Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a great new years! I spent mine doing some research. I checked out a bunch of jewelry/metals books from the library. My favorite was "European Spoons Before 1700" by John Emery...I got immersed in that one for hours.

I didn't make any resolutions this year...I can't seem to think about anything but surviving the next two months and making it through my thesis alive. Maybe I'll make resolutions in April:)
Anyway, its a bit late, but Happy New Year to you all!

Wordy Delectables

I am a firm believer in the idea that one can never have too many books. Here are a few on my wish list as of late...

Love Entwined: The Curious History of Hairwork in America

Art of Hair Work: Hair Braiding and Jewelry of Sentiment

Imperishable Beauty

See the rest of my wordy desires here:

The Hunger Games

I just finished reading this book. It was amazing. AMAZING. I couldn't stop reading it. I couldn't sleep because I couldn't stop thinking about it. It was really good. It's a major bummer that it just came out this fall and who knows how long I will have to wait for the sequel. You should read it.

Another book I read recently that I really liked was:

Actually, I read it for the second time. I read it the first time over the summer. One thing I love about my breaks from school is that I don't feel guilty about reading for pleasure. Anyway, if you like sci-fi or fantasy, or books that speculate about what the future holds I definetly highly recommend these two books. They kept me sleep deprived for days:)