Posts made in November, 2006

Rory’s Book Club: Anne Frank

Posted by Sarakastic on Nov 26, 2006 in Book Reviews | 2 comments

Ok, fine I’ll admit it. I cheated on Rory’s book club. The plan was to read every book, even if I’d already read it. I couldn’t read any non book list books during this time because then I would get distracted by something shiny & my plan would fall apart. The plan held until “Anne Frank: A Diary of Young Girl”. I’d read it before, & this book should really be required reading for all human kind. Maybe then they wouldn’t kill each other so much. Anyways, the plan was diverted when next to this book I saw “Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annex”. I had always thought her diary was the only thing she had written. I thought this mostly because people always told me that her diary was the only thing she had written. People are silly. So I read this collection of short stories & it was amazing. Even if I just picked it up without knowing who she was, the writing stands by itself. It is truly magical, & if you haven’t read it you might want to. Next time someone tells you Anne Frank’s diary is all we have of her, clap your hands over your ears & scream “lalalala I can’t hear you”

You know my obsession is bad when…

Posted by Sarakastic on Nov 25, 2006 in Gilmore Girls | 2 comments

Every year my mom & I still pick out a ceramic piece for our Christmas village & then paint it together. The ceramic line was going out of production, so we had to buy everything else that we wanted. I laughed during the discussion of “The Dragonfly has a bigger covered porch” & “This will pass as the bookstore”. (Who needs a fire station, bah, as long as we have a diner we are fine) Without knowing it, we were setting up a miniature Stars Hallow. (We bought the gazebo last year). I’m very blessed to be surrounded by people who make what is important to me, important to them.  Now I just have to find a miniature Mrs. Kim townsperson.

I am Thankful for the Gilmore Girls

Posted by Sarakastic on Nov 23, 2006 in Gilmore Girls | 1 comment

Most of the population rolls their eyes at my obsessive use of the abbreviation “GG” & my talk of Rory, & my quest to read/talk/think/look like someone who is “fictional”. At this, the season of thanks, I would like to explain why I love the “Gilmore Girls” so much.

1. Taught me that onion rings & muffins go together.  It all just gets mixed up in your stomach anyways.

2.  Rory is trying to bring bangs back into fashion.

3.  Introduced me to Tom Waits, Sylvia Plath, Dorothy Parker, & “Cop Rock”.

4.  Made Tuesdays Sacred. Also gave me a good excuse for breaking up with someone.  “He asked me to do something on a TUESDAY. Can you imagine?”

5. One of the few examples of women in the media who are feminine without being weak, looking for love without being desperate, career oriented without compromising themselves, & pretty while being everything else.

6. Reminded me that even feminine, career oriented, beautiful, strong women have trouble with their mothers.

7. Turned watching the roomba vacuum into a pastime.

8. Broke the myth that the plural of cul de sac is cul de sacs (apparently it is culs de sac)

9. Learned that you never, ever try to get divorced at a Post Boxes etc.