I salvaged the wine by making it into sangria but I definitely will not purchase this again.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Bogle Vineyards - Essential Red 2009
I picked up this bottle from one of my favorite wine shops recently. It was very inexpensive, about $9, so on a random Thursday night I felt no guilt about opening it all by myself. I'm not sure if I got a bad bottle, let it sit too long (although I only purchased it 1-2 months ago), or what happened, but this was not at all as described. I thought it was way too sweet with no depth. I guess this would be a good intro wine for those who like sweet whites and have yet to venture into the world of reds. Although honestly, I would recommend the Side Yard Sweet Red (also a bargain at $8-9) over this one.
I salvaged the wine by making it into sangria but I definitely will not purchase this again.
I salvaged the wine by making it into sangria but I definitely will not purchase this again.
Gone Girl
No I haven't run away. Gone Girl is a thriller by Jillian Flynn. Normally I wouldn't even go near the thriller section in the bookstore let alone purchase something from it, but after all three of my book clubs chose this book in November (and after an informal Facebook poll of my friends who had read it for a read on scariness) I picked myself up a copy.
When I say that I could not not put it down, that is the understatement of the century. I walked to work with my nose in the book. I read it on the bus, on my lunch break, and at night until I fell asleep with it on my chest. It only took me 2 days to finish. It was AMAZING.
Seriously, it's amazing. I don't want to give it away, you have to read it. At first I thought it was a who-done it, then a why-done it, and then back to a who-done it. Flynn toys with your emotions like a yo-yo, making you believe whatever she wants, only to throw it back in your face and laugh at your stupidity.
This book is about much more than a missing woman. It's about who we are as people. It's about what tears relationships apart. It's about manipulation. It's about how well you know someone even when you think you know everything there is to know.
If you want the spoiler ask and I'll tell you, but I think you'll be depriving yourself of a great read.
When I say that I could not not put it down, that is the understatement of the century. I walked to work with my nose in the book. I read it on the bus, on my lunch break, and at night until I fell asleep with it on my chest. It only took me 2 days to finish. It was AMAZING.
Seriously, it's amazing. I don't want to give it away, you have to read it. At first I thought it was a who-done it, then a why-done it, and then back to a who-done it. Flynn toys with your emotions like a yo-yo, making you believe whatever she wants, only to throw it back in your face and laugh at your stupidity.
This book is about much more than a missing woman. It's about who we are as people. It's about what tears relationships apart. It's about manipulation. It's about how well you know someone even when you think you know everything there is to know.
If you want the spoiler ask and I'll tell you, but I think you'll be depriving yourself of a great read.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Reading your way through relationships
I'm back! After a bit of a hiatus, I'm pleased to return to the blogging world. I've been doing more reading lately, but just in case work gets crazy again, I'm going to open up the topics on this blog to my other favorite subject: alcohol. Wait, that doesn't sound so classy. I'll try to limit myself to wine, but I guess I can't help if my favorite bourbon cocktail of the week sneaks in.
Sometime this weekend I'll get around to reviewing the handful of books I've read over the past few months. In the meantime, an interesting conversation today at work sparked some thoughts that I'll share with you all in hopes of getting some good suggestions.
When I was single, people were constantly suggesting interesting, helpful, and sometimes unintentionally hilarious books on dating. Since I've left the world of painfully awkward and flat out bad dates, no one has suggested any relationship books for me to read.
Are there any good relationship guides out there? Maybe one called, "How to make an important life decision about where to live with your significant other: balancing job offers, families, and cost of living." 'Cause I'm looking for that one...
Sometime this weekend I'll get around to reviewing the handful of books I've read over the past few months. In the meantime, an interesting conversation today at work sparked some thoughts that I'll share with you all in hopes of getting some good suggestions.
When I was single, people were constantly suggesting interesting, helpful, and sometimes unintentionally hilarious books on dating. Since I've left the world of painfully awkward and flat out bad dates, no one has suggested any relationship books for me to read.
Are there any good relationship guides out there? Maybe one called, "How to make an important life decision about where to live with your significant other: balancing job offers, families, and cost of living." 'Cause I'm looking for that one...
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