Lauren Leto's Blog, page 9

David Foster Wallace's Verbiage

In this article (a good read about how DFW's papers are going to University of Texas) it states that Wallace had typed pages of words and their meanings which will be joining the collection.

Is that how other people expand their vocabulary? I usually rewrite the word and definition on whatever is closest to me at the time (usually a notepad). What would be the most effective way?

Photos via Rob Gallo.

Best Bar in Detroit?

The 10 Best iPhone Apps for Book Nerds

To celebrate my new iPhone, I'm downloading the apps I've been denying myself while using a Blackberry.

1. 3D Bookshelf .  Classic Literature Collection. For .99 cents you get around twenty books! The books include Pride and Prejudice, Utopia and Great Expectations. In my spare time, I'm going to try and read all of A Journey to the Centre of the Earth on my phone. To browse the pages, you flick your finger across the screen, much like you'll do for iPad books. Definitely worth the money.

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A Book For Little Ones

Monsters Eat Whiny Children is a new children's book by Bruce Eric Kaplan (yes, the Bruce Eric Kaplan). It's coming out in the fall, but you can pre-order it now on Amazon. I might get it for this guy:

TFLN Awesomeness

Oldie but goodie text. I want to hear what you would do.

This Is Amazing

Alli shared her bookcase in the comment section of the bookcase post. Check it out, isn't it perfect? I want to do the same thing in my office!

Check out her whole Flickr stream here.

Writin' Music

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Comment of the Day

Esther is awesome. In reply to my bookcase post, she wrote:

Everything Is Wrong With You, Jason Mulgrew, But That Makes Everything Right For Us

His hilarious memoir out today: http://j.mp/9UwbU5.

Buy it for the pictures of Mulgrew as a child dressed up for the Mummers' Parade in Philly. (Oh and let's get him a spot in the club! Inside joke…you have to read the book to be in the know.)

In case you don't trust my sense of humor, check out his website here.

Serious Badass of the Month: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Originally, I was going to put Laura Ingalls Wilder up as Nerd Girl of the Month, but what about her is nerdy? Wilder is a badass.

I have two words for you: pioneer woman. Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the United States with her Ma and Pa. At the end of her life, she chronicled all her adventures in the Little House series. Laura did cool stuff that I never knew about before reading her books, like: pulling leeches off of her skin, eating Pig's tail, making syrup and candy, wearing a...