Archive for March, 2009

I know it’s a Tuesday morning but it’s been a long week.  It’s about time we blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol. How Wisconsin Does It – Going Out Mix 03/09   Lengua Afuera – Pitbull American Boy – Estelle Boom boom pow – Black Eyed Peas Bottoms Up – Keke Palmer Boyfriend Girlfriend –...
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So, I hear that talking to strangers is the newest rage…?  
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…to Add To Your Level of Domesticity… We happily received our very first wedding gift in the mail last week. It was from our dear friends, A & B. It was an Oster Express Breadmaker. I was super excited when this was added to our registry, because just the idea of making my own...
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We happily received our very first wedding gift in the mail last week. It was from our dear friends, A & B. It was an Oster Express Breadmaker. I was super excited when this was added to our registry, because just the idea of making my own bread sounded so very…..domestic. And I am...
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There are some people I know who love to read books about India. The Namesake, Interpreter of Maladies, The God of Small Things, The Inheritance of Loss, A Fine Balance…. I’m not one of them. (Heck, I’ve never even seen Slumdog Millionaire.) There are also some people I know who love to read books...
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It’s time again to open the site for new contributors. as planned, nonpretentious will have open registration (a.k.a. a casting call) for the next seven (7) days. nonpretentious would love to hear from people who: write like Murakami, fight like Jack Bauer, kill crossword puzzles like Jon Stewart, mix optimism with cynicism, wish life’s...
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For anyone out there who likes the Nick Hornby style of infiltrating pop music references into his narrative, read Tom Perrotta’s early novel “The Wishbones“. Also for any of you who don’t like Hornsby’s books, it is more interesting than his books.
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Thankfully, not all things are filtered. A moment to praise the uncouth, unfiltered trap (not you, tough_love, but this should be reminiscent for you as well)… Anyone else have this type of experience before?
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An introduction into the madness that is Ian Caithness' life.
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As previously announced in my recent posts, this blog is serious about writers making money off of their writing. So, what better way to learn the industry than to, well, learn the industry. I’m in a new world of “social media” – visiting sites whose names I can hardly pronounce (plurk, tumblr, seesmic, squidoo)...
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