Hers
Reading
Have you ever been in the midst of a conversation and thought to yourself, “Am I actually losing brain cells right now? Didn’t I used to be smarter than this?” I felt this way the other night when I was watching the engagement party episode of Parks & Recreation and found myself analyzing the top 5 reasons I thought it was one of the best examples of situation comedy ever. (Seriously: the unity quilt… We’re a twizzlers family…? Come on!)
So when I started reading My Fair Lazy this weekend I thought, “This is soooo the book I need right now!” It begins with the writer, Jen Lancaster, sitting across from her idol, Candace Bushnell who says she’s really into Baudelaire at the moment. Jen wonders, is baudelaire is a type of noodle? At which point, she decides to culture up.
2 Things:
1.) You may remember that I fell in love with Jen Lancaster last fall when I read The Tao of Martha. Now, thanks to my friend Beth’s fabulous recommendation, Jen is officially on my ‘favorite literary people’ list, and I will be reading all of her books in good time.
2.) A warning: Jen’s books are not good for bedtime reading as you will wake up your bedmate with laughter.
Watching (About Reading)
This week, the New Yorker debuted the trailer for B.J. Novak’s first book. As if I wasn’t already excited enough to read this one, Mindy Kaling co-starred in the trailer making those two my favorite BFFs on the inter webs.
Watching (& Eating)
Things I already believed, but now buy into wholeheartedly after a couple days of processed foods while on vacation. Make things at home.
Catcher in the Rye (in my opinion) is a book you can only enjoy when you’re 14 and filled with angst. It’s at that age you can relate to Holden. When I read it again in my late teens/early 20s I just kept thinking “Shut up, you whiny little brat*”
I also highly recommend watching the BBC House of Cards. It’s fun to see how two countries treat similar themes differently.
*Actual word substituted as Hannah and Husband is a family friendly blog.