Half Price Books

Nothing makes me happier than discovering a new book store. Over the weekend we drove to the Fremont branch of Half Price Books. We spent over an hour browsing and I bought the five books above for $1 each! Love.

George Orwell's Blog

Did you know that George Orwell has a blog?

Previously unreleased entries of his diaries beginning 9th August, 1938 are being published - starting 9th August 2008 - on the blog. Each post corresponds to an entry in his diary and the diaries end in 1942. There is much talk of the war of course, but he also details his time in his vegetable garden - tomatoes, peas, raspberries, apples and potatoes - and, raising hens for eggs. A writer who gets his hands dirty in the soil - what's not to love?

(but if Chaucer is more your thing, you can check out his blog here.)

Haberdashery

I was strolling downtown Campbell when I chanced upon my dream life - own a recycled books store with an in-house cat named ISBN wandering around the shop and sleeping in the windows.

If you bookmark this page, you can keep up-to-date with the United Nations daily briefings.

We watched the movie Mongol over the weekend. I can't vouch for its historical accuracy, but wow, it is stunning. Also, I want their hats: