The Guinea Pig Diaries

The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment | A. J. Jacobs

DAY 5: I love AJ Jacobs, but he looks a mess on these covers. I know he‘s supposed to look ridiculous, but still.

These aren‘t technically “self portraits,” but I‘m going with it. 😉

#badselfportraits #nofemmeber

Cinfhen, Billypar

SheReadsAndWrites Love this! ❤️ And I LOVE his books. So great. 🤓 6y

britt_brooke @SheReadsAndWrites He‘s so funny. I love his lifestyle experiments! 6y

SheReadsAndWrites Yes! He doesn't half-ass things either. He gets REALLY good research 😂 6y

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britt_brooke @SheReadsAndWrites His wife is a saint to put up with his shenanigans. 😆 6y

SheReadsAndWrites Right?? 😇 6y

Billypar Ha- agreed: well-chosen 😸. I like books about shenanigans, and I know I tried/intended to find an audio version of one of his to put on hold, but I'm not sure if I found one. Gonna take another look at doing that.... 6y

britt_brooke @Billypar My favorite of his is

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

Billypar UPDATE: Overdrive had only one and it was indeed Year of Living Biblically. And the real shocker- no wait, available to borrow (!) Rare indeed 😃 6y

Cinfhen Excellent interpretation. So I only read Year of Living Biblically & I definitely saw the humor and thought AJ was very respectful in regards to the Jewish faith/religion but the story for me was not that interesting over time bc I‘m familiar with most of these ancient laws/ customs. I think the wife is a saint!!!! @Billypar it‘s an easy read - hopefully it‘ll be a good listen 👍🏻🎧 6y

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MrBook

My Life as an Experiment | A. J. Jacobs

(This one's for the peerless @britt_brooke , by request.)

Today's author spotlight: (Arnold Stephen) "A.J." Jacobs(, Jr.)! The 49-year-old New Yorker is an editor-at-large for Esquire, and has worked at the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly. His best-known books are written in the genre of immersion journalism. AJ hosts the Twice Removed podcast. He looks at his life as a series of experiments. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

britt_brooke Thanks a bunch @MrBook ! I love AJ Jacobs and his experimental adventures. His writing is very funny, too. 7y

BookNAround I didn‘t know it was called immersion journalism. I‘ve always called his books stunt memoirs and I love them. 7y

tpixie I‘m dating myself but ‘ immersion journalism ‘ reminds me of a journalist George? Plimpton- he would participate in something, then write about it. 7y

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drokka

The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment | A. J. Jacobs

No cats here, but maybe some potatoes? Here is my GPP (Guinea Pig Posse) #guineapigsoflitsy

queerbookreader

BookishMarginalia What cuteness! 7y

LeahBergen Love them! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

britt_brooke 💚💚💚 7y

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DebinHawaii Adorable! 💜💜💜 7y

rubyslippersreads Adorable! ❤️ 7y

monkeygirlsmama So much love for this post! ❤️💛💜💙💚 7y

Bookzombie So cute! 7y

laurieluna 😍 I miss having guinea pigs so much. 7y

queerbookreader I love Guinea pigs!!!!! They really are fuzzy potatoes 7y

ReadingRover 😍🐹❤️ 7y

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Books_Wine_Repeat

The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment | A. J. Jacobs

Husband sent me this today and reminded me of my days as his guinea pig while he honed his photography skills. #og #whatweusedtodoforfun #6years #timeflies #b4kids

MyNamesParadise Beautiful!! 8y

Books_Wine_Repeat @MyNamesParadise Thank you! 💗 8y

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Melkyl

The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment | A. J. Jacobs

This is my little reading buddy Winston. He has a serious carrot addiction! Winston is a well-traveled little pig. He travels to school with me during the week as my classroom pet, and he comes home with me on the weekends and breaks. My eighth grade students adore him. They keep him well-stocked in treats and build him elaborate mazes and activities for his floor time. He also makes a good partner for reading time. #guineapigsoflitsy

MrBook 😻😻😻😻 8y

britt_brooke Winston is so stinking cute!! 8y

Eyelit Such cuteness! 8y

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NatalieR He's adorable! ❤️ 8y

Gulfsidemusing He looks exactly like my daughter's guinea pig, also named Winston! ❤️... who is sadly no longer with us. 🐹😔 8y

BekahB He's so cute! 💕 8y

drokka I reckon he'd lose his guinea pig status if he didn't have a carrot addiction. My lot love reading time too. Now where do I sign up for a classroom of little engineers to build mazes and stuff 🐹 8y

LauraBeth He's cute! 8y

Melkyl @MrBook @britt_brooke @Eyelit @NatalieR @BekahB @LauraBeth Thank you! 8y

Melkyl @Lakesidemusing I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your family's Winston. That is so interesting that they looked alike and shared the same name. My students had a contest and voted to name my piggie. 8y

Bookworm83 😍😍😍 8y

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Seekingtardis

The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment | A. J. Jacobs

Daddy was hand feeding Erza last night. Because she is a perfect piggle princess. And very spoiled by us both! Also those are lion and bug stuffys on the bed, because I call hubby lion and he calls me love bug and we are just a big ball of cheese!! 😍🦄 #guineapigsoflitsy #litsypigs #cheeseballs

Bookzombie Super cute! My husband calls me a number of names but the main one is Baby Bear or just The Bear. However, I have never found one to fit him perfectly. 🐻 8y

Eyelit All around adorableness! 8y

RealLifeReading Adorable! 8y

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