The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
Canterbury Tales Page: 157 I think this is my worst day ever for total page count. Chaucer is difficult to read quickly ‘though not difficult to enjoy or even that hard to understand if you take the time to read the notes. Of course I’ve read Chaucer before, in Lit classes, with discussion and instruction [...]
King Arthur by Lancelyn-Green Page: 355 Finished Canterbury Tales Page: 82 I finished “The Prologue” and “The Knights Tale” and am going to wax rhapsodic over Chaucer’s poetry. The language is so beautiful, it doesn’t matter if you follow the story or understand each line. Just enjoy the unfamiliarity of the spelling and the interesting [...]
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Page: 211 Canterbury Tales by Chaucer Page: 15 The day started out more than a little depressed. I was very tired last night and after waking up this morning didn’t feel very refreshed. I’m determined not to wallow though and so instead of complaining I’m going [...]
Persuasion by Jane Austen Page: 180 So I said in yesterday’s post that I had finished The Divine Comedy and when I wrote and posted it I was within 20 pages but instead of actually finishing those pages like I intended, I stood in the kitchen and chatted with Gabe and Amanda. Bad llama. Normally [...]
The Divine Comedy Page: 455 I think today is my worst day so far in total pages read. However, I’m hoping to have plenty of time tomorrow, and maybe even some late this evening while I wait for Luc’s 11pm feeding. The boys were a handful today and I found myself laying on the floor [...]
The Divine Comedy Page: 361 Before I get started on today’s regularly scheduled update, let me take a moment to correct a misperception. I think Shelf Awareness misunderstood a bit out of the article Erin Ryan did for the Idaho Statesman. I’m not working on this project as any kind of protest against Americans not [...]
Animal Farm by George Orwell Page: 113 The Divine Comedy by Dante Page: 131 Last nights post was pretty short by my standards but there are just some days when I have nothing left to give. Sometimes the responsibility of caring for the boys is enough to wear me out but then sometimes other crap [...]
Playback by Raymond Chandler Page: 971 Finished The Divine Comedy by Dante Page: 81 I didn’t get my alloted pages done today since I stayed up until 1:30 waxing our new hardwood floor last night/this morning and then moved all the furniture back upstairs this afternoon. Jared stayed home from work again this morning making [...]