Hormones, you win
Just saw this in the kitchen at work:
Makes me feel greeeat.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book really sucked me in. It took a solid 50 (nook) pages to get going (some of the initially story setup was a yawn-fest), but once the book got going I was hooked. The mystery our protagonist needs to solve is intriguing, the family that is mired in the craziness is fascinating, and the character development is engaging.
Tons of Swedish references, which were a little distracting at times (and yet they always talked temperature in Fahrenheit). Some of the techno-babble seemed like it was trying too hard. But overall, a solid mystery (or a mystery within a mystery).
When I started the book, I didn’t realize it was the first in a trilogy. Now I’m looking forward to the next two books! View all my reviews »
Every time I see myself in a mirror, I think Where’s Waldo?
I’ve been inspired by Academichic’s focus on scarfs this month and have been trying some variations myself. Great way to spice up a plain long-sleeved tee from Target.
Trying Icelandic yogurt for the first time:
Thicker and tarter than Greek yogurt (if you can believe it). I’m on the fence. Have another at home to try this week. The tartness is making me eat it slowly, which is good.
Crippingly Important Massachusetts Restaurant
My aunt and uncle lived, actually still live, in Peabody, and so we’d always pass Hilltop, which is in Saugus, on Route 1 on our way to visit them. There was always much remarking on the line that went all the way around the restaurant, in a “we would never wait in that kind of line, are those people crazy” kind of way, but even as a child I suspected it was because my parents thought Hilltop was “expensive.” We usually went instead to Godfried’s Deli, which no longer exists, where I learned about blintzes.
I just realized I need to take Tim here (and any other New Yorkers who are deprived).
There has been a paperclip in this toiler for days:
I’m really surprised it hasn’t flushed!
Really, WeightWatchers? Effing?
