All Consuming : Jamie

A story about "Bridget Jones's Diary (movie tie-in)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:47:16 GMT

by Helen Fielding

gosh i got pissed at her mom. but i loved counting the exact similarities between this book & pride & predjuce (airhead mother, rich ‘divorced’ darcy, his vanishing out of nowhere to take care of business, his sudden rush of words, etc etc)

A story about "The Holiday"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:47:48 GMT

The Holiday

this. soundtrack. is SO GOOD! i tend to love instrumental soundtracks (like under the tuscan sun) and this composer is genius. not to mention how much each piece fits the different parts of the movie!! superb score

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:38:19 GMT

A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions

by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux

cute, but now i’m getting sick of her advice. can’t we live a little? maybe i just have instinctive fashion sense to know what looks good on my body without needing a book to guide me. bleeeh. so i’m just past handbags

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America's Best Women Writers"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:36:59 GMT

This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America's Best Women Writers

guess what. i like chick lit.

A story about "The Holiday"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:34:56 GMT

The Holiday

by Nancy Meyers

thank god i bought this yesterday. can’t survive PMS without it (but it makes me cry! and eat a whole pizza, not like i care)

A story about "Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:50:26 GMT

Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic)

by Sophie Kinsella

i have been waiting! and waiting! i finally got it from the library :)

A story about "spelt bread"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:49:35 GMT

spelt bread

so every monday & wednesday i make a sandwich out of this bread with almond butter in the middle. yum!

(why is it considered a vegetarian food??)

A story about "Marie Antoinette"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:38:03 GMT

Marie Antoinette

by Sofia Coppola

I LOVE IT! people need to stop running around saying it’s horrible—do a movie, see how well you do it ;)

maybe i’m just in sync with sopia coppola, i loved how she used all these crazy modern songs with such a period movie. mmm. someone has vision in this industry :D movies are not unique anymore. sigh.

:: waits for people’s horrible comments ::

A story about "Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Volume I, Chapters 1-18 (with ArtStudy Student CD-ROM and InfoTrac )"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:27:46 GMT

Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Volume I, Chapters 1-18 (with ArtStudy Student CD-ROM and InfoTrac )

by Fred S. Kleiner

YES ART HISTORY!

A story about "Swapping Lives"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:11:14 GMT

Swapping Lives

by Jane Green

FAHH-bulous! loved it.

A story about "Westminster Abby (S.A.S.S.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:47:48 GMT

Westminster Abby (S.A.S.S.)

by Micol Ostow

love these books. you can down them in a day!

A story about "Model Student: A Tale of Co-eds and Cover Girls"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:08:33 GMT

Model Student: A Tale of Co-eds and Cover Girls

by Robin Hazelwood

well, this book is like COCAINE. not like i’ve ever had it, but you start reading it and you can’t stop. then you’re just delirious. and then when you finish it, you’re glad :) i LOVE the author’s writing style—the verbage and puns are superb

anyone concur with this assessment?

Why I recommend "Getting the Boot (S.A.S.S.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Jamie) — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:30:58 GMT

Getting the Boot (S.A.S.S.)

by Peggy Guthart Strauss

OH how i could relate to this book! i took a trip to italy when i was 16, with no previous art history knowledge, and took art history AP my senior year, LOVED IT, and am now going to design college :)