dostoevsky | dostoyevsky May 31, 2007

Your choice.
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I think it took me about a week to get through this book. Luckily, it’s separated into seven parts, and I tried to get through one each day. Dostoevsky is an interesting read. My friend PJ really enjoys this guy. But PJ gets him. I don’t think I completely [...]

if music was colorful . . . May 24, 2007

Blue Like Jazz
Donald Miller
Yes please. I finished this book in less than a day. Beautiful. I don’t agree with everything that Miller says, but I love his use of provocative statements and the fact that I was caused to think. Miller has a great writing style and is very human in his book.
I was challenged [...]

design. yum. May 24, 2007

And at this moment, I’m wishing I was at the National Stationery Show in NYC. My face is one of jealousy right now.
But ! I found some wonderful site that has great slides from the NSS. It made my face light up. Please partake. It’s yummy! From design*sponge . . .
Also, here are [...]

that unfortunate thing. May 22, 2007

I think society has doomed me to a hopeless view of love. I know a few people who don’t allow their kids to read romance novels [even the tame ones] because of the way love is portrayed.
Maybe I’ve set myself up to expect too much out of men. I mean, really . . . where [...]

pursuing May 17, 2007

The Pursuit of God
A.W. Tozer
I’ll be honest. I had a very hard time concentrating while reading this book. I’m not really sure why. It was a struggle, but towards the end, I really started to be able to get the words that were on the pages. I don’t even think it’s a confusing writing style [...]

modesty May 17, 2007

What is Modesty
Michelle Brock
I’ll be honest. I probably wouldn’t have read this except for the fact that it’s my required reading for camp this summer. Modesty viewed from a different perspective. There were definitely some good points in the book that aren’t argued often of modesty. Modesty isn’t just covering up your body . . [...]

expansion May 13, 2007

Reading (in my opinion) expands a person. It’s good on all fronts.
Emma
by Jane Austen

Ok. Delightful story, of course. You can gain the same knowledge by watching the movie and spend a lot less time. The last 80 pages in the book were given 6 minutes in the movie . . . which was plenty. The [...]

top 5 – date ideas May 9, 2007

Ok. So maybe I feel a little odd doing this Top 5. But seriously, maybe some of you guys need help. Of course, this is just a personal list and so it wouldn’t work for everyone . . . but most would probably work for lots of girls.
1. Cooking. I love cooking. I love cooking [...]

no secrets May 7, 2007

Ok. I know you’re out there.
You people who read my blog and then run in hiding. Or maybe you’re not running in hiding . . . I should probably give you the benefit of the doubt – maybe you don’t own a keyboard or have a total of 2 fingers. There has to be some [...]

progress May 6, 2007

Change has always bothered me. I guess I’m a true fundamentalist.
Today marks maybe the biggest change yet. College graduation. I don’t enjoy the mix of emotions that goes with the day. It frustrates me to no end to be so excited about being finished with my formal school training (I hope to never stop learning), [...]