Molde sights
June 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Something’s fishy
June 22, 2010 | Norway,Traveling
These purses are made out of fish skin. I know, right? But … they’re cool. And expensive.
Books: The Handmaid’s Tale
June 21, 2010 | Books
I just finished reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (on Kindle). Sarah (@goonsquadsarah, Sarah and the Goon Squad) recommended it. I had read Atwood’s book, The Blind Assassin, four years ago when I was spending the summer in Norway. Hmm. Maybe Atwood is my official Summer-in-Norway Author.
What an oddly fitting segue from The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation by Sharon Lerner, which was an impromptu read. Atwood’s book was on my summer reading list I made from recommendations. Lerner’s book made it on my radar after I read her Slate article about something I started writing about three years ago, the questionable “best company” lists in Working Mother magazine. Her article, “How Could One of America’s Most Sexist Companies End Up on Working Mother’s Best 100 List? And what does that say about American employers’ glowing reports about their own “family-friendliness”? ” was published May 24, 2010. It was good to see I wasn’t the only one to notice problems with the list.
Anyway. About the Handmaid. Unlike a Michael Douglas movie, which makes me feel glad I’m not him because I would never be in his situation, Atwood’s story seemed all too possible. It made me want to do a whole bunch of things — drink, smoke, run for president — because I CAN.
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Charming Marie, 3 & vennine
June 19, 2010 | Friends,Norway
Had lunch at a wine bar with a wonderful friend.
I took Marie. We had the tortellini with alfredo sauce. Yum!
How about a little wine, Marie? (That’s the floor under our table … a view to where they keep the wine.) We just need a little music, eh? ;)
What’s in a name?
June 18, 2010 | Norway,Traveling
Way too much fun. This hair salon is called Hairy Mary.
Books: The War on Moms
Books
I read The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation (on Kindle) by Sharon Lerner this summer. Sort of an ironic read while visiting Norway for the summer. I’ll have a lot more to say about it when I get the chance.
Books: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
June 15, 2010 | Books
I just finished reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (on Kindle) by Stieg Larsson. Just like his other two books, I loved it. Next up is to finish watching the Swedish movie of his second book.
Charming Marie
June 14, 2010 | Norway,Traveling,Twitter
A week or so ago, when I mentioned that it was time to start packing, Marie (of The Snake Charmers) said, “Pack me!” So I did. Here she at the base of Gjendemfjellet. Where do you want to go next, Marie? ;)
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Books: The Poisonwood Bible
June 2, 2010 | Books
I just finished reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. It was my first Kindle-read book — which was thrilling, yay! — and my third Kingsolver book. This one made me want to vomit — and not just in my mouth a little. I don’t think that’s what she was going for, although I do believe she was going for my disgust with Nathan Price and how he practiced religion as belligerence. She did a nice job of telling the story in various voices. It would have been even more interesting if she would have offered a peek of what was going on in Price’s head.
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