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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

A little bookish randomness...

Never go to the library on an empty stomach. Especially when it's bitterly cold outside. You end up coming home with an armful of cookbooks from off the display shelves like The Southern Slow Cooker and the Grilled Cheese Kitchen-- 
--cookbooks with mouthwatering covers that you'll never actually cook from. They'll just sit on your couch, mocking you, because you have NONE of the necessary ingredients to make ANY of the recipes inside and absolutely no desire to go shopping.  At least that's what happened to me when I ran to the library right before lunch last week to check out Felicia Day's slightly nerdy and very humorous memoir:  You're Never Weird on The Internet (almost).  

Her book is a delightful read with some wonderfully funny insights and advice. I loved it as much as I do Felicia's quirky character, Charlie, on Supernatural. And I related to it, too. Like when she writes in her introduction:
"The heart of my story is that the world opened up for me once I decided to embrace who I am--unapologetically. My story demonstrates that there's no better time in history to have a dream and be able to reach an audience with your art. Or just be as weird as you want to be and not have to be ashamed."
Don't you love that?
I also love this little bon mot:  Knowing yourself is life's eternal homework.

 Day's honest and funny biography made me smile and totally brightened up an otherwise cold and gray winter day. And isn't that the best kind of book of all?

Happy Reading!

 
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12 comments:

  1. JennyDecember 26, 2017 at 8:04 AM

    I loved Felicia on Supernatural! I didn’t know she had a memoir. I’ll have to check it out. The cover of that cook book makes me want grilled cheese! I love grilled cheese!

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    1. Lark December 26, 2017 at 12:51 PM

      I love grilled cheese, too. :D It's comfort food.

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  2. So many books, so little timeDecember 27, 2017 at 5:22 PM

    I always find that with cookbooks, so many ingredients ugh. I do like slow cookers though because so many recipes are so simple which is great for someone like me xxx

    Lainy http://www.alwaysreading.net

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  3. SusanDecember 28, 2017 at 5:32 PM

    I don't watch much tv, so I've never heard of Felicia Day, but her memoir does sound funny and affirming. Glad it brightened a gloomy day!

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    1. Lark December 29, 2017 at 1:39 PM

      She's a very funny and upbeat person. And not ashamed of being a little bit weird. :)

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  4. Unruly ReaderDecember 28, 2017 at 7:31 PM

    The Felicia Day memoir sounds delightful. Almost as delightful as that grilled cheese cookbook looks. (I have a mild grilled cheese obsession, and if only I cooked, I'd be all over that cookbook.)

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    1. Lark December 29, 2017 at 1:39 PM

      I know, right? And the Felicia Day memoir is awesome! I really liked it a lot.

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  5. RuthiellaDecember 29, 2017 at 9:31 AM

    Grilled cheese is the perfect winter meal, especially with soup...so easy, even I can do it. Can't read while eating it however, greasy fingers!

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    1. Lark December 29, 2017 at 1:38 PM

      That's true...yummy, but definitely not a bookish food. :D

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  6. IlianaDecember 29, 2017 at 2:38 PM

    Haha... so true about the library! I think I need to limit my library outings and read more from stacks but that's a goal for next year. You'll have to let us know if you end up trying some of the recipes from the grilled cheese book. What a great comfort food!

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    1. Lark December 30, 2017 at 12:41 PM

      I did make the sweet pickled jalapenos; they went really well with grilled cheese. :)

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