A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I just finished reading Innocent Traitor: a Novel of Lady Jane Grey. It was probably one of the worst books I've read in a long time (thank goodness I checked it out of the library!). Anyways, it was by Alison Weir, the woman who writes such wonderful nonfiction. Her attempt at a novel fell flat, though. It read too much like nonfiction. It was also told in the point of view of several different characters, but each voice felt the same. Also, I felt that the character of Jane was too mature--she... Sign in to see full entry.

The green desk diary. I found that when I put it in my purse, it did end up fitting. In other news: I'm still prepping for my interview tomorrow. People always like me and my job experience, but I can't ever seal the deal during the interview. Its obviously frustrating. So nothing really new is going on. Its a quiet Sunday and I spent it at Anthropologie--again. Youu don't want to know what I bought. Sign in to see full entry.

So I'm trying to pick out my appointment book for 2008. Every year I get one from my parents for my birthday (which is September 26th, you'd better wish me a happy birthday when it comes around!), so that I'll be ready for when the New Year arrives. On one hand, I can go with my old standby, the New Yorker Desk Diary, which I've used for three out of the last four years. Its cheap, and the cartoons are funny (sometimes). Or, there's this other gorgeous appointment book that I saw in Kate's... Sign in to see full entry.

I've gotten a ridiculously high number of job interviews through online applications. The trick with online applications is that you have to have exactly what they're looking for in order to have your resume stand out and get you noticed. An "interest in publishing" is useless if you don't have the people and organization skills, not to mention the relevant experience, for such a job as you're applying for. Also keep in mind that a lot of places get hundreds of resumes, especially for... Sign in to see full entry.

But then I realized I'd gotten my internal calendar wrong. What is it about Friday the 13th, anyways? Does it strike anyone else that thinking that day is bad luck is kind of, well, odd? But then again, what superstition isn't? Sign in to see full entry.