Finished on the plane ride home from Park City…

This world history book has been sitting around since grade school and I honestly don’t think I ever even cracked it open. Even sadder, when I did finally open it this past weekend, I realized just how much about world history was unknown to me (and likely still is – note the sixth grade audience level). Maybe I shouldn’t have take international studies in French… Le sigh…

Over the past half year, Michael & I have attempted to clean out our office, which means reducing our libraries by half. Most of the books we’ve gotten rid of have already been read and are not anticipated to be read again, while the ones that remain are either cherished or unread. This was one of the “unread” books…

I actually got this book nearly 15 years ago to study for the SATs and never read it. Part out of guilt, part OCD, I decided to give it a read before finally getting rid of it.

If any of what’s written about Shakespeare in the book (present plot aside) is true, than I actually learned something from this book. If not, man I wish I could redo the SATs today…

My dad lent this to me from his library after both my sister and he recommended it was worth the read. Youthful, entertaining, and engrossing (though a bit heavy on the surreal), “Kitty Kitty” helped pass a stressful week at work and school.

This was a gift from Sam, but at my sister’s request I’ll be regifting it to her because she wants to read it since I’ve been quoting it so much.

This was a gift to me from my mother-in-law, and though the book received heaps of praise, I didn’t think it lived up to the hype. But helped pass the time while being stuck in bed with a cold alright…

So far I’ve seen…

(in the United States)
Cape Cod
the Cascade Mountain Range
Crater Lake
Death Valley
Diamond Head Crater
Florida Everglades
Grand Canyon
Great Salt Lake
Mohave Desert
New England Autumn Colors
Olympic National Park
Orca Whales
Petrified Forest
Yellowstone

(in Puerto Rico)
El Yunque

(in Tanzania)
Great Rift Valley
Mt Kilimanjaro
Ngorongoro Crater
Olduvai Gorge
Serengeti National Park

(in the Cayman Islands)
Hell
Seven Mile Beach

(in Brazil)
Sugar Loaf

I got this for Christmas yesterday and finished reading it today. Central thesis: Fat is essential in our diet, but must be limited; momounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) are the healthiest fat we can consume. Basic rules: eat four 400 calorie meals, don’t go 4-hrs without eating, and eat a MUFA with every meal.

I’ve gotten to a point where I’m forcing myself to read books other than Cynster novels so that my All Consuming isn’t just a string of books written by Stephanie Laurens. But the problem is just that the Cynster novels are so good! Once I start one, I can barely put it down until I’ve reached the last page! Damn you Sam!

Besides staying up later and getting up early to knock this one out in two days, I also got some healthy reading in on the ferry to and from Bainbridge for lunch with Alicia & Mike. Now just another couple conventional books before I can start the next one!

Read this almost exclusively on bus commutes to and from work/UW. My best guess is that this book was revolutionary when published in the 90’s, but now its teaching are less fresh given our current eco-evolution. Fought to stay interested…