One Woman, One Year, 200 Books
I finished up Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosphy last night just before bed. Alex was up way past his bedtime reading one of daddy’s “mageenz” (magazines) and interupting me every five seconds to ask me to name the letters for him. He was adorably imitating Jared’s lay-on-stomach technique for late-night reading – Jared finds it [...]
School: I start my TA training Aug 12th. I am excited of course but also a little overwhelmed. I need a babysitter for the 12th – 21st and haven’t a clue what to do. My actual school schedule is coming together nicely though. Also, I saved books from an undergrad course that I will be [...]
I forgot to mention yesterday that I also recently finished Anne Tyler’s Breathing Lessons. It was a decent read. Certainly well-written but not what I would consider a good book or an enjoyable one. It follows a middle-aged couple through a long Saturday’s events but doesn’t manage to be particularly insightful or revelatory. It was [...]
…because then I’d get to read all the time.
Our house came down with a nasty stomach flu early last week and while most of the nastier effects of that kind of thing were over by Tuesday, the weakness, weariness, and achyness continues yet today. I spent most of the week flat on my back and [...]
So I am back from a week-long camping trip/family reunion on Tahoe’s North Shore with the entirety of Jared’s Dad’s family. Theoretically I like camping. I even backpack (usually with a ridiculous number of books in my pack). However, I have a hard time understanding how anyone can regard camping (bracketed by two 9 hour [...]