The Broke Diaries.The Broke Diaries by Angela Nissel Villard, April 2001, $9.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-679-78357-1 "Everyone has a broke diary. Maybe you never wrote yours down, perhaps your broke diary is just a collection of memories from college, or all those low-paying jobs you had. Maybe your broke diary is no memory, 'cause you're still broke right now and sitting in that bookstore chair planning on reading my whole book over a latte and scone Scone (sk  n), village, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. Old Scone, west of the modern village of New Scone, was the repository of the Coronation Stone (see under coronation) and the instead of buying it." So begins The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke, a boisterously bois·ter·ous adj. 1. Rough and stormy; violent. 2. Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline. See Synonyms at vociferous. entertaining description of Angela Nissel's life. She recounts unbelievably funny tales through broke diary entries as they happened in her financially-challenged days as an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. . At first glance, the entries seem absurd like they couldn't possibly be true, but as you get to know Ang ("Poorly, Ang" is how she signs her broke entries) and her broke friends, you can't help but believe their tireless adventures and kooky schemes for anything beginning with the words FREE. Whether it's standing on line to sign up for a credit card to get a free gift pack full of toiletries toi·let·ry n. pl. toi·let·ries An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing. toiletries npl → artículos mpl de aseo (= and mints, or dating a lunatic LUNATIC, persons. One who has had an understanding, but who, by disease, grief, or other accident, has lost the use of his reason. A lunatic is properly one who has had lucid intervals, sometimes enjoying his senses, and sometimes not. 4 Co. 123; 1 Bl. Com. 304; Bac. Abr. Idiots, &c. chicken farmer for a lavish dinner of free rotisserie, Ang takes her readers on an uproariously funny journey of a hungry, broke student just trying to survive. Broke Diaries is full of clever dialogue and witty entries. This book will have you laughing out loud in your broke mode of transportation(public bus or train). When people ask you what all of the laughter is about tell them to visit Ang at www.brokediaries.com so they can laugh too. P.S. She's no longer broke. Sadeqa M. Johnson is Currently working on her first novel. |
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