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So the uber-cool peeps at HarperStudio have a great blog and an enjoyable Twitter stream (@harperstudio). I definitely encourage you to check them out. Today they posted a really cute version of the “25 Random Things” survey you may have seen your friends publish on Facebook. Their version makes me want my company to write one… yet I’m not sure it’ll be as clever or as interesting at HS’s. I think that’s the whole point–to enjoy the “random things” about others. You can go straight to their blog post or check out an excerpt below.

1. We spent an enormous amount of our first few weeks as a group buying and then rejecting a series of coffee machines.

2. Our copier breaks down an average of ten times a day.

3. Our working title for a book with Heifer International, suggested by Julia, was “For the Love of a Cow.”

4. We are trying to eat more healthfully, but Katie’s mother keeps sending us See’s Candies from California, which we polish off within seconds of arrival.

5. Debbie always has her laptop in front of her, even during meetings. She is capable of sending as many as fifty e-mails during a half-hour conversation.

6. Despite allegedly representing futuristic publishing, Bob has others post his blogs and only recently learned how to cut and paste.

7. Sarah Burningham could give Martha Stewart a run for her money

8. We prefer yelling down the hall to meetings.

9. Katie Salisbury speaks Chinese.

10. After working on Green Porno with Julia our intern Yitz said “I’ve never had to write the word penis so many times in my life.”

11. Ezra Miller has been known to call Julia “J-Rod”

12. Debbie’s office is unofficially called “the clubhouse”

13. At HS Twitter is a noun, a verb, and a way of life.

For twelve more random things about HarperStudio, check out their blog. My favorite one is:

15. We eat most lunches in the office (aka “the clubhouse.” See #12) — but try to invite one new interesting person up every day to dine with us. For many months we ordered the same thing from the same place: ‘Wichcraft. We’ve just started to venture beyond the ‘Wich.

Because how cool would it be to be able to stop in at Tom Collichio’s restaurant for lunch? It makes me want to work in New York. Almost.

Regarding what shall henceforth be named The Involuntary Redesign:

Today.com decided they wanted a different kind of blog theme; and, no surprise, it includes a lot more ads. I’m hoping that it’s not too distracting. Believe me, I wouldn’t be throwing more ads in your face if I wasn’t being forced to. So I certainly encourage your feedback about my current design as I tweak it. I’m looking into a custom header and custom colors. If you have any clever ideas, please share!

I’m also excited to have Vera Marie Badertscher, fellow book maven and blogger, as a guest blogger coming soon in March. Keep an eye out for her wise words about books and travel! If anyone else out there is interesting in being a guest blogger on my site, please leave a comment or email me at jess.haberman@gmail.com. It’s a great opportunity to share info, links, and book love! 

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