About Me

All opinions are my own and do not represent my place of employment, publishers that give my books to review, or anyone or anything else. 

So, my name is Christine, and I wear many hats (many would probably argue too many), one of which is blogger. I started Bookishly Boisterous in July of 2010 after shunning the blog world for quite awhile, not realizing there was more to the community than I had previously thought. Since starting my project I've realized how much I've missed dialoguing about literature (even if it is only one-sided) and writing itself.

Too Legit to Quit: I'm Qualified, Yo

This is half true. I mean, I write a blog on Blogspot, I'm not an editor for the New Yorker. I don't even self-host with advertisers. But, I do have this fancy piece of paper (somewhere) that says I earned a BA from UCLA in English, I have a teaching credential to teach the youngins about the subject, and I talk a good game. I've been reading "chapter books" nonstop since kindergarten, shun chic lit and most mass market paperbacks, and prefer a book to TV any day. I also buy books like most women buy clothes.

All Up in My Business

I'm in my mid (groan) thirties, a high school English teacher, an ex-elementary teacher (this fall will be mark my thirteenth school year in this glamorous industry we call education), and an obvious lover of literature. I've been married for a few years to a man that craves privacy more than I do, so I won't be posting his picture or yammering on about how intelligent, humorous and talented he is, so just trust me when I say he doesn't suck. Together we co-own a big lazy chocolate lab named Chomsky and a four-year-old human child named Sawyer (whom I talk a lot about here but seldom post pictures of). 

I live in Southern California, which I have mixed feelings about. We don't live at the beach, but instead fourty-ish miles inland where it's much warmer, a little dirtier, but where we can actually afford a home that's not the size of a shoebox (as opposed to the OC or LA). I grew up in Modesto, located in the Central Valley, where my immediate family still lives. I despised the place as a teenager ("there's nothing to do here") but find myself occasionally nostalgic, probably just because I miss my family very much. 


In my free time I read, obviously, but I actually do other things as well (some day I'll write a post on all my mind-blowing diverse hobbies and you'll be able to click here... for, now use your imagination).


Disclaimer

I'm a little feisty, frequently liberal, and often sarcastic. I use four-letter words on occasion. I've been known to sound condescending (sorry, Nicholas Sparks and you stupid Kindle users). And I talk about cereal more than I should. That being said, just remember we wear different hats- my blogging persona may be a little different than who I am in real life sometimes (and sometimes not).


Bottom Line

At the end of the day I'm just someone who really loves books and appreciates anyone and everyone who stops by.