Archive of 2008 August

Cute Overload page-a-day calendar

on August 12th, 2008 in Books, Links, Products by | 6 Comments

Page-a-Day calendars are a blatant waste of paper. I’m shocked. Shocked, and very very covetous of this Cute Overload Calendar. I’m buying two. One for me, and one for my grandma. That lady needs more cute in her life. …from Cute Overload

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Read necklace, not ALA approved.

on August 12th, 2008 in ALA, Librarians in popular culture, Links, Products by | 4 Comments

etsy.com is a site where arts n’ crafters sell their wares. If you shop at etsy, chances are pretty high you you are supporting a stay-at-home-mom, a starving artist, or a woman who wouldn’t otherwise get compensation for her work. With that said, brookadelphia on etsy offers some pretty cool…

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Fine Lines: Jezebel reviews the books that we 30somethings loved in our youth

on August 3rd, 2008 in Books by | 8 Comments

I want to talk about YA books for girls in the 1980s. Books like Anastasia Ask Your Analyst, and The Girl with the Silver Eyes. Besides PBS and the Thundercats, these books were pretty much the only media I had available during my nerdy nerdy youth. And since I hadn’t…

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