Catch up
I can not believe I have not written since January! I have no excuse, and no promises for more posts done regularly, I can just post more and surprise everyone with my new found effort. I think I will write today about my pastimes that I enjoy the most in the world. The things that keep me sane, entertained, and have a fundamental part in my being me. My books. The books I have recently read in the last month are:
Alice Hoffman's Turtle Moon, I had not read any of her stuff since high school and as soon as I started this book I went back seven years to a time where everything was possible where the world seemed and shiny and bright waiting for me. It was a good feeling. I highly recommend her books for that fairy tale type of feeling she conveys with her style of writing.
Target Underwear and Vera Wang Gown by Adena Halpern....loved it, loved it! My dear friend sent me this book and I just could not believe how a silly light chicklit book could touch me so much. If you read this book and get nothing else out of it, get the target underwear! The day I finished the book I went to Target and bought myself three pairs of Gilligan O'Malley heather grey bikinis. They are fabulous, comfortable and you could barely see a panty line while wearing tights, which is my pant of choice nowadays. I, like Adena pretend to have a flair for fashion but when it really comes down to it I love being comfortable sometimes more than being fashionable. There is a constant struggle with me and this concept everyday, should I wear my cute shoes even though they pinch my feet or should I wear my comfy sneakers? Sometimes my Anna Wintour side wins the battle and sometimes she doesn't depending on my mood. If I have had a hard week and feel like I deserve a break I'll go with sneaks. I was recently belittled for being fussy with my wardrobe and my general appearance, I was made to feel conceited and empty and just a dumb little girl. The comment stung for a second but now I can honestly say that, that person does not know me at all. I am not dumb I am not full of myself and I am most def not conceited. I love fashion, always have, since I was little my mom reminded me the other day when I asked about this, its not something I made up because I want to be cute and fit into the ditsy fashion obsessed girl image. I have always loved clothes and makeup and I have no apologies for it because I am also a lot of other things as well. I care about my family more than I do for myself. I will always want to buy them something rather myself. I fuss over people and hope to give them everything they need...which I may not always be a good thing. But back to the book... like Adena I went through some sketchy fashion periods, Susan can attest to the fact that during high school I dressed how I damn pleased not really trying to follow any one trend. I don't know if I have found my exact style yet, I don't think I can pinpoint a specific style that I like to follow to a T. I like to dabble. Well anyhow sorry for the babbling but to make a short story long, the book is very good it has surprising depth.
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain I just got this one a couple of days ago, and I had been meaning to read it for a while now, I love Anthony Bourdain I think he is hilarious insightful, and just a real New Yorker. Interestingly enough before I even discovered him in his show on the Travel Channel, a friend recommended the book to me. It was almost three years ago I was working at a small restaurant in Soho and the chef was a fellow Mexican..not a surprise and after his shift was over he would sit at the bar and drink Heinekens, and tell me funny stories about his past jobs or of his day..and I like a good bartender would listen along. One day he was telling me how he worked as sous chef to this great chef and he wrote a book blah blah blah..like a good bartender I only half listened to his stories. He took the book out of his bag and showed it to me, it was Kitchen Confidential. I have only read the first couple of pages...Anthony is a great writer he has a great style. Two thumbs up from me...so far. If it sucks I will let you know. Ok well that's it I will leave you with this great picture I took about a week ago while on a run.
Alice Hoffman's Turtle Moon, I had not read any of her stuff since high school and as soon as I started this book I went back seven years to a time where everything was possible where the world seemed and shiny and bright waiting for me. It was a good feeling. I highly recommend her books for that fairy tale type of feeling she conveys with her style of writing.
Target Underwear and Vera Wang Gown by Adena Halpern....loved it, loved it! My dear friend sent me this book and I just could not believe how a silly light chicklit book could touch me so much. If you read this book and get nothing else out of it, get the target underwear! The day I finished the book I went to Target and bought myself three pairs of Gilligan O'Malley heather grey bikinis. They are fabulous, comfortable and you could barely see a panty line while wearing tights, which is my pant of choice nowadays. I, like Adena pretend to have a flair for fashion but when it really comes down to it I love being comfortable sometimes more than being fashionable. There is a constant struggle with me and this concept everyday, should I wear my cute shoes even though they pinch my feet or should I wear my comfy sneakers? Sometimes my Anna Wintour side wins the battle and sometimes she doesn't depending on my mood. If I have had a hard week and feel like I deserve a break I'll go with sneaks. I was recently belittled for being fussy with my wardrobe and my general appearance, I was made to feel conceited and empty and just a dumb little girl. The comment stung for a second but now I can honestly say that, that person does not know me at all. I am not dumb I am not full of myself and I am most def not conceited. I love fashion, always have, since I was little my mom reminded me the other day when I asked about this, its not something I made up because I want to be cute and fit into the ditsy fashion obsessed girl image. I have always loved clothes and makeup and I have no apologies for it because I am also a lot of other things as well. I care about my family more than I do for myself. I will always want to buy them something rather myself. I fuss over people and hope to give them everything they need...which I may not always be a good thing. But back to the book... like Adena I went through some sketchy fashion periods, Susan can attest to the fact that during high school I dressed how I damn pleased not really trying to follow any one trend. I don't know if I have found my exact style yet, I don't think I can pinpoint a specific style that I like to follow to a T. I like to dabble. Well anyhow sorry for the babbling but to make a short story long, the book is very good it has surprising depth.
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain I just got this one a couple of days ago, and I had been meaning to read it for a while now, I love Anthony Bourdain I think he is hilarious insightful, and just a real New Yorker. Interestingly enough before I even discovered him in his show on the Travel Channel, a friend recommended the book to me. It was almost three years ago I was working at a small restaurant in Soho and the chef was a fellow Mexican..not a surprise and after his shift was over he would sit at the bar and drink Heinekens, and tell me funny stories about his past jobs or of his day..and I like a good bartender would listen along. One day he was telling me how he worked as sous chef to this great chef and he wrote a book blah blah blah..like a good bartender I only half listened to his stories. He took the book out of his bag and showed it to me, it was Kitchen Confidential. I have only read the first couple of pages...Anthony is a great writer he has a great style. Two thumbs up from me...so far. If it sucks I will let you know. Ok well that's it I will leave you with this great picture I took about a week ago while on a run.
Labels: Books
posted by Moi | 1:43 PM
1 Comments:
Thank you for the honorable mention on the Vera Wang book. I absolutely adored it. That book taught me so much about myself. Or "reminded" rather. We all have memories associated with certain articles of clothing.
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