Welcome to Bookmarker!

This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

Source code on GitHub (MIT license).

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8 years ago

whole thing painful

When Sister Dolores caught wind of divorce, Sister kept class in from recess, gave class big speech vis-a-vis divorce = mortal sin, afterlife no picnic for divorced people, forced whole class to pray for souls of Mom and Dad. Everyone glaring at me, as in: because of you, we get no recess.

Whole…

—p.144 Tenth of December The Semplica Girl Diaries (109) by George Saunders
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8 years ago

Eva's art work has recently gone odd

Also, Eva’s art work has recently gone odd.

Sample odd art work enclosed:

Typical house. (Can tell is meant to be our house by mock-cherry tree = swirl of pink.) In yard, SGs frowning. One (Betty) having thought in cartoon balloon: “ouch! this sure herts.” Second (Gwen), pointing long bony fi…

—p.141 The Semplica Girl Diaries (109) by George Saunders
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8 years ago

why can't we just give them the money

Eva: If we want to help them, why can’t we just give them the money?

Me: Oh, sweetie.

—p.135 The Semplica Girl Diaries (109) by George Saunders
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8 years ago

if had more money

[...] Always busy on weekends. If had more money, could hire maid, hire garden guy, freeing me up to find box, fill box, bury box. Or have garden guy bury box, after I fill. Or have maid fill. But do no have money for garden guy or maid, or money for treasure box, or treasure to put it in, and in f…

—p.127 The Semplica Girl Diaries (109) by George Saunders
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8 years ago

stretched a bit thin these days

Some recent problems with Visa. Full. Past full. Found out at YourItalianKitchen, when Visa declined. Left Pam and kids there, walked rapidly out with big fake smile, drove to ATM. Then scary moment as ATM card also declined. Nearby wino said ATM was broken, directed me to different ATM. Thanked wi…

—p.125 The Semplica Girl Diaries (109) by George Saunders