Happy New Year! (and a review, too)

I hope that all of you have enjoyed the holidays to their full extent! I know that this Christmas and New Year’s was probably one of the best I’ve had; family, love, lights, food, and just a little time to myself. The only thing missing was the cold weather… Last year, I set a goal…

Back to Real Life

Happy Wednesday everyone! For me, each new day this week feels like yet another Monday; so much so that I forget that each day has a different date. I have since read one new book (Elusive), half of another (If on a winter’s night a traveler), and procrastinated on 3 more. Oh yes. I have…

Reader’s Block

I am writing now while hanging my head in part-shame. I have had good reason to write about many a topic, but I have not finished book two of 1Q84. I have been stuck about 10 pages from the end of the section. Book three appears to be a third story line set to round out…

Alas, poor Yorick.

Here it is, Saturday again, and I have nothing to show for it really. My embroidery is almost finished but Infinite Jest has only been read for 18 pages. I find it frustrating that I cannot find a simple place to myself where I can tune everything out and read. My time is not my own, and…

Definite Jest

Clearly, it has been a while. So, hello to you all (new & old). Last I was here, I was “continuing”/”reinitializing” my journey through Bonfire of the Vanities. Needless to say – I have plateaued. I have reached chapter 16 and completely lost all desire to continue reading that story. And after receiving my copy of Infinite…