sidewalk graffiti

On the sidewalk, down the street from a Catholic school.

Buddha Shrine

in our backyard:

Belated gift from the Easter Bunny?

Oh no, this little blue bird's egg must have fallen out of it's nest. We've had some windy days here.

Book Review: Addition

Grace is a 30-something year old woman living in Australia who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. She is obsessed with counting, numbers, and measuring her world. For about two pages it's fascinating to be in the mind of someone with OCD, but by page 3 my own mind was wandering off to daydream about something more interesting. Every paragraph is filled with numbers and counting, and it gets old pretty fast. I admit, I had to skim through the majority of this book. Things get interesting and more readable about halfway through, when Grace enters therapy, but at this point I was pretty checked out.

Book Review: blink

A fun read, and a must-read!

I admit to seeing this book around and purposefully not picking it up. It seemed to be everywhere, and I didn't want to fall prey to the hype.

Blink was referenced in 50 Psychology Classics (still reading and yet to be reviewed...), and I was intrigued.

The premise of the book is that choices that we make in an instant may be more right-on and sophisticated than previously thought. The author provides us with lots of information on the brain, current research, and real-life examples of people who know how to focus on "thin slices" of information when reading a person or a situation.

Fascinating!

Book Review: Astrid and Veronika

Not the most uplifting book. (read: depressing).

This book is about the friendship between two women, a young woman in her 30's and an older woman known as the village witch. Although I enjoyed the descriptiveness of the setting (a small village in Sweden), and like how the changing seasons impacted the overall mood, I found the story to be cliched and an overall downer. The author seems to be trying too hard to shock us...gee, what other horrific things can happen to these characters?

I do find myself yearning to travel to a small village in Sweden, however.

Survivor Dog!

Sweet story of a missing dog, who ends up surviving on a island by eating baby goats.

Not so sweet story for the baby goats.

brussel sprouts, part III

As I've said before, I love brussel sprouts.

The boyfriend, however, does not.

The boyfriend is out of town for two weeks.

On the menu: brussel sprouts.

sittin' in the hot tub...

Here's what I see in my backyard:

ouch

Oh no! Shocking news about boiling crabs alive. It hurts.

Academy of Sciences

I finally made it to the Academy, and it's amazing.

My favorite exhibit was the sea dragons. Magical!

Easter Bunny

On Highway 1, Jenner, CA.