The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich By Alexander Solzhenitsyn Page: 159 The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu Page: 432 I got eight books in the mail yesterday and couldn’t wait to start a new one even though I’m still working on The Canterbury Tales, The Tale of Genji and Ulysses. I needed [...]
Baudelaire Poems Page: 256 I cheated. Cheated on my books. I actually read a magazine today when I could have been reading catching up on my page count. Instead I devoured the latest Credenda Agenda when it came in the mail. I grew up reading Credenda which is published by Canon Press. I have long [...]
The Tale of Genji Page: 379 Poems of Baudelaire Page: 95 I wanted to read Baudelaire because of Lemony Snicket and I think I’m getting it. I haven’t actually read all of the Lemony Snicket books (all of #1 and part of #3) but enough to get the gist. I first heard about the series [...]
The Tale of Genji Page: 280 Fairy Tales Hans Christen Andersen Page: 418 The kitchen floor is swept and mopped. Clutter has been cleared and three loads of laundry are folded and put away. I even read all my pages for the day and made Jared dinner. I’m tired but I feel like Wonder Woman. [...]
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu Page: 160 I have no idea what to write…I read 160 pages today but it was in a 1200 page book so I don’t have much to say about it yet. The day was fairly uneventful so nothing exciting there…I guess I can just blog about my adorable [...]
Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Page: 304 I squeaked out a decent number of pages today all 214 of them read after 6pm. It was an insane day. It started out pleasantly with both boys sleeping in until 9am. I got up at 8:45 and slipped in a shower before either of them woke [...]
Fairy Tales by Hans Christen Anderson Page: 90 Blech. Only 90 pages today. I suppose I could have read more but between helping Jared get more bricks from the house they are moving, napping and just enjoying the day off, I didn’t get around to it. We spent a lot of our time talking about [...]
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Page: 178 Finished Marriage Poems John Hollander Page: 255 Finished I’m going bald. My hair is falling out at an incredible rate. The drain trap in the shower is completely full before I’m halfway through my daily ablutions. All day I’m picking hairs off myself and the boys. Never having [...]
The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli Page: 141 I had grand plans to finish The Prince and get back to reading The Canterbury Tales. Instead I’m about 35 pages shy of completing Machiavelli and it still looks like I’ve completely forgotten Chaucer existed. I had a fun day anyway. Embee took me shopping and I bought four [...]
Selected Essays Albert Camus Page: 656 Finished Just So Stories by Kipling Page: 218 Finished Ulysses Page: 60 I’m glad I’m done with Camus. Especially the essay on the absurd. I caught myself using absurd rather too frequently a few months ago but now I think I can claim that it’s completely worn out for [...]