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Erica Jong in the Guardian.

Brilliant quote:

"You weren't even provided, like European girls, with a philosophy of cynicism and practicality."

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"They told me they still feel the conflict between motherhood and a career, and that women in touch with their sexuality are still sluts. I was devastated. How can anyone think the women's movement is irrelevant when you hear that?"

Amazonian shopping.

The latest purchases from Amazon.co.uk:

Shopping for Vintage: The Definitive Guide to Vintage Fashion - Beautiful, beautiful book! Glanced at it yesterday and I can't wait to really get my teeth into it!

Subversive Cross Stitch - Fab idea from Julie Jackson and will keep my hands busy for a while. Great present for someone off-beat and crafty.

Making Stuff: An Alternative Craft Book - Perhaps this was the disappointing part of my shipment, perhaps not. It was a tad more beginner-y than I'd hoped but there were still a handful of projects I want to try right away.

Misery Is a Butterfly -  I quite like Blonde Redhead (despite the very disappointing show last Thursday) and the result of the first round of listening to MIAB is that I like it, and something makes me think that after a few more rounds I'll love it. Perhaps it was because I was under the influence of a Brontë (see below) but BR struck me as being the musical equivalence of the Brontës, ie all dark moors and whatnot.

Jane Eyre - 2006 (BBC) - Laughed, cried, giggled, blushed, loved it! I've never been a big fan of Jane Eyre, and the old original film did absolutely nothing for me, but thanks to a great job by everyone involved I absolutely fell head over heels with it! When our 'Auntie', RÚV, airs it in a couple of years, be sure to watch it.

Top tip of the day.

How to break in a new book.

Edward Gorey.

Thank you Bethany for telling me about Edward Gorey.

            N is for Neville who died of ennui.

Krosssaumur.

Sá bókina Subversive Cross Stitch í M&M í gær á tæpar tvöþúsund krónur en ég tímdi ekki að kaupa hana þegar ég veit að hún er á 7,19 pund á Amazon.

Geggjaðar bækur! [via Loobylu]

Color coding.

Inspiration. I want to reorganize my books, this time by color.

Yesterday I went out looking for this great sign I once saw on my way home from work, an enamel 'chien lunatique' sign, but once I found it the photos didn't come out right :( Yesterday was definitely one of those 'I suck' days.