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Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 25)

by Linda Nguyen on October 29, 2010February 12, 2016 in Diary

1. I took a small break from blogging and it was wonderful. I vegged out more and may have gotten addicted to Rock Band 3. 2. Holidays are around the… [Continue Reading]

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 20)

by Linda Nguyen on September 24, 2010February 12, 2016 in Diary

1. It’s been one of those weeks at work. You know, where it’s going by SO slowly and at the same time you can’t believe it’s Friday already and still… [Continue Reading]

Book Review: A Man Without a Country

by Linda Nguyen on August 10, 2010May 13, 2014 in Books

I picked this book up last week while browsing the stacks at a library. It reminded me that I still need to read Slaughterhouse-Five but the library I was at… [Continue Reading]

Book Review: Born Standing Up

by Linda Nguyen on July 27, 2010July 27, 2010 in Books

A couple of days ago I finished Steve Martin’s memoir, Born Standing Up. This is the third book of his I read and I believe that’s all of them, which… [Continue Reading]

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 13)

by Linda Nguyen on July 23, 2010March 18, 2015 in Diary

1. Two of my dear high school friends, Alex & Hillary are coming for the weekend. We’re going to camp out on my living room floor. On our agenda for… [Continue Reading]

Excerpts from Fear of Flying and Why Readers Should Keep a Reading Journal

by Linda Nguyen on July 13, 2010June 27, 2011 in Books

I was going to do a small review of Erica Jong’s How to Save Your Own Life, a book I finished a couple of weekends ago but thought it weird… [Continue Reading]

Book Review: The Red Tent

by Linda Nguyen on July 7, 2010July 7, 2010 in Books

Anita Diamant took a couple of lines from the Book of Genesis mentioning Dinah and expounded upon it, giving us a very intricate tale of Dinah’s four mothers (Rachel, Leah,… [Continue Reading]

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 8)

by Linda Nguyen on June 4, 2010February 23, 2016 in Diary, Movies

1. Last night had date night with zee dude. Alan was pretty sweet and accommodating to go watch a documentary on babies (aptly entitled Babies) with me. The documentary followed… [Continue Reading]

Book Review: Water for Elephants

by Linda Nguyen on May 18, 2010May 18, 2010 in Books

One of my biggest life’s joys is expanding my horizons. Be it my gastronomic, ideological, geographic, or in this case, my literary horizon. The book club I’ve helped organized has… [Continue Reading]

Book Review: The Pleasure of My Company

by Linda Nguyen on March 8, 2010March 8, 2010 in Books

I love Steve Martin as a writer. Back in 2005, I read Shopgirl in one sitting and was taken by his gentle, quiet and comforting handle on prose. This past… [Continue Reading]

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Linda Nguyen is a Texas Native who recently moved to North Carolina. She’s a blogger and photographer and loves eating noodles. This is her personal blog. She also writes a food blog.

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