Books read in 2006:
1. Modern Girl's Guide to Life - Jane Buckingham
2. Super Crafty - Susan Beal, Torie Nguyen, Rachel O'Rourke, Cathy Pitters
3. Seven Types of Ambiguity - Elliot Perlman (in progress)


Quick reviews in case you were interested.
Super Crafty: Amazing. Best money I ever spent. Gives all kinds of different project ideas, while leaving room to adjust and inspire crafty minds to think of their own versions. I love the little extras like "Crafty Disasters" and "Crafts from the Past" My favorite projects and ones that inspired me the most to get crafting: Sock Monkeys (I've always wanted one), Super Cool Appliques (felt! I need felt! why is it taking me so long to buy some stinking felt!), Bejeweled Baubled Purse, the entire "Reduce, Re-use, Resparkle" section.

Modern Girl's Guide to Life: It's okay. Some tips are helpful, some aren't. Like dinner parties. I've never known anyone who has ever had one or has been to one. I will likely never have one that doesn't consist of everyone grabbing a plate of food and sitting around the living room and dining room. Plus her section on flowers annoyed me, because it was wrong. I spent a couple years working as a florist in the store I still work at. She said something about skipping roses and buying a more durable bloom since the rose will die in a day. What the heck? Roses can last a week (if you know when to buy them). There are more durable flowers, but roses are fine. I just haven't been able to get past that comment.

Seven Types of Ambiguity: I discovered this through his new book at Barnes and Noble (The Reasons I Won't Be Coming). It looked like it might be pretentious, but I tried it out anyway. He has the most beautiful writing. It's like a river of chocolate syrup. The new book was checked out at the library, so I got this one instead. It's a pretty thick book, but it's really holding my attention, so it shouldn't be too long before I'm done. I'm just about through with the second part, there are seven. All told from different points of view centered around the innocent kidnapping (a weird way to put it) of a little boy.