I finished Kite Runner over the weekend and started, "Christ The Lord: Out of Egypt" by Anne Rice. No, I'm not converting or anything. A friend lent it to me, and since he's already read 2 books I've recommended to him, I figured it was worth a shot. And, truthfully, it's really good so far. I'm only about 80 pages into it now, but am enjoying it. It's about Jesus at age 7. Pretty cool.
About Kite Runner. Well, I can't really convey how much I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It was an amazing read. It had everything: excitement, adventure, love, friendship, war, betrayal...etc. I did get choked up a bunch of times. I really don't know what else to say about it, except it is a fantastic book and I think would be great for just about everyone.
So, I sprained my ankle pretty badly at my Martial Arts class last Thursday night. I'm still on crutches and I just want to get back to walking. Spinning hook kicks. That's what I was doing, when I slipped and fell on my ankle. At least it's not broken. It's been pretty painful and learning how to do a bunch of things on one foot has been very interesting. I somehow even managed to do a little vacuuming last night. The swelling is finally going down and my ankle is lots of shades of purple, blue and green. When I went to urgent care on Friday, I was waiting in the exam room for awhile, so I was reading Kite Runner. The funny thing is that I was tearing up from the book, when the doctor walked in and she thought I was in pain. I had to tell her (as embarrassing as it was) that my ankle wasn't making me cry, it was the book.
My goal is to be able to walk again by about Friday. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Trackstar
That's the band that wrote that song that I quoted from some blogs ago. I listened to the mix that the song is on when I went on my mini roadtrip. I drove to San Francisco then to Carson City, NV then back to SF then back to LA. I took a week and stayed in each place for a few days before driving again. I put over 1,300 miles on my car and it handled it all beautifully. Yesterday I got my car washed, because it still had the bug massacre and I knew I wouldn't be able to wash it well enough. So, the thick dust film on the windows is now gone and so are the bug guts. It looks pretty. The most spectacular thing about my trip (aside from seeing all my friends and my Dad, of course) was driving through the Sierra Nevadas. I knew I was going to drive through them, but it was totally different when I actually was driving. It was gorgeous! Just an amazing sight. I'm going to drop off my film today (yup, no digital for me!) and see what kind of pictures I got. I hope they came out okay, as I'm out of practice with my '69 canon, so we shall see...
A.H.W.O.S.G (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) was a great novel. I really enjoyed it. It was really sad and uplifting all at once. I loved the humor and sarcasm too. I'm going to see if I can get another book by him. I think he has a few out. Dave Eggers is the author and he is a good writer. There were many things in this novel that I could relate to and many things that I'm glad I couldn't. It is very heartfelt and you can tell that Eggers really put his all into it. It felt almost like reading a very personal letter, at times. Very voyeuristic. But I really enjoyed his plight and him being able to share his story and inner thoughts (even if some things are fictionalized or over-dramatized).
So, now I'm reading Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It is a wonderful, wonderful story. I have been on the verge of tears and probably even cried a few times already. I think I should be done with it fairly soon and then I'm going to read this Anne Rice novel about Christ. Sounds interesting. It's been recommended to me, so I figure I should finally pick it up. I didn't start it earlier because I didn't want to take it with me on my trip, for one I didn't want to get looks from strangers when I stopped in for a bite to eat and read on my driving breaks and the real reason is I didn't want to have my StepMom or Dad make any comments or think that it meant that now I want to convert or something. Although, I have to admit that I had a really great time with my Dad and Stepmom. I should've stayed with them another day or so. Oh well, just means I'll have to go visit again. It really was a nice vacation. Just wish I could've seen a few more friends in SF. I missed Jorge, just knowing he's gone was kinda hard once I was there. And I kinda wish the friend I stayed with could've actually made some time to hang out with me more instead of running off to her boyfriend's all the time. Oh well. All in all, I really did have a great time though. Learned some more about myself and others. I guess that was the point.
A.H.W.O.S.G (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) was a great novel. I really enjoyed it. It was really sad and uplifting all at once. I loved the humor and sarcasm too. I'm going to see if I can get another book by him. I think he has a few out. Dave Eggers is the author and he is a good writer. There were many things in this novel that I could relate to and many things that I'm glad I couldn't. It is very heartfelt and you can tell that Eggers really put his all into it. It felt almost like reading a very personal letter, at times. Very voyeuristic. But I really enjoyed his plight and him being able to share his story and inner thoughts (even if some things are fictionalized or over-dramatized).
So, now I'm reading Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It is a wonderful, wonderful story. I have been on the verge of tears and probably even cried a few times already. I think I should be done with it fairly soon and then I'm going to read this Anne Rice novel about Christ. Sounds interesting. It's been recommended to me, so I figure I should finally pick it up. I didn't start it earlier because I didn't want to take it with me on my trip, for one I didn't want to get looks from strangers when I stopped in for a bite to eat and read on my driving breaks and the real reason is I didn't want to have my StepMom or Dad make any comments or think that it meant that now I want to convert or something. Although, I have to admit that I had a really great time with my Dad and Stepmom. I should've stayed with them another day or so. Oh well, just means I'll have to go visit again. It really was a nice vacation. Just wish I could've seen a few more friends in SF. I missed Jorge, just knowing he's gone was kinda hard once I was there. And I kinda wish the friend I stayed with could've actually made some time to hang out with me more instead of running off to her boyfriend's all the time. Oh well. All in all, I really did have a great time though. Learned some more about myself and others. I guess that was the point.
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