September 4, 2005
Another One Bites The Dust
At the onset of summer, before it got too hot to open the pool, I lay a beach towel on the grass in the back yard. I had a thick novel that I wanted to complete in a month (I did complete it). I had the whole summer ahead of me and my head was full of things to do.
How fast the time does fly …
This afternoon, we closed the pool. It is once again becoming cool enough to lie on a towel in the grass and read outside without breaking a sweat. I have read many books since summer began and am now venturing to read someone new; new to me anyway.
On a blog that I frequent, someone mentioned reading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. This book was in their list of “best books”. I am curious about what other people enjoy, so I bought the book last weekend and started it a few days ago. The story is very interesting so far, but I have no idea where it will lead. I read so many books by the same authors, or that are in a series, that I normally know where characters are headed. As for Owen Meany, I will have to keep reading. I didn’t even find out what type of book it was before I bought it, so I have no idea if it will turn to mystery, horror, adventure, romance, etc. Just sitting here and typing this makes me want to go and read more, but I feel guilty for not updating all week.
I didn’t get on the computer much at all last week. There was even one day that the computer wasn’t turned on at all. That’s quite an accomplishment in this house! I’m simply not used to working every day. I’m not used to cramming in everything that needs to be done around the house in a matter of five hours.
When I did finally get on the computer this weekend, it totally drained me. I had a lot of reading to do in order to catch up on my favorite blogs and the spam – the spam was outrageous! You would think that people would have better things to do with their time. By the time I finished with all of that, I just wanted to log off. I no longer felt like blogging anything. My hope is that I will get used to this new schedule fast.
On to something else – has everyone heard of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart? How many of you plan on watching? I want to watch it, however, there are so many other shows that we watch already that I feel guilty for even considering another one. I guess it will depend on what night it comes on.
Posted by tami at September 4, 2005 7:11 PM
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Stopped by to say Hi. I did say more but it wouldn't let me post due to questionable content, lol. It must be having an off day. Hope the book is a good one.
Posted by: urban gyspy at September 4, 2005 10:18 PM
Glad to see you back - how is the job going?
Posted by: Miss L at September 5, 2005 12:24 PM
Thanks for asking Miss L. The job went great last week. We were off today for a holiday, but will go back tomorrow. It should be interesting.
Posted by: Tami at September 5, 2005 7:58 PM
Oh, I want to read that book, too! The movie on which it was based is one of our favorites. I won't tell you anything about the book...I'm curious to see if it ends like the movie did. Thanks for reminding me about that title!
Posted by: gw at September 6, 2005 10:15 PM