Jul 2, 2010  •  In Books, Gadgets, Geek

“The Giving Tree” Decal for the iPad

I don’t care that some people think The Giving Tree is a depressing book and/or teaches bad morals (subsequently bannning it from their homes). It’s still one of my all-time favorite books and if I had an iPad, I would totally get this decal! Via The Daily What. You may also like: Amazing 200-Year-Old Desk with Insane Hidden […]

Jun 21, 2010  •  In Books, Entertainment, Reviews

“Sookie…”

I know we’re only two episodes in, but I’m loving the new season of True Blood so far. As someone who owns, and has read all the Southern Vampire Mysteries books, I can confidently say that the HBO series is significantly better than the books. There are, of course, some digressions and cast choices with which I […]

Jun 15, 2010  •  In Books, Web

Classic Books Retitled to Boost Web Traffic

Mike Lacher of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency has a list of great works of literature that have been retitled for SEO purposes. I’ll tackle the first — can you figure out the rest? 7 Awesome Ways Barnyard Animals Are Like Communism – “Animal Farm” The 11 Stupidest Things Phonies Do To Ruin The World 8 Surprising Ways […]

Jun 10, 2010  •  In Books, Movies

Harry Potter Grows Old

You know the last scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? A glimpse into the happy future that Harry was able to provide for him and his friends? Well, I guess they’ve started to film that scene because I’ve got pictures of what Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco will look like! I personally cannot […]

May 25, 2010  •  In Books, Geek, Movies

Happy Towel Day! (Don’t Forget Your Towel!)

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans rejoice — today, May 25, is Towel Day! See how the world is celebrating by visiting the Towel Day Flickr Group, or by checking YouTube. Is anyone else a huge Hitchhiker fan? I have loved the books since I was little, and I can honestly say that the 2005 movie […]

May 5, 2010  •  In Art/Design, Books, Geek, Personal, Video Games

Zombie Street Fighters

J and I have a thing for zombies. We love zombie flicks, zombie video games, and even zombie books (I personally think Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is overrated but believe World War Z to be one of the best books of the past decade). And we’re pretty sure that if there were ever to […]

Apr 29, 2010  •  In Books, Personal, Touching, Toys

Calvin Grown Up

This made me tear up… I unfortunately do not have any toys I can pass down to my children. I always preferred books over toys and never developed an attachment to any particular item. There are, however, many many many books that I’d love to read to my children in hopes that they will love […]

Mar 25, 2010  •  In Books, Personal

The Return of “The Baby-Sitters Club”

I recently discovered that one of my favorite series while growing up, The Baby-Sitters Club, will be re-issued by Scholastic in April 2010. A side-by-side comparison of the old and new covers   As you can see above, the re-issue will have new cover designs (which I’m not sure I like…I liked the old covers […]

Mar 3, 2010  •  In Books, Pregnancy, Reviews

Pregnancy Book Reviews

As an avid reader and a book whore, one of the first things I did after getting a positive pregnancy test was to head to the bookstore and buy a pregnancy book! I have since bought quite a few more (and been gifted a great one) so I thought I’d share my thoughts on them […]