Maria’s blog Vox 2008-04-05T18:33:09Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398c99b760003/ Coffee, books, music and sometimes physics... QotD: Where in the World... tag:vox.com,2008-04-02:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48ceac4dd0003 2008-04-02T23:06:47Z 2008-04-05T18:33:09Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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If you were independently wealthy, where in the world would you live? Submitted by Eileen. Anyone who knows me knows I cannot make a choice to save my life and I am sure there are dozens of places all over the world I would want to live... So yo...

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]]> Vox Hunt: Allergy Season tag:vox.com,2008-03-30:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce9900e0003 2008-03-30T12:25:20Z 2008-03-31T16:05:26Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Kiwi

Show us something you're allergic to. Two years ago I found out I am allergic to kiwi... And I found out the ugly way! I went on a one-day trip to a nearby island with my mom. We swam, we walked around in the market, we had a delicious lunch... W...

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]]> QotD: Neurotic Behavior tag:vox.com,2008-03-28:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce8e0460002 2008-03-28T11:47:09Z 2008-03-28T11:47:09Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom What's the one thing you're most neurotic about? I have many, many neuroses, but I think that my skin is the number one! I think it's of pretty good quality, it doesn't need much care and it is usually smooth and blemish-free. I basically just u...

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]]> To my bookclub friends... tag:vox.com,2008-03-16:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce4ff620003 2008-03-16T21:01:07Z 2008-03-16T21:01:07Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I am overwhelmed by your thoughtful, supportive comments! Really... It's simply amazing how the kind words of people who I never even met make me feel better and more confident that I will get through this. It wasn't easy for me to admit how I've...

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]]> Dragging... tag:vox.com,2008-03-14:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48d03123d0001 2008-03-14T22:08:48Z 2008-03-16T21:53:56Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Lately I've been feeling really down... Like everything is an effort. I haven't been sleeping much either... Even little things seem terribly hard to do… For a couple of days I indulged in a not-getting-out-of-bed phase... But then I began to ser...

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]]> QotD: What's in a Name? tag:vox.com,2008-03-07:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce2248e0003 2008-03-07T21:52:19Z 2008-03-09T15:09:27Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom How did you create your username for VOX? What influenced your decision? Submitted by Strive2Be. I used my name... So I guess laziness influenced my decision! I was too lazy to think of something witty or cute...

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]]> Vox Hunt: *yawn* tag:vox.com,2008-03-05:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce181c50003 2008-03-05T21:37:14Z 2008-03-05T21:39:02Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Show us what makes you sleepy. Studying fluid mechanics is a guaranteed way to get me from wide awake to can't-keep-my-eyes-open sleepy in a matter of minutes! Extremely inconvenient...

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]]> And the hits just keep on coming! tag:vox.com,2008-03-05:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48cffe9930001 2008-03-05T00:19:38Z 2008-03-05T00:43:45Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I don't understand where all this bad karma is coming from... It's not like I killed a puppy or something... I just got two back to back rejections from grad schools... Yikes! I just want to crawl under the covers and hide from the world for a wh...

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]]> Do you want fries with that? tag:vox.com,2008-03-04:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48cffd13d0001 2008-03-04T17:18:19Z 2008-03-04T17:18:19Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Just practicing...

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]]> Persuasion, 29/02/08 tag:vox.com,2008-03-02:asset-6a00e398c99b76000300f48cff11320001 2008-03-02T11:34:02Z 2008-03-02T19:02:36Z Maria http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Persuasion

I finished this a couple of days ago and boy, was I surprised!!! When I read it for the first time a few years ago I didn't really get into it and it was probably my least favorite Austen... But now? I loved it! Really! It's up there with Pride &...

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