Saturday, January 30, 2010

New year, new psycholinguistics

When: Wednesday, 1/6/10, 7:40 AM
Where: MBTA Harvard Station, lower busway
Who: Female, 20s
What: Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind by George Lakoff

So want to read this book!

Last sighting of 2009

When: Friday, 12/31/09, around 4:30 PM
Where: O'Hare Airport, Chicago
Who: Female, 60s
What: U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

What is Ms. Grafton going to do when she runs out of letters?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Plane reading again

When: Friday, 12/18/09, around 7:30 PM
Where: on a flight from Boston to Chicago
Who: Female, 20s
What: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

A hugely popular book, but the first time I've seen it being read.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Waiting for drugs....

When: Thursday, 12/17/09, around 6:00 PM
Where: Pharmacy, the CVS on Church St. in Cambridge
Who: Male, 50s
What: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett's third appearance on this blog. Popular man.

Intrigue at the neurologist's

When: Wednesday, 12/16/09, around 1:00 PM
Where: the waiting room at my doctor's office
Who: Male, late 50s
What: Siro by David Ignatius

A thriller about the Soviets! from 1991.

Only my second Twilight sighting

When: Friday, 11/27/09, 5:30 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, Park St. platform
Who: Female, 20s
What: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

I had to look up the title - I just had scribbled down "the one with the flower on the cover." I have somehow remained unsnared by the Twilight series.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

French history

When: Wednesday, 11/25/09, 3:00 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Ashmont, between Davis and Harvard
Who: Female, 30s
What: The Discovery of France by Graham Robb

On my way back from Dave's Fresh Pasta, getting herbs for Thanksgiving.

Catching up

While I may not have been posting, I have been keeping track of what other people have been reading. Stay tuned in the next week for the last month and a half's sightings.

First, this one.

When: Wednesday, 11/25/09, 3:00 PM
Where: MBTA Red Line, going towards Ashmont, between Davis and Harvard
Who: Female, 20s
What: Betrayed by David Givens