The Sunday Salon --Beth hits another out of the park, an award, and a few other things

This week was not the greatest in the reading department. I didn't actually read all that much. What I did manage to read though?

The Heart is Not a Size by Beth Kephart. And I loved it. Like loved it so much. I don't know how she does it but this book was so beautiful and achingly lovely. I found myself teary eyed several times, not because it was sad but because it felt like life. Life seen through the eyes of Beth Kephart is a good place to spend an afternoon of reading. I'll try to save my gushing for the review, but this book is not to be missed.

I also was fortunate enough to go to a reading this past week with Maaza Mengiste. She is the debut novelist of Beneath the Lion's Gaze. I was really interested in this book because I know nothing of the historical time period in Ethiopia. The reviews were very solid as well. I bought the book and started today and it's very good so far. The portion she read Thursday night was also excellent, just really gripping stuff.



Elisabeth of Babette's Book Blog was kind enough pass on this over the top blogging award. It came with a fun meme and I haven't done one of these in awhile, so I decided to play along! :) I was only allowed to use one word to answer the questions which turned out to be incredibly difficult.

Your Cell Phone? BlackBerry
Your Hair? brown
Your Mother? chatty
Your Father? quiet
Your Favorite Food? potatoes
Your Dream Last Night? heartbreaking
Your Favorite Drink? Mt.Dew
Your Dream/Goal? contentment
What Room Are You In? bedroom
Your Hobby? reading
Your Fear? meaninglessness
Where Do You See Yourself In Six Years? nowhere
Where Were You Last Night? home
Something That You Aren't? organized
Muffins? blueberry
Wish List Item? job
Where Did You Grow Up? St. Louis
Last Thing You Did? tweet!
What Are You Wearing? clothes
Your TV? old
Your Pets? none
Friends? delightful
Your Life? hectic
Your Mood? melancholy
Missing Someone? always
Vehicle? PT Cruiser
Something You Aren't Wearing? pajamas
Your Favorite Store? Vromans
Your Favorite Color? purple
When Was The Last Time You Laughed? Tonight
Last Time You Cried? today
Your Best Friend? distance
One Place You Go To Over And Over Again? Target
Facebook? sometimes
Favorite Place To Eat? Gyu-Kaku

I'm meant to pass this on to five people I think are over the top...so here goes:
Dawn, Candace, Jen, Nicole, and Natasha. Why did I choose these lovely ladies? All will be revealed tomorrow!

In other news...LOST comes back this week! I'm so excited even though I've hardly had two seconds together to think about it. I can't wait to see how they wrap things up in what is really my favorite television series ever and one of my favorite stories ever. I could go on and on about just how much I love LOST but there will be plenty of time for that throughout the season. I can't believe there is only one season left! I am highly doubtful there will be television life after LOST so I'm going to enjoy it while I can. You can count on me to provide recaps and I hope you'll all be watching along.

Well that's it for this Sunday! I hope you all have a wonderful lazy Sunday of reading planned!