http://emilyw.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ with freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy? - oscar wilde en Vox Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:01:50 -0500 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/latest-posts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/latest-posts.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/latest-posts.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:01:50 -0500 Hello friends! I haven't had a lot of time to blog in the past few weeks, but here are my latest posts over on Wordpress: Books I want to be reading Book Giveaway Winners The Secret Lives of People in Love by Simon Van Booy (review) Happy Bi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/latest-posts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123ddc199ff860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wordpress http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/new-home.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/new-home.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/new-home.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:25:11 -0500 Vox friends & readers: I feel very bittersweet announcing that I'm another person jumping ship: I'm moving Books, the Universe, and Everything over to Wordpress. My main three reasons for leaving Vox are: 1. The requirement for people to registe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/new-home.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123dde3766b860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wordpress http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-mysterious-benedict-society-and-the-prisoners-dilemma.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-mysterious-benedict-society-and-the-prisoners-dilemma.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-mysterious-benedict-society-and-the-prisoners-dilemma.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:10:08 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123dddfed95860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123dddfed95860d-50si" alt="MBS &amp; the Prisoner&#39;s Dilemma" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart is the third book about a group of four extraordinarily gifted and adventurous children who call themselves the Mysterious Benedict Society. Since this is the thir... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-mysterious-benedict-society-and-the-prisoners-dilemma.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123f176073e860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books reading book review mysterious benedict society http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/look-at-the-birdie-by-kurt-vonnegut.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/look-at-the-birdie-by-kurt-vonnegut.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/look-at-the-birdie-by-kurt-vonnegut.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:59:02 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123f175daa3860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123f175daa3860f-50si" alt="Look at the Birdie" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Look at the Birdie is the second posthumous collection by Kurt Vonnegut. The first was Armageddon in Retrospect, which came out last year. I thought this collection was a lot better than Armageddon in Retrospect. Armageddon had some good stories... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/look-at-the-birdie-by-kurt-vonnegut.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123f175de50860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books reading kurt vonnegut book review http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-recap.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-recap.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-recap.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:19:39 -0400 I had no idea how much fun the Read-a-Thon would be. I had a blast! I loved settling in for a cozy day of reading and good snacks, doing mini-challenges, reading posts from other participants, and tweeting with everyone. I'm already excited for th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-recap.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123dddca303860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> read-a-thon http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-line-hour-18.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-line-hour-18.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-line-hour-18.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:06:01 -0400 Well folks, I think this is it for me tonight. I've had an absolutely lovely time participating in the read-a-thon! I made it to hour 18, which is longer than I expected to last. I finished The Wild Things during hour 17, for a total of 3 books ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/the-end-of-the-line-hour-18.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123f17293f4860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> read-a-thon http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/give-me-five-hour-17.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/give-me-five-hour-17.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/give-me-five-hour-17.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:16:32 -0400 Books Read: 2 Blog Posts: 8 (including this one) Mini-Challenges Completed: 11 (including the one below) Coffee Consumed: 2 mugs, plus 1 Starbucks Doubleshot My progress was severely hindered by the exciting and ultimately heartbreaking MSU game ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/give-me-five-hour-17.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea501240b6f2251860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> read-a-thon http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/mid-event-survey-hour-13.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/mid-event-survey-hour-13.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/mid-event-survey-hour-13.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:46:38 -0400 Time for the mid-Read-a-Thon survey! 1. What are you reading right now? The Wild Things by Dave Eggers 2. How many books have you read so far? Two - Cherries in Winter and Making Mischief 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the s... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/mid-event-survey-hour-13.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123f17273fe860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> read-a-thon http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/reading-is-fundamental-hour-12.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/reading-is-fundamental-hour-12.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/reading-is-fundamental-hour-12.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:51:05 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123ddc8a545860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123ddc8a545860c-50si" alt="Dad and me reading" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We're almost halfway! Not much to update, still reading The Wild Things. Haven't progressed much - went out to Barnes and Noble, and now I'm eating dinner. But I wanted to update to participate in the Reading is Fundamental mini-challenge from J... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/reading-is-fundamental-hour-12.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123ddc8a675860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> read-a-thon http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-update-hour-9.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Emily) http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-update-hour-9.html?_c=feed-rss http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-update-hour-9.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:43:05 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123ddc8955b860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123ddc8955b860c-50si" alt="Bookmarks" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I finished Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation by Gregory Maguire at the end of hour 7. I started For Grace Received, but wasn't feeling it. So I switched to The Wild Things by Dave Eggers (my fur covered edition!) which I'm really enj... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://emilyw.vox.com/library/post/read-a-thon-update-hour-9.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff97f7086ea50123dddc4079860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookmarks books reading read-a-thon