The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
Song of Solomon Page: 363 Joseph and His Brothers By Thomas Mann Page: 160 I ordered a new batch of books yesterday. It’s been awhile since I’ve ordered any (I had to spend my book money on that speeding ticket. Sad.) and I’m so excited to see them come in. I ordered Sherlock Holmes, more [...]
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Page: 287 I’m tired. Alex had another one of his wake-up-and-scream nights and he cried nearly non-stop from midnight to one-thirty. Luc got up once or twice and then I had to be at Veritas at six-thirty to open. I think I got a total of 2 hours of sleep [...]
The Brothers Karamazov Page: 520 I stayed home from work today. No good reason, just felt a little under the weather and had lots of chores to finish. I had to sweep and mop all the floors, clean the bathroom, and get the last of the stickers off the Honda. I actually ended up getting [...]
A Tale of Two Cities Page: 413 Today’s blog post is going to venture into sappy territory so if you don’t have the stomach for it, stop reading now. I was reading the blog of a casual acquaintance and as I read a post where she was venting about her husband’s insensitivity I realized (not [...]
Catch 22 Page: 410 Today was a hard day and I’m glad it’s over. I closed Veritas and Jared greeted me, when I got home, with one of our favorite meals; salmon and couscous with asparagus. I’m becoming refreshed; the red wine is helping. I’m going to have to set Catch 22 aside now too, [...]
The Tale of Genji Page: 630 Some days I’m overwhelmed by the amount of work I have to do and some days I’m in despair because I’m doing four things and not doing any of them well. I work at Veritas but don’t get my job done. I take care of the housework but somehow [...]
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 [...]
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 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 BFG Page: 243 Essays George Orwell Page: 766 I LOVE DAYS OFF! As previously mentioned, yesterday was our first day off since Christmas. Not just our first day off together but really our first day off. I’ve kinda had a couple days (last week when I tried to get lots of reading done, and [...]