My Opinion

This weekend in Boston this conversation happened more times...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:46:16 -0500

This weekend in Boston this conversation happened more times than I feel comfortable with.

Friend: Hey _______, I want you to meet my friend Sarah. She’s the one whose blog I’ve shown you before.

______: The one with the dog?

Don’t get me wrong. I like pushing the fashion envelope as...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:17:22 -0500

Don’t get me wrong. I like pushing the fashion envelope as much as the next girl. But I’m thinking that snakes on the runway during China’s fashion week in Beijing may just be taking it a step too far.

“You just don’t tweet the word ‘holy’ next to that word. People can’t...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:34:25 -0500

“You just don’t tweet the word ‘holy’ next to that word. People can’t...

a good laugh.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:20:24 -0500

I laugh. A lot. Probably too much if that’s possible. But, for the most part, my laughing is...

See that bench? It’s in Boston Commons. I used to sit on...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:38 -0500

See that bench? It’s in Boston Commons. I used to sit on it. A lot. Back in 2004 and 2005 when I lived in Boston. Now, I live in a place that, while it may lack some of Boston’s flavor, also lacks things like grubby piles of snow blocking your door for months on end and people vomiting next to you on the train on an otherwise perfectly normal Monday afternoon.

Boston was where I moved the year after college. My first year “in the real world.” I worked in a magazine for the first time there. I met interesting people there. I discovered just how much snow could fall out of the sky there. I laughed a lot there. I cried even more. I went to museums and restaurants and bars and parks and lectures and shops. I got hooked on a baseball team. I spent Saturday mornings at a Jewish deli in Brookline and Sunday afternoons on Newbury Street. I spent entire days wandering around Cambridge. I also spent a lot of time curled up in the world’s cutest brownstone apartment with my roommate watching an insane amount of Law and Order: SVU. Mostly though, I just grew up there.

I’m going back this weekend. This will be my third trip back since leaving. I’m staying with my old SVU-loving roommate. She married the guy who helped move us in to that cute brownstone. Three other friends from college will be there as well. I’m ridiculously excited. Mostly to see my friends. But also to see my old city.

John Mayer & Taylor Swift's New Song - Half of My Heart

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:43:08 -0500

John Mayer & Taylor Swift's New Song - Half of My Heart: genevieveclare: Two of my faves - so...

Leo: This is the most horrifying part of your liberalism. You think there are moral...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:21 -0500

Leo: This is the most horrifying part of your liberalism. You think there are moral...

"I try & walk a line between terror & ecstasy, she said & then she shook her head...."

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:29:27 -0500

“I try & walk a line between terror & ecstasy, she said & then she shook her head....

Photo

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:30:12 -0500

I just made a T.I. station on my Pandora at work. Why...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:42 -0500

I just made a T.I. station on my Pandora at work. Why didn’t I do this sooner? I’ve been listening to Ryan Adams, Death Cab, and The National crap for days. The second song they play on this is Jay-Z “Forever Young.” It’s like I’ve come home.

My bed companions of late. The silver one is getting kicked out...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:59:29 -0500

My bed companions of late. The silver one is getting kicked out as soon as this week from hell at work is over. The brown one and I have a long term relationship.

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a..."

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:41:41 -0500

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living,...

About three and half months ago I bought a house. I doubt there’s ever been another choice in...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:47:48 -0500

About three and half months ago I bought a house. I doubt there’s ever been another choice in...

I had big plans for blogging today. I was going to tell you all about my sweet little brother. He turned 26 today and I was going to tell you what a smart, wonderful, and kind brother he has been to me. Then he called me tonight.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:49:55 -0500

I had big plans for blogging today. I was going to tell you all about my sweet little brother. He...

I took a few months off from doing my “book reviews.” So I’m...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:56:10 -0500

I took a few months off from doing my “book reviews.” So I’m going to cover the last eight I’ve read in one fell (and very simplified) swoop. They’re below in no particular order:

Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin
This book is beautiful. The entire time I was reading it, I kept picturing the book The Secret Life of Bees. It reminds me of that. But with more God stuff. It made me cry a lot in public though and, well, that’s awkward.

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
I read this book because I kept reading things about great journalists saying that this was an amazing example of literary journalism and that if you want to be a great journalist, you should read it. Turns out I’m not meant to be a great journalist. I read it, but frankly I’d rather stab myself in the eye than ever look at it again. Oh well.

The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber
This book is great. It’s fast paced, interesting, and smart. It’s kind of like a Dan Brown novel if Dan Brown wasn’t such an idiot. It’s a book about books about books. The English major in me freaking loved it.

Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence
First: My grandmother gave me this book when I was in middle school. Second: It is a book entirely about sex. Third: My grandmother has since passed away. Fourth: I really wish that wasn’t the case because I would love to ask her why she thought I might enjoy this in 7th grade. Fifth: I don’t get the appeal of Lawrence. I find him mildly entertaining.

Dewey by Vicki Myron
This is going to come as a shock, but I’m a dog person. However, I really like all animals—at least those with fur—and I enjoy cats. This book made me want a cat until I remembered that Rosie hates cats with an undying passion and therefore that won’t work out.

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Donald Miller has published five books. I’ve read and loved them all. The first one made me want to love God despite the mess the world’s religions and people have made of Him. The third made me quit my job and backpack across Asia for two months. This is the fifth. It is my favorite of the five. It mostly just makes me want to be less afraid of living.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Loved this book. There are three main characters. One of the characters is a writer from the Deep South who hates racism and becomes a hippie and writes a novel and moves to New York. I can’t remember the last time I wanted so badly to be a fictional character.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
This is the kind of story that is easy to get lost in. It’s beautifully written and fascinating to read and when it ends you feel like it should keep going. (That could be because it’s so long that you never actually thought it was going to stop.) I can’t say much more without giving away the plot, but I will say that this book made me feel very sad. If you’re not into that, I wouldn’t read it.

Happy Halloween from The Tortoise and the Hare. That’s...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:03:34 -0400

Happy Halloween from The Tortoise and the Hare. That’s right, kids. Halloween can be about both candy and learning fables. You’re welcome.

Happy Halloween! xoxo Rosie

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:57:42 -0400

Happy Halloween!

xoxo Rosie

Look ‘a there. A giant dachshund featured in New York...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:42:51 -0400

Look ‘a there. A giant dachshund featured in New York Magazine. Dachshunds are taking over the world.

(On another note, dachshunds are taking over this blog. I’m considering reeling myself in a bit on the “crazy dachshund lady” business. Perhaps I’ll look into a new obsession. Maybe Chick-fil-A? I’ll let you know.)

Pottery Barn is now selling piggy banks shaped like dachshunds...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:40 -0400

Pottery Barn is now selling piggy banks shaped like dachshunds and bulldogs. As in the specific kinds of dogs I’m obsessed with. As in Pottery Barn clearly has realized how much money I spend in their store and is now just designing things especially for me. By this time next week I expect them to have designed an edible chair made out of cheese. Preferably Brie.

Anthropologie’s November catalogue was the final straw. I...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:55 -0400

Anthropologie’s November catalogue was the final straw. I want to move into their store where I will promptly begin living in a magical land of snow filled mansions, mystical mornings, and enchanting afternoons.

You just know that no one who lived in Anthropologie land would ever be like “Oh I had a turkey sandwich for lunch and now I’m taking my car to get the oil changed.” Those things just don’t happen there.