I'm alternately sorting through things to get rid of and teaching myself HTML5. Neither of these things is very inspiring. I did discover that I have at least five copies of Eight Cousins in various editions. They're all pretty old, but sadly not valuable.

I can't figure out what to do with books that are really worthless, such as ones with torn covers or paperbacks from that era in which the glue failed and all the pages are loose. I can't seem to bring myself to put them in the recycling bin.

you could make these wreaths. [link]

I am currently re-reading The Nine Tailors and the copy has completely fallen apart (it's a 1970s paperback.) I need a ribbon to keep it together. But I also feel weird about recycling it when I am done. I have read this volume easily 20 times.

Those are really pretty. I'd make one of those.

I haven't read Eight Cousins since ... probably since I was a kid. What was the other one? An Old-Fashioned Girl? I was too addicted to Little Women to stray far from it for long.

I actually like Old Fashioned Girl the best- I loved the romance, which ends up satisfied, and I love Polly living as a single girl and meeting the proto-feminist women.

Actually, I like Eight Cousins better than Little Women, too.

I think I like a good romance, and Little Women is not really satisfying in that sense-- you really like Laurie AND you see how it couldn't work, but Professor Bhaer doesn't get developed enough to see Jo with him as better. They did fix that in the movie, however.

you could also make these pumpkins or the flag garland in the top banner: [link]

Next available haircut appointment: in 2 weeks. Gah. I'm glad she's doing so well, but I am so sick of my hair. I wanted it cut a MONTH ago.

This is me. Do my grey hairs and I wait? Or do I get brave and try someone else? She is my OTHairstylist.

I think I like a good romance, and Little Women is not really satisfying in that sense

Laurie and Amy totally worked for me, though, although I've been told that's a heretic's opinion.

I should read the others again. I barely remember them.

Laurie and Amy totally worked for me, though,

Me too!

although I've been told that's a heretic's opinion.

Huh.

The facts:

1. 100+ faculty (and administrators) are invited to a retreat.

2. The retreat is out of town within driving distance (say about 90 min away)

3. A couple of people inquired about carpooling and gas costing sharing to the organizers of the event.

What do you think the organizers of the event chose to do?

If you guessed: "send an email to all attendees letting them know people want to carpool and urging people to reply to all to facilitate communication" you would be CORRECT.

Is this really the best strategy to coordinate carpool stuff?

Note: thank goodness for gmail and the "mute conversation" function. I would like to carpool, but I am so irritated that I don't even want to engage.