Just Finished: "I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman"
It become apparent about 5 pages in that I wasn't the demographic for this book. Ephron talks about sagging necks, plastic surgery and everything else about the aging process. Nevertheless, I continued to read because she also discussed her failed marriages, living in NYC, and food.
I found myself giggling about her views on owning a purse-expensive and they highlight how unorganized we are. I totally agree!
I also discovered cookbook author Lee Bailey because of Ephron, and put one of his books on hold at the library.
Some of Ephron's nuggets of wisdom:
*Keep a journal
*Take more pictures
*There's no point in making pie crust from scratch
*"Oh, how I regret not having worn a bikini for the entire year I was 26. If anyone young is reading this, go, right this minute, put on a bikini, and don't take it off until you're 34."
*Eat, drink and be merry
*Consider the alternative. It could be worse.
Quick read and her essay on planning her own funeral was eerie.
RIP Nora Ephron
Quote of the Day
"Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way to making contact with someone else's imagination after a days that's all too real." -Nora Ephron
ZaeBay is 8!
Theo AKA ZayBae turned 8 this past weekend.
In my Coming to America voice, "I cannot believe it!"
We went out to dinner to celebrate...
My sissy came with us...that's Alvin hiding beside her. He was camera shy that night.
Happy Brthday, Zae!
Just Finished Reading: The Prisoner's Wife
The Prisoner's Wife is a true story about a young woman who meets and marries a convicted murderer while volunteering at a state prison.
Bandele has a very poetic style and this is most definitely a love story. She doesn't go into great detail about her husband's case or his remorse (or lack of), but we do get a glimpse into the financial constraints, loneliness and judgement from family and friends that she deals with.
She and her husband didn't start dating until they knew each other for 2 years and connected over social and political issues. They married during their 4th year-right there in the prison.
My only gripe is that Bandele gave her husband, Rashid this "perfect" persona throughout the book. I guess I can understand though because he helped her a lot with self-esteem issues and depression.
The book was written in 1999, so I wonder if they're still together.