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Some of the best weekends ever are where you do absolutely nothing much. What trumps that is having three days instead of two. Sure, the rest of the week tends to be a bear, but such is life. The weather has been GORGEOUS here, almost fall like. Blue skies with cooler temps (mid-70s vs OMG-it’s-fucking-hot). A [...] Damn, does it feel good to finish and enjoy reading several books in such a short space of time. I’ve missed being a reader. I finally finished my George, Nicholas, and Wilhelm book. It was engaging and definitely worth checking out. But I do recommend reading something lighter at the same time to break things up. [...] I have a real, honest-to-go, non-Ikea loveseat! Not that I have anything against Ikea—aside from the pain in the ass assembling many of the pieces can be—but a real piece of furniture! Scarlett was replacing it and asked if I would be interested. Yes, yes, hell yes. And it was relatively painless to transport and [...] In serious need of an editor. I started reading the first book in the Millennium Trilogy, and at seventy pages in, I have to say, I’m not impressed. People keep raving about it so I figured it high time to check it out. Unlike, say, Twilight, this book at least promised not to be unmitigated crap. [...] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that is. More specifically Sherlock Holmes. Though I know I read a couple stories in high school (The Adventure of the Speckled Band stands out), but aside from what the speckled band was, I couldn’t tell you much about my overall impression of the writing and Holmes in general. So, in need [...] I used to get in trouble for reading too much when I was growing up. Car rides, company…nothing stopped me from getting through a book that had me hooked. Particularly with the company issue, since family was coming over to pretty much visit with Mom, was it so horrible if I remained seen but not [...] I finally read up to where Scarlett’s heading off to Atlanta to visit Aunt Pittypat and Melanie, where the real fun begins. If Scarlett had an ounce of sense when it came to love, she’d forget Ashley, and even Rhett, and go for Melanie. Next to Rhett, I think Melanie’s the only person who sees right [...] Yes, I’m making my way through this at a snail’s pace. Shut up. Despite the long weekend, I only read for part of the day on Saturday and a bit Monday to get through Scarlett’s confrontation with Ashley in the library…stopping just when Rhett finally makes his presence known because I’m damn well savoring that scene. I’m [...] Right, remember how I keep saying I know I’ll have moments where I’ll want to shake Scarlett for being an idot? Ellen’s taken her place. I got through chapter three last night: Ellen and Gerald’s backstories.
I have to keep reminding myself that these were different times, a different culture…might as well be a different planet. [...] I’m up to chapter three—Scarlett and Gerald have had the land talk and finally returned to the house to find Ellen heading off to baptize Emmie Slattery’s baby. Chapter three begins with Ellen’s backstory. My inner English major is rearing her head with regards to Ellen O’Hara, how important she is to Gerald, Scarlett, and the [...] |
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