The Best Reader [07/06/12] 

  • Chosen — P.C. and Kristin Cast

    I've finished the third of the House of Night books — Chosen — by P.C. and Kristin Cast. This is going to be kind of a different review, mostly because I'm not completely sure how I feel about it.From Amazon.com"Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a myste…

  • Before the Bell Rings 7.6.10

    Whoo! What a week! Last Wednesday my mom and I spontaneously left for Sioux Falls to get look for an apartment, obtain keys to my classroom and my curriculum materials, and fill out paperwork at the school district.Surprisingly — everything went fantastic! Not only did I get keys to my classroom, but after calling over 30 apartmen…

  • Easy as Pi: The Countless Ways We Use Numbers Every Day — Jamie Buchan

    From Amazon.com..."Have you ever wondered what makes "seventh heaven" and "cloud nine" so blissful and the number 13 so unlucky? Or why "fourth-dimensional" thinking is really out of this world? Inside Easy as Pi, you'll find the "4-1-1" on:>Seventh heaven and what makes it so blissful>The number 13 and why it's so unlucky>Imagina…

  • Pride and Prejudice (1995) [DVD]

    Image by elycefeliz via Flickr I've completed the first (out of 24) steps to completing the Everything Austen Challenge. This Fourth of July weekend I watched the Pride and Prejudice (1995) DVD. Prior to this, I had only ever seen the Keira Knightley (2005) version.What did I think of the 'original', if you will?Well there were as…

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