tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.comments2023-05-28T03:30:17.623-07:00Commonplace CatCommonplace Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-27287785688566783482014-02-17T08:02:57.367-08:002014-02-17T08:02:57.367-08:00You're such a smarty pants - it is Borges! Cal...You're such a smarty pants - it is Borges! Call me and let's chat about books soon :) And speaking of Barbery, when are we starting out French book club??Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-27047668439185470892014-02-16T19:09:50.774-08:002014-02-16T19:09:50.774-08:00What a great post! It lends itself perfectly to lo...What a great post! It lends itself perfectly to long discussion - both about the authors you haven't read, and how much easier it is to pick up a book if one has already read something by the author, and about various books/authors I've been meaning to read and haven't (the original Melville, more of Jane Austen, classics from Homer to Herodotus and the modern but elusive Margaret Mahy). I know at least one of the authors you have on your shelf, is the other Borges? I can lend you Barbery cherie ;)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-79767062929502679662014-02-11T07:22:52.944-08:002014-02-11T07:22:52.944-08:00Thank you! I do love this job. We've had a spa...Thank you! I do love this job. We've had a spate of rainy days recently, and what better place to spend a rainy day than in a bookstore?<br /><br />I'm also jealous of Shaun Tan and other genius illustrators :) Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-11071946476944636852014-02-10T22:47:37.768-08:002014-02-10T22:47:37.768-08:00Congrats on the bookshop job! I worked in a booksh...Congrats on the bookshop job! I worked in a bookshop for years and it's really one of the nicest jobs out there, surrounded by books and people who like them. Also, you get to see all the new books before they go on the shelves, and special order anything you like! Isn't Shaun Tan amazing, I adore The Arrival, it's so clever and beautiful. If I could draw like that I think my life would be complete.Piroskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017669367794370150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-52512488243765418312013-12-08T19:25:32.721-08:002013-12-08T19:25:32.721-08:00You make all these books look and sound so lusciou...You make all these books look and sound so luscious! I can't wait to hear what you think of Fairyland :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-44861720711216544092013-07-09T18:50:58.643-07:002013-07-09T18:50:58.643-07:00*Like**Like*Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-51905110630397112272013-05-01T14:29:47.300-07:002013-05-01T14:29:47.300-07:00Hip hip hooray! What an upbeat update ;DHip hip hooray! What an upbeat update ;DAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-30678644741939196422013-04-22T19:04:24.071-07:002013-04-22T19:04:24.071-07:00Favorite line: "The violence of humans inspir...Favorite line: "The violence of humans inspires anger and sadness and reaction. The violence of nature inspires respect and adaptation." <br /><br />Enjoy the barbecue :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-5108201401320766952013-03-03T01:56:16.633-08:002013-03-03T01:56:16.633-08:00Yes, we did have that for a while! Now, though, we...Yes, we did have that for a while! Now, though, we just go to the farmer's market every week, and there's all the fruits and veggies you could ever want or imagine :) But yeah, I'm super psyched for my first box to arrive. I really hope it contains chard. I miss chard so much.Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-41434213277088850492013-03-02T17:02:23.827-08:002013-03-02T17:02:23.827-08:00Did your family ever participate in the fresh vegg...Did your family ever participate in the fresh veggie boxes back in California? For a year or so my Mom would go pick up these local vegetables from Palo Alto every week, and it was so fun to try out the recipe suggestions that came with them. Often they would have things we didn't normally cook with, like rainbow chard and beets, and then it was especially exciting. I think it's a brilliant idea that you're doing it now that you're living alone: it insures that you get your daily dose of veggies and that you are challenged to find new ways to cook with them. I'm sure you'll have fun :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-49877716859605819592013-02-23T08:52:46.779-08:002013-02-23T08:52:46.779-08:00Love book photo shoots <3Love book photo shoots <3Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-60142988996740877092013-01-08T17:04:41.835-08:002013-01-08T17:04:41.835-08:00Ali just can't turn down a request for book re...Ali just can't turn down a request for book recommendations, even if they do have to be historical fiction...<br /><br />Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini<br />The Red Tent by Anita Diamant<br />Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen MahAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-36587363724063304022012-12-07T01:39:51.017-08:002012-12-07T01:39:51.017-08:00Yeah, sorry it wasn't much a review! But we ca...Yeah, sorry it wasn't much a review! But we can talk more when we talk...if that makes sense.Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-31227049615440690992012-12-06T17:32:51.243-08:002012-12-06T17:32:51.243-08:00I just watched this movie! I got it out from the ...I just watched this movie! I got it out from the library, and I immediately wanted to talk to you about it but YOU'RE ASLEEP! <br />Hense the stalking of your blog for the review I knew you'd done at some point ;)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-51462068295001192692012-12-02T08:01:11.473-08:002012-12-02T08:01:11.473-08:00=D=DAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-55673903663457218472012-12-01T07:47:59.099-08:002012-12-01T07:47:59.099-08:00Getting on that right now...as soon as I finish an...Getting on that right now...as soon as I finish another page or two of my essay...:)Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-75449386071190545792012-12-01T07:45:27.562-08:002012-12-01T07:45:27.562-08:00But where oh where are my christmas lights?But where oh where are my christmas lights?Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-14347371405275578322012-11-12T00:27:34.006-08:002012-11-12T00:27:34.006-08:00Oh...dear....I'm sorry to have been the instru...Oh...dear....I'm sorry to have been the instrument of your downfall to watching TV. But also happy to have got you hooked on Job Hunters because it's AWESOME.Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-42742222697485759092012-11-10T19:18:02.004-08:002012-11-10T19:18:02.004-08:00Also, I just went back to this to see if you had r...Also, I just went back to this to see if you had responded to my comment, and then I noticed you'd linked to a video so I watched that, and then I watched ALL OF JOB HUNTERS. <br /><br /><3 <3 <3Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-10178667825616035072012-11-08T17:05:43.445-08:002012-11-08T17:05:43.445-08:00Yes. Read "Eat Pray Love" and eat choco...Yes. Read "Eat Pray Love" and eat chocolate chips cookie dough. Fills me all up with love for the cold, dark world :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-90419992858223034702012-10-23T05:28:06.686-07:002012-10-23T05:28:06.686-07:00Why thank you! That makes me real happy to hear.Why thank you! That makes me real happy to hear.Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-39015092130922020432012-10-23T04:48:34.964-07:002012-10-23T04:48:34.964-07:00Do you know what? I think this is already making ...Do you know what? I think this is already making you a better writer. This was extraordinarily creative and coherent for someone who had not yet had their second breakfast ;)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-13786833826458674072012-10-06T01:06:07.187-07:002012-10-06T01:06:07.187-07:00I would love to have more conversations about cats...I would love to have more conversations about cats, films, albatrosses, and cheese :) So I will try out your technique next time I have a chance!Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-55696318165363120812012-10-05T17:07:11.186-07:002012-10-05T17:07:11.186-07:00I like this post a lot :) Next time you start a c...I like this post a lot :) Next time you start a conversation you should point out the humor in how all the conversations are the same, then jokingly suggest that you change it up by asking each other those funny name game questions instead. Like, "what is your name and what type of animal would you like to be?" Or "what is your name and what are you a connoisseur of?" Your answers would probably be 'a cat' and 'films,' knowing you, and mine would be 'a albatross' and 'cheese,' and I think that says a lot about both of us and would steer any conversation in a much more interesting direction :) Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646812647684678404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902571488295334091.post-12532763079266071502012-10-03T00:43:34.607-07:002012-10-03T00:43:34.607-07:00Somehow I knew you would like this :) You would ha...Somehow I knew you would like this :) You would have loved the calligraphy exhibit at the cathedral, wish you could've been there.Commonplace Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821579984554030533noreply@blogger.com