Showing posts with label December. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December. Show all posts

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Love and Tannenbaum

After two days of the most depressing December weather (rain and dense fog...), the sun is out again and the air has that crisp feel to it.

I love mornings that start slowly; where I can take my time and really wake up. There's no where to rush off to immediately and I can make myself a cup of tea and read in bed for a little bit. It might be just me, but I'm instantly 100% more happy when I am able to do that.

Today's December photo challenge photo is to take a picture of something green. I'm trying not to take the prompts too literally, but it's hard not to take pictures of your tree. I love seeing it in my living room! My kitties were given an early Christmas gift of catnip, so I captured a picture of Beeboo playing with hers. When we first adopted Beeboo, she was so unfriendly. She bristled and ran away when we'd try to pet her and she'd only come around when she wanted food. We even had a standing appointment to return her to the shelter because she was SO crazy hyper (ruining our blinds and chewing on our cables and wires). We live in a tiny apartment so it was not something we wanted to put up with. But when they day came for us to take her back, it was like she knew what we were about to do. We looked and her and she looked back and we just couldn't do it. Ever since then, she's completely changed. It's the weirdest thing. Animals are incredibly perceptive.


Sunday, December 1, 2013

December: A Photo a Day Challenge

Happy first day of December! I am officially ready to revel and participate in all of the holiday excitement and craziness! I saw that a fellow blogger, Emily, was joining in this photo challenge, and I decided to do it too. I've never done one before and I figured that December would be the perfect time to start. Everything about this time of year is so incredibly photogenic!

Today's photo is of something you're reading:

This is only a small portion of what I'm currently reading. Not only do I work at two libraries, but there's something about December that makes you want to be in a constant state of reading with a hot cup of tea in bed. Is that just me?

The Madman's Daughter is a pastiche based on H.G. Wells' Island of Dr. Moreau about a madman/scientist who "operates" on animals to make them more human. It's pretty good so far- cruel, grisly, and disturbing which is different. I like different!
The Returned is a crazy story about people who are dead suddenly returning to life (but in a very non-zombie way). Imagine if every single dead person reappeared and began living again? Talk about unsustainable.
And finally, I'm reading Questlove's autobiography, Mo' Meta Blues. I don't know much about him, but I love him on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, aaand the cover looked pretty awesome.

What are you reading these days? Happy December!!

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