Posted by: Lily on: January 8, 2008
I thought that title was way more appropriate than “hats off,” for the kudos I’d like to offer Diablo Cody. Way to knock ‘em dead at the Critics’ Choice Awards tonight for (so far!) Best Writer and Best Comedy.
I FINALLY started/finished “Candy Girl,” Diablo’s stripper-for-a-year memoir. LOVED it. I think that she is one of [...]
Posted by: Lily on: December 26, 2007
I finished vacation book #2 (Ellen’s). It was pretty much a complete 180-degree turn from the previous cultural analysis I read. What’s fun about this one though – it was written 12ish years ago, yet could’ve been written yesterday. She doesn’t really talk about current events that benchmark any particular time period except mentioning her [...]
Posted by: Lily on: December 26, 2007
“Sometimes it’s because you’re singing with a group of people and you don’t know the lyrics to the song. Then you have to play that little game we always play. We mumble through the words we don’t know, but then to make up for it, we sing the chorus really, really loud.
We’re hoping the others [...]
Posted by: Lily on: December 19, 2007
Between what I get through work and what I pay for because I’m an addict, I essentially subscribe to a total of 8 magazines (Time, Cosmo, Ad Age, Mediaweek, Mpls-St. Paul Mag, Minnesota Monthly, Real Simple, Cooking for Two).
When do I have time to read them? Yeah, I really don’t. So I’m totally looking [...]
Posted by: Lily on: April 12, 2007
Books. I just got new books. Two of them, I bought, and two are on loan from a friend. I bought “4 Blondes,” by Candace Bushnell. You might recognize her as one of the writers and creators of “Sex and the City.” I bought this one because a girl I work with asked me to [...]
