Archive for March, 2011

Book Purge 2010 March 23rd, 2011

    I purged a bunch of books right at the end of 2010. All of them were fiction books and I managed to sell them all to a local used-bookstore for store credit. I hope they all found happy new homes. It feels good to have the extra space on the bookshelves again, but it was [...]

Book Review: The Strain March 18th, 2011

    I read this book back during the summer of 2010 and The Strain was exactly what I wanted for a quick summertime read. Penned by the guy behind Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, you can almost see the movie playing out before you. The premise is that the ancient virus that turns people into vampires has [...]

My Bookshelf Standing Desk March 4th, 2011

    I am a big proponent of standing desks and get excited about posts like the one on Unplggd. I’ve been a “stander” for over a year and would recommend everyone trying it out. You can always grab a bar stool, if you want to sit. I like my converted bookcase/bookshelf method because it’s: easy to [...]