Comments on: Item! I started a disturbing lentil list trend!

By: Sarah T

Sarah T — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:19:40 +0000

Have you ever read Terry Prachett's Wee Free Men? I am a sucker for plucky female heroines, especially in young adult (read: non-scary!) novels. If you like that kind of thing, that series is a lot of fun. If you're not grossed out by hearing a lot about meat, Ruth Reichl is a beautiful food writer, and her last book (Garlic and Sapphires) is all about dressing up to disguise herself when she was a food critic. I bet you would love Joan Halifax's book The Fruitful Darkness. It is poetic and gorgeous and describes Joan's spiritual experiences through her blend of shamanic traditions and Buddhism. Not as wacky as that sounds, even!

By: Wormy

Wormy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:08:25 +0000

Okay, it’s not a Snuggie but a Slanket. Perhaps it will do for the while? http://www.theslanket.com/
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By: Lean Ni Chuilleanain (@leannich)

Lean Ni Chuilleanain (@leannich) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:08:59 +0000

Oh, wow, Havi, you wrote a comment for me! I'm totally glitzed out. My demons are shuffling their feet and muttering teenagerishly that you're missing the point. I haven't had a proper conversation with them yet, but I'll give it a go. .-= Lean Ni Chuilleanain (@leannich)´s last post ... Sunday Stash, no. 6 =-.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:31:47 +0000

….. yesssss, Helle …. ooey gooey goodness, for sure…. I highly recommend it.

Chris

By: spiralsongkat

spiralsongkat — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:56:06 +0000

Oh, I’m not thinking much of anything very clearly today. I’m in kind of a hump-day, slump-day state of mind. Not that things are going dreadfully — on the whole, they aren’t. I’m just tired, and there’s been a chill rain falling here all day and night.

Mostly, though, I just want to say that the Items! are a great comfort. I look forward to them with childlike glee, and yes, there are weeks when I really do follow every single link. So, thank you!
.-= spiralsongkat´s last post … Blogging in the dark =-.

By: Lydia, Clueless Crafter

Lydia, Clueless Crafter — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:38:26 +0000

My big item is Art Basel Miami tomorrow. I’m thinking about art and the art market. Can I stomach the commodification of art and watching arrogant ill-educated “collectors” throw money at something they don’t really feel a personal attachment to?
.-= Lydia, Clueless Crafter´s last post … Clueless Goes to Miami. Ciao! =-.

By: creativevoyage

creativevoyage — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:26:04 +0000

I really want a Tactical Nuclear Penguin – and I don’t even like beer….

I think that escapism is needed when travelling so suggest Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, Laurie R King’s books about Sherlock Homes coming out of retirement with a new female side kick The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, Ian Rankin’s books (you want to read about my home city Edinburgh right?) and Boris Akunin

By: Victoria Brouhard

Victoria Brouhard — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:55:01 +0000

OMG.

That snuggie thing is both hilarious and disturbing.

Can’t. Look. Away.

And yay for more book recommendations! I’m rediscovering fiction after years of reading nothing but business and personal development books.
.-= Victoria Brouhard´s last post … Whatever You Decide Is Okay =-.

By: Square-Peg Karen

Square-Peg Karen — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:40:05 +0000

Dearest Havi (with a loving wave to Selma!) – thanks for making me an item! Sending you a HUGE hug and a gigundus smile.

Now books – ohhhhhhh, books — if you want to laugh your a$$ off while you’re flying take david sedaris with you (even if you’ve read it 20 other times) – my favorite is Me Talk Pretty One Day

If you want to have your heart touched big-time – re-remember that YOU are and always have been just-so-wonderful and beloved, read Dawna Markova’s No Enemies Within: A creative process for discovering what’s right about what’s wrong (the book I’d take with me to the proverbial deserted island – if, of course, I knew I was going to be cast onto a deserted island) – btw – the subtitle? not so sure i noticed (tho i read it 1000 times) any “process” – but real-life stories, beautiful – deep – affirming words from someone who’s been through deep s*%!

If you’re looking for fiction – I’d recommend Katherine Center’s Everyone Is Beautiful — I’m nothing like the protagonist (who is young and has a few kids) and i’m not always a great fan of fiction – but this ROCKS – i was IN it the whole read.

please let us know what you wind up reading!!
.-= Square-Peg Karen´s last post … Best of ‘09 Blog Challenge – Let’s Go! =-.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:45:14 +0000

Thinking about: Ack! I have to go to Orlando tomorrow. Orlando. The city I despise just slightly less than Las Vegas. Oh well, it’s only for one night. But hooray that you asked about a book, because I just finished one last night and could use a new read myself. Was thinking about something I heard about on NPR yesterday: “Yours Ever: People and Their Letters” by Thomas Mallon (because I miss writing letters…you know, on paper and with a pen). Also, now I’m wondering if I will bump my head on the plane tomorrow. I *always* do that.

Also, am wondering why I brought pomegranate for my lunchy fruit. It took forever to get the seeds out, and now my hands are all sticky. But yummmmmm.
.-= Emily´s last post … December’s Cold Moon – Full Moon Dreamboarding =-.