Lint in Literature: The Brambles

Last night while reading, I found lint mentioned in the book The Brambles by Eliza Minot. Edie, one of Arthur's daughters, is flying him to his other daughter Margaret's house, from California to New York:

"Only then does she remember the bottle of Valium or whatever it is that his nurse, Alice, gave her. She digs into her silver carry-on bag:  the grit of frayed cigarettes mingling with lint; a piece of naked cinnamon chewing gum, conglomerate with grit and hair; the mellow scent of shredded tobacco."

Lint in Literature: The Hazards of Good Breeding

I've been reading the novel The Hazards of Good Breeding by Jessica Shattuck. It's not really holding my interest but I'm plod through it since I'm more than one-third of the way in. But I sat up when I came across this nugget last night while reading:

"Caroline rolls her head in Rock's direction and looks up at his face, which from this angle, looks once again less familiar--a little weary, older, and sharper. She can see the stubble along his jawline. 'No, you won't,' she says, brushing a piece of lint off his tuxedo jacket. 'You'll be cool.'"

Lint in Literature: The Last Secret

I can't believe it's been such a long time since I posted about lint. A month. Dang. Life is so busy but we must remember:  There's always time for lint.

I finished reading Mary McGarry Morris's novel The Last Secret last night. It was a good book, but sort of dark. If you've read any of her books, you'll know what I mean:



Anyway, the other day, I read this passage (about Nora, who is feeling down and out, lousy, taken advantage of), and I grabbed a piece of paper to mark the page so I could add it here:

Pathetic, this groveling, this being a woman, mother, wife, trying to hold everything together, she thinks with a tug on the sleeve, this fury of pulling, ripping, tearing to pieces. Rags. And he won't even notice. A storm of little consequence, lint and bits of thread drifting onto the counter. He won't even notice. Only she will. The keeper of rags.

I love her writing but like I said, it's dark. And linty. Do you have a favorite author? Do they ever write about lint?

Lint in Literature: City of Thieves

I'm reading City of Thieves by David Benioff (very good!) and last night read this passage:

Abruptly he released me, shoving his hands into my coat pockets, pulling out scraps of paper, a bit of string and lint, nothing close to money. Koyla sighed and turned to the vendor.

Do you ever watch for certain words in books you read? If so, what are they? Do you find them very often?

Lint Game

Long time, no lint.

I must admit I have not been using my dryer much (in the past few months). I have a clothes drying rack that I use for everything. Well, I hang clothes clothes on hangers to dry. Sometimes I fluff them in the dryer to get out some wrinkles but not lately. It's been too hot to go much of anywhere, and I stay in many days. Nightgowns really don't need to be de-wrinkled, do they?

But today I decided to add a lint blog post. I Googled "lint" and the top search results are for Lint software and the game Lint. Neither of these hold any interest for me.

So, I tried Amazon. Here are the top results for lint in All Departments at Amazon.com:

     

I'm familiar with lint rollers and that defuzzing thing (I even have one), but that last item is a novel called Lint about a character named Jordan Lint. From the Product Description:  "Jordan Wellington Lint, fifty-one, is chief executive officer of Lint Financial Products, a company he began serving in 1985 as assistant and adviser before working his way up its corporate ladder to record-setting innovation in the fields of finance and high-yield investment. "

Sounds fascinating.

Spelled Linty in Wordscraper

I joined Facebook several years ago. Not to keep in touch with friends or to network or any of that jazz. I joined because my daughter told me I could play Scrabble!

So, my favorite Scrabble game on Facebook is WordScraper. I just played the word "linty" against Stan. I scored 35 points but I'm still behind. Stan:  117, Me:  113. But I'm closing in!

And I do use Facebook now like a fool:  I update my status when I cook something (it's rare) or I watch a good movie (it's frequent) and use social networking so often that I wouldn't be surprised if several friends have hidden me by now.

Do you use Facebook? But more importantly, do you play WordScraper!?

Another Great Way to Use Lint!

I was reading some online articles today on reusing items around the house when what did my wandering eyes see?

Dryer Lint

Reuse Household Waste Ideas

Scroll down on this Squidoo article to find this heading.

I love the idea of using dryer lint around the house, and this article has several great ideas including as a fire starter, as seen here, in an earlier lint blog entry. I personally don't have a wood stove or fireplace but I like this recycling idea. I don't usually have a lot dryer lint since my drying rack is my good friend, but it's a great way to use what you have!

Do you reuse your dryer lint for anything? Please share!