Stumble Upon Songs #4

If you have checked out the previous Stumble Upon Songs posts you might have guessed that I have a thing for sombre songs or ballads. I love high energy pop/rock/alternative music, I am often blasting them in my car in the morning or on the way home but I can also go on for hours listening to softer deeper songs that just help me keep calm and carry on ;). Still by Daughter First heard while watching a fanvideo for a favorite pairing of mine from one of my favorite TV shows - Once Upon a Time The Lightning Strike by Snow Patrol Snow...

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Author Events: Meeting Ingrid Hoffman, celebrity chef

Monday night my mom and I went to a book signing. Now usually a book signing is something I go to with a friend (if I can get one to come with me) or by myself but my mom came along this time because she knew who the author was. Ingrid Hoffman, a celebrity chef was promoting her book, Latin d'Lite. She has a cooking show called Delicioso that...

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Why Love?

Why Love? Why is it that we blame love for so many things when it is us that choose to fall in love? Is it because we can't find it in ourselves to put the blame where it really should go....

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Music: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz

A semi-oldie but a favourite that I have been re-listening to a lot lately. This song puts me in a good mood even at work where I am surrounded by different shades of greys and browns and doing a job I do not love. If you are in need of a mood lifter maybe it will help you out. Edit: Looks like this vid won't play one the blog but you can click the link and see it on youtub...

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Book Review: Alma of my Heart by Susanna Lo

Alma of my Heart by Susanna Lo Irena Montoya and Tatiana Jones come from two entirely different worlds. Irena is a poor, illegal immigrant who sneaks across the Mexican border and walks 46 days to Los Angeles where she hopes to find a new life for herself and her unborn daughter. Tatiana is a wealthy architect who has everything a woman could want...

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TV Show Recaps

A long time ago before Reeshe moved away to New York she suggested that perhaps I could do TV show episode recaps. Me, being the lazy person that I am wasn't up to the idea. Writing episode recaps would mean that I would have to write a post once a week, consistently. That kind of project requires commitment and discipline, two qualities I greatly lack but you know what this blog has been quiet for quite some time now. I have been busy with work, school, exercise and home life (not to mention goofing off on tumblr) but it is time I return to Sparrow...

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Discussion: When there is no room for books

Currently I am quite low in the funds department so I can’t spend as much money on books as I used to. Actually I can’t really spend any money on books for the moment, which is actually a good thing for me since I have 90 books on my shelf or iPad waiting to be read. I am hoping my state of empty wallet means I can knock this number down a good 10 or even 20 books but let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. Another reason I can’t buy any more books is because I simply have no more room to put them. I have books on shelves, in drawers, taking up...

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