Hooray, I'm taking notes!

A super cute hipster (no, really) just sent me a set of these notebooks for book readers, and they are fantastic.

I honestly can't decide whether to keep them or give them to my niece. Would she appreciate them or would they just feel like a homework assignment? Could I actually get myself to take notes the next time I read a book??

Last time I tried it was years ago when I decided to make a list of all the words I had to look up while reading Infinite Jest. I wish I had that list NOW.

Okay then, it's settled. I'm keeping the notebooks.


p.s. READ THE PRINTED WORD, YOU GUYS

fuck the kindle



etc.

Miranda July, you kick ass

Your book is so funny. And sad. At the same time.

With your permission, I will put it on my shelf next to others by

Sam Lipsyte
Anton Chekhov
and
DFW

Or I might just group all my yellow books together. That would be satisfying too.

p.s. I also loved your movie. Am I just making you stuck up telling you all this?

DFW

David Foster Wallace, one of my favorite writers, was found dead on Friday night.

Read this book when you have the time to invest. It got me through a sh*t temp job, and changed my relationship with words.

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