March 1st and its a bit too warm. I couldn't possibly be more ready to move home to the north.

If I Wasn't Already Married...

Damn. It's gorgeous.

via ESB.

What Are You Reading?

I feel like I always have a stack of things I'm sort of but not really reading on my nightstand. Here are the three I'm actually excited about right now:

La Perdida by Jessica Abel

I was reading (and not really enjoying) Watchmen the other day and my boss brought this out and recommended it and I really am enjoying it. It's no Epileptic but it's pretty rad.

Everything We Love Can Be Saved by Alice Walker

I remember reading The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart in college and it rocking my world. I adored it. I read eight Alice Walker books in a row and never was quite so blown away. So far I like this one but it's early days yet.

What's the Matter with Kansas? By Thomas Frank

David is reading this now so it's not actually on my bedside table but on his. It sounds like intellectual honesty isn't so important to this dude but it's a very interesting topic.

What are you reading? I need some recommendations.

Yearbook

Hillary Clinton

George W. Bush

These yearbook photos of famous people are my current favourites. Some of them look so much like the celebrity we know (see GWB above) and some of them take a little bit more thought (this means you, Pamela).

Debbie Harry

Dolly Parton*

* Who is my favourite person ever and you should go see Joyful Noise because it's amazing and YOU WILL LOVE IT.

Winter

It's finally gotten cold in Durham. The nanny-ed baby, Ida, and I have been going to the NC Museum of Life and Science about twice a week to sit on the hot butterfly house to look at tropical blossoms. Outside, trees are starting to bloom.

Oh Christmas Tree

We are taking down our tree this weekend (wait until after epiphany - prolong the joy). We had to have a wee tree this year so it could fit on my best friend from high school's stereo (she just moved out today but we're keeping the stereo for a wee while). At first I was upset about the teeny tree but with all our ornaments on it and all the coloured lights it seemed old fashioned and sweet and wonderful. I am sad to have to say goodbye to our second Christmas tree.