http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Coffee, books, music and sometimes physics... en Vox Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:06:47 +0300 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-where-in-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-where-in-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-where-in-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:06:47 +0300 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c99b76000300e398ec48260004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398c99b76000300e398ec48260004-50si" alt="Stresa, Lake Maggiore" /></a> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ceac4360003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ceac4360003-50si" alt="London, UK" /></a> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c99b76000300e398ec48280004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398c99b76000300e398ec48280004-50si" alt="english_countryside.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c99b76000300e398ec54d50005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398c99b76000300e398ec54d50005-50si" alt="corfu.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-where-in-the-world.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ceac4dd0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd where in the world http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:25:20 +0300 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c99b76000300f48d083bbe0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398c99b76000300f48d083bbe0001-50si" alt="Kiwi" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce9900e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vox hunt allergy season http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-neurotic-behavior.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-neurotic-behavior.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-neurotic-behavior.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:47:09 +0200 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-neurotic-behavior.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce8e0460002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd neurotic behavior http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/to-my-bookclub-friends.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/to-my-bookclub-friends.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/to-my-bookclub-friends.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:01:07 +0200 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/to-my-bookclub-friends.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce4ff620003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends bookclub http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/dragging.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/dragging.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/dragging.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:08:48 +0200 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/dragging.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48d03123d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life meltdown http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-whats-in-a-name.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-whats-in-a-name.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-whats-in-a-name.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:52:19 +0200 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/qotd-whats-in-a-name.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce2248e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd vox username http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-yawn.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-yawn.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-yawn.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:37:14 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/book/6a00e398c99b76000300e398e315900005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398c99b76000300e398e315900005-50si" alt="Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-yawn.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48ce181c50003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vox hunt sleepy time http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/and-the-hits-just-keep-on-coming.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maria) http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/and-the-hits-just-keep-on-coming.html?_c=feed-rss http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/and-the-hits-just-keep-on-coming.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:19:38 +0200 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! 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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 &... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://booksforbookworms.vox.com/library/post/persuasion-290208.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c99b76000300f48cff11320001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books