Hello? Hello? Do I have any readers left?

Sorry, guys. This ranks up there with the top insane summers at Apt. 11D. AND IT”S NOT OVER, YET! Sigh. Limping to the finish line.

I’ve done lots of random things in the past few weeks, which is always good for the blog (and my brain) in the long term, but it does mean that I haven’t had a whole lot of computer-face time. I’ve promised myself a couple of hours here, so let me slowly get my feet wet with a linky-link post.

Slate has a great list of book gifts for college freshman.

Who’s going to log into the Target website at midnight on September 15th? I am.

Speaking of cute, cheap dresses, this tunic is way cuter in real life than on the website. Layer ethnic necklaces and flat sandals and you’re good to go.

Love this map of the county-level breakdown of slavery.

Abandoned cities in China.

A montage of Seamus Heaney reading “Digging”.