Bookish (and not so Bookish) Thoughts

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1. This is so true- 

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2. Last weekend a friend and I went to True Food Kitchen, a restaurant that serves the healthiest food I've ever had at a "chain" (it doesn't look or feel like one, though). I've been to the one in Phoenix before but have been meaning to go to the one in Orange County. Everything is fresh, as local as possible, and delicious. And then we went to Sprinkles for cupcakes. Oops. 

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3. I was listening to an Alton Brown podcast and they started talking about the idea of your "third place," which is a place other than work or home that you feel most comfortable at, or go most frequently. My third place changes, I think, depending on the time of year and what's going on in life. Over the summer it was definitely the Yoga Den where I work out at- I was there three, four days a week. Now, I'm not sure. Maybe this is a wake-up call to get my butt to the studio more often...

4. Eleanor Catton won The Booker Prize for The Luminaries this week at the age of 28! That's incredible! Her book seems really fascinating, but I have to admit to being a little hesitant because of the 800+ pages. I mean look at how long it took me to read Underworld...

5. I'm always so amused and befuddled when I'm placed in positions of leadership at work, most recently as the co-lead of a group of teachers at our site that are doing something really boring that wouldn't make sense to most people  reviewing current practices at our school. I'm horrible in meetings- I have a very hard time focusing and not talking to my friends! I hate talking in front of people! I just don't get it. I guess I'm flattered or have caught on that they realize I don't say no, at work, very well.

6. I just bought the new Bridget Jones book and have started rereading the first one. What the hell. They're fast and I'm seeing her in two weeks, so it'll be a nice refresher. 

7. I wish Modcloth had a store that I could actually physically go to and shop at.

8. I have an ambitious plan for pumpkin carving this year. If all else fails I'm going to go with this one:

[nothing says "trick-or-treat at my house" more than a stripper pumpkin; source]

9. I am temporarily a Cardinals fan. Anything to knock the Dodgers out...

10. While this isn't going to happen for a very, very long time, I really want to go on an Orangutan International Eco Tour in Borneo. It's not exactly cheap, but a seven day trip hanging out with monkeys? Sold. I wonder what shots I need... 

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