We gave my brother Justin a t-shirt from Threadless for Christmas. He liked it so much that he’d already ordered it for himself, months ago! So now I have to find a replacement shirt for him. And I’d like you to help me choose one!
So you can make an informed decision, here are a few facts about Justin:
Here we go:
So which will it be?
Thanks to the wonder that is Google Analytics, we are pleased to present to you:
10. Parting shots
Apparently I wasted my time at the bench. I should have just been party-planning.
There is not room in my hormonal brain to deal with this right now.
7. The Strange Tale of Pteromys Squirrel
Legalities mean nothing to them. They are incredibly territorial. Keeping them in line requires daily vigilance.
It still hasn’t really sunk in that Poppy’s going to be a big sister.
I haven’t seen any famous people recently. But I have seen a few in the past.
When I step in the door, I hear,”DADDDYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!” and this small whirlwind of hair and flailing limbs comes running around the corner to meet me at the toddler gate next to the kitchen.
I am leaving the world of tattered jeans and flip-flops (which as far as OSHA is concerned I never wore in lab) and I’m heading for the office. Golf shirts and Khakis. Belts and shoes that match. Blackberries. Clip-on cell phones. Headsets. Breakrooms and Folgers from a machine. Carpooling. And the truth is, I couldn’t be happier.
2. Why, no! Martha Stewart didn’t help decorate!
I was delighted today to find that BooMama is hosting a holiday tour of homes today. It brings together two of my favorite things: Christmas decor and peeking inside admiring other people’s homes. In the interest of fairness, I’ll give you a peek into our home, too! Here it is, in all its festive glory.
1. Elf Yourself
Poppy thinks Daddy looks “so happy,” though, so I guess he’s making up for the littlest Grinch.
Analytics says these were the most-read posts of the year. So in 2008, we’ll try to provide more animated dancing, more home tours and more Rockford.
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Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief
Here’s a bit of the Washington Post review that made me want to pick it up:
Death, it turns out, is not proud.
The narrator of “The Book Thief” is many things — sardonic, wry, darkly humorous, compassionate — but not especially proud. As author Marcus Zusak channels him, Death — who doesn’t carry a scythe but gets a kick out of the idea — is as afraid of humans as humans are of him.
Knopf is blitz-marketing this 550-page book set in Nazi Germany as a young-adult novel, though it was published in the author’s native Australia for grown-ups. (Zusak, 30, has written several books for kids, including the award-winning I Am the Messenger.) The book’s length, subject matter and approach might give early teen readers pause, but those who can get beyond the rather confusing first pages will find an absorbing and searing narrative.
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