December 2009
PINK CAVA TIME! Also: crisps.
Waiting for fireworks. (As ever. Hahaha.)
“At the dawn of each year, in the fresh air of each new resolution season, my...”
– Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune via Julia Allison
RT @capricecrane It’s called a “Blue Moon” because the Moon wasn’t invited to any cool parties tonight, either.
“Your 2009 holiday season might have been filled with Chinese food, sugar cookies...”
– 2010: Goodbye Books? Keep Your Eye On The Kindle
Went to look at the alleged blue moon. Not so blue.
Can’t bear the thought of looking back at the last decade, to be honest. Ready to move forward. And to look at the blue moon later.
2009 in (kinda depressing, sorry) review
1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Saw a doctor while on holiday. Had a driving lesson. Rescued a kitten from the side of the road. Cut off my long ponytail (in the shower, no less) and had short hair.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t think I made any. This year I’m making some small but...
Watching Princess Diaries 2 and going “No, she can’t be a Queen - Genovia’s a principality! And she needs to marry Michael Moscovitz!” Sigh.
My top 10 books of 2009. Read ‘em and weep! OK, not weep. http://keris.typepad.com/books/2009/12/dianes-top-five-books-of-2009.html
“Ten years of changes in technology”
– BBC News - Ten years of changes in technology
Aw, nostalgia. (And kudos to fellow former Sh*ny M*dia writer Kat Hannaford.)
what i read in 2009 →
Didn’t make it to 100. Oh well.
“Initial Pendant Pearl Necklace”
– Temporary:Secretary
So Ugly Betty! Cute.
15 ACTIVITIES TO STOP DOING THAT WILL FREE YOUR... →
Miss Sugar Cane : Fancy jewellery... made with... →
Love this Paris long chain very much.
(Hat tip: Lisa.)
On a posting jewellery pics-kick for some reason. Just go with it.
“The last day of 2009 is a doozy — triply auspicious. Not only is it the...”
– Donna Henes: New Year’s: Once In A Blue Moon
This made me feel tingly. I hope it bodes for a brilliant new decade because this one, for want of a better word, BLEW. Bring on the Tenners! :)
RT @MissSarcastic: One day I’ll master not caring what other people think & not looking for positive reinforcement where I won’t find it. Today is not that day.
10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling →
Brilliant.
Negotiations for the 2010 @ReadInPeace online bookclub have begun! We’ve got a great mix to look forward to. Hope you’ll join us in Jan.
“PREDICTIONS ON THE APPLE TABLET”
– Meghan Asha • Nonsociety
For Keris, who I know is (understandably) a little obsessed with the idea of an Apple Tablet.
I predict owning one of these in… 5-10 years.
15 Humor Books That Will Make You Smile →
“I am now a homeless person in a very serious relationship!” Favourite Ross quote ever. Also <3 Bonnie Somerville.
I really need to be flown somewhere sunny for at least six months of the year. It would be better for everyone.
“By age thirty-seven, Cathy Alter had made a mess of her life. With a failed...”
– Cathy Alter - Up For Renewal
I LOVED this idea for a memoir but am so far a little underwhelmed. It’s my first Kindle book, so I’ll always love it for that but I’m just not getting a sense of genuine change yet - or a sense that Alter is genuinely in love with magazines, as I have...
“I was alone with the doctor when I found out. I had come in for an emergency...”
– The Sun Magazine | Eighteen Attempts At Writing About A Miscarriage
I’m a big fan of Alice Bradley and think this essay is superlative (even though I’ve only read the extract I’m linking to here, not the whole piece. No idea where to buy Sun Magazine in the UK.) Apparently...
ASOS Vintage Style Sausage Dog Pendant →
Cute! I have a bit of a soft spot for sausage dogs (especially miniature ones).
I’m going to go to bed. This is disappointing.
Genuinely very excited to see Just Like Heaven again.
OK, this film is sillier than I remembered. Oh well. Not sure I can stay awake much longer anyway. Really tired tonight.
“A handful of my friends ask me periodically for fiction recommendations (usually...”
– Best Fiction of the Decade In My Amateur Opinion - Spiersblr
“The Catnap sleep mask with teeny tiny heart shaped beauty spot is a reminder for...”
– Lady Luck Rules OK - Gabba Gabba Miaow - Catnap Sleep Mask necklace
After web-stalking it for weeks, I just bought this gorgeous l’il kitty.
Just treated myself to a digital subscription to BUST and 3 back issues. Am too excited now to read them.
“I was only going to do five, but as I went back through the archives I picked...”
– Keris’s Top 10 books of the year - Five Minutes Peace
“Thousands of people across America are giving the gift of equality this holiday...”
– Courage Campaign: Courageous Conversations
I’m being completely self-indulgent for at least another week. I invite you to do the same.
“Someone call Geneva. Torture has a new name, and it’s called Nine. For there are...”
– Nine Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
Oh no. I had hopes for this one.
Watching March of the Penguins for the first time. I want my mummy.
RT @Keris: I just got a bubbling up of excitement. 2010 is going to be FABULOUS. I can FEEL it. (Or I may have just eaten too many cashews.)
Would it be too emo to watch the My So-Called Life box set I got yesterday?
RT @Prettyandwitty2: Our sale has started! Up to 50% off EVERYTHING! Only on for a short time so don’t miss out! http://bit.ly/rt867
“Come December, some kids get visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads;...”
– Babble.com
Scroll down for the gingerbread house pic - incredible.
“Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23rd. It was created by...”
– Festivus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I had no idea it was a real thing!
Much enjoying the Victoria Wood documentary/clips show thingy on iPlayer. “One… soup. And… another… soup.”
“It’s Christmas: No Slade Allowed”
– It’s Christmas: No Slade Allowed | Spotify Playlists
3 and a bit stars? Well, you can’t please everyone… But I’m happy with my Christmas playlist :)
And I just got to speak to my Dad (he’s in Thailand) which was even better :)
O.M.G. I GOTTA KINDLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is incredible.