My how time flies when you're incredibly busy. The semester started this week AND we're prepping to start relocating a branch library next week. I felt incredibly productive (and tired) all week. My desk alternated between looking like a confetti bomb went off and being perfectly clean. I'm just happy I was able to stay on top of everything.
In other news, my brother decided to come down from NYC to visit for a few days. The best parts about his visits is that he's not a typical tourist. Sometimes we go out to museums and stuff, but mostly it's just hanging out. Tonight we're watching ND's first football game of the season. I fully expect he and The Husband to geek out over the new camera and gear we got for our trip to Europe between plays.
In other news, my brother decided to come down from NYC to visit for a few days. The best parts about his visits is that he's not a typical tourist. Sometimes we go out to museums and stuff, but mostly it's just hanging out. Tonight we're watching ND's first football game of the season. I fully expect he and The Husband to geek out over the new camera and gear we got for our trip to Europe between plays.
- Magazines
- The Atlantic, September 2016 - The cover story was all about the money we spend protecting the homeland. I firmly believed that most of this is security theatre, but it was nice to read of some success stories. On the whole though, it still seems like a lot of money is spent where it doesn't need to be spent. Oh, politics. Aside from that, there was a fascinating article about the first attempt to transplant a head. It was a bit creepy and I don't know where I stand on the ethics of the procedure, but the piece provided a fascinating insight into the research and debate. The articles on helicopter parents and binge drinking and "white trash" whites were also good reads.
- Real Simple, September 2016 - I was a bit disappointed in this issue. Normally, I adore most of the content in Real Simple but this month was just sorta there. I did enjoy the articles on living room furniture layouts (with floorplans!) and vanity sizing in clothing. The best piece was probably the article on pick eaters. I was never a really picky eater (though I did have a hating seafood phase) so it was kind of cool to read why people are. Finally, there were some tasty looking recipes in the last pages of the issue.
- Books
- I finished up The Middlesteins. It was the kind of book I loved while I was reading, but kind of forgot about when I was doing other things. It was a great read, but it didn't linger.
- I started reading the final book in the Earth's Children series, The Land of Painted Caves. I can't wait to see how Auel wraps up Ayla and Jondalar's story. .
- Other
- An awesome guy collected a list of encounters he had working at Target. Cosmopolitan collected them into one article. It is hilarious.
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