Category Archives: Good Reads

2009; a year in review

Posted on January 4, 2010 by mego

Just like last year… 1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? Got an Oregon Drivers License, lived by myself, bought a car (photos coming soon!), successfully navigated a long-distance relationship. 2. Did you keep your … Continue reading →

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Bookworm

Posted on November 27, 2009 by mego

My top five favorite books (that I can think of right now) in no particular order: – The History of Love, Nicole Krauss – Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer – The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas – … Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Posted on November 17, 2009 by mego

Have you ever seen the movie Serendipity? Jeremy Piven’s character writes obituaries for the New York Times. Towards the end of the movie, he writes a letter to his friend the only way he knows how – as an obituary. … Continue reading →

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A Page from the Late David Foster Wallace

Posted on November 14, 2009 by mego

Alot. Where you at? What’d you bring the book I didn’t want to be read to out of up for? Then and than. Please clean your food out of the refrigerator’s before 3 PM or it will be thrown out. … Continue reading →

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To Powell’s with Love

Posted on November 2, 2009 by mego

“The idea… The fact that there is a place like this that people are keeping alive… is a sign that there is good in the world.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, talking about Powell’s … Continue reading →

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Year in Review

Posted on January 2, 2009 by mego

I’m copying Blythe, who’s copying Linda‘s reflective questionnaire. I’m thinking I’ll do this every year like she does. Any suggestions for questions I should add? 1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Wow, pretty much … Continue reading →

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Quotable

Posted on November 24, 2008 by mego

“If stars are the light, then I’d say saints are people the light shines through. Light shines through the everyday saints around us in the world and illuminates what they see. The light just goes right through them to what … Continue reading →

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Book Club

Posted on November 10, 2008 by mego

I’ve been known to talk a fair amount of smack about my book club. I started to get a little cranky recently because everyone kept choosing chick lit for us to read, and although I read The Devil Wears Prada … Continue reading →

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Mego and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on April 1, 2008 by mego

Remember that book? Alex and Ben and I were talking about our favorite kids books last night at my new favorite brewery (which also happens to be right across from the bowling alley) and Alex said Alexander and the Terrible, … Continue reading →

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