Recently, I have been increasingly frustrated with academia. For the longest time, I have sworn up and down that I was going to stay in academia for as long as possible, wanting to go to grad school for a million different topics, not to mention law school and business school if ever the opportunity arose. [...]
Archive for September, 2009
In Which I Stray
Posted in Dilemma, School, Stress on September 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
BBAW: Reading Habits!
Posted in Books, Memes on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Instructions: Today’s it’s all about the creativity. We have this fabulous reading meme for you below and all you have to do? Pick ONE or answer them all in as few words as possible! Be creative, have fun, stand out! That’s all!
In honor of it being the third day of BBAW, and the fact that [...]
BBAW Interview with Cinnamon of A Journey of Books
Posted in Blogging, tagged BBAW, interview on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As part of my attempt to dive deep into the world of book blogging, I went ahead and signed up for an interview partner for Book Blogger Appreciation Week! I was paired up with the fabulous and amazing Cinnamon from A Journey of Books! To see a list of all the other interviews, go here [...]
In Which I Have Cabin Fever
Posted in Dilemma, School, Stress on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sing with me! We got cabin fever! We got cabin fever!
Well, it’s not actually fun as all that. Hélas!
It wasn’t very long ago that I was totally loving being back at school, swearing I never wanted to leave. Just yesterday, in fact!
But today?
Today I’ve been chomping at the bit, feeling claustrophobic [...]
Review: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Posted in Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Teen Fiction, YA Fiction, tagged Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle on September 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Title: I Capture the Castle
Author: Dodie Smith
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Genre: General Fiction, YA, Historical Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5!
From the back cover:
I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulant months, to hone her [...]
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