I finished "Everyone Worth Knowing" by Lauren Weisberger today. It was really good. A guilty pleasure book, so much fun to read. I didn't want to put it down, I was so into the story. I really enjoy her writing, as it's fun, entertaining and the story moves quickly. I can't really compare this one to the "Devil Wears Prada", as I enjoyed both books immensely.
Next I'm going to embark upon the Amazon River in "River of Doubt". I've heard it's good and am excited to read it. Then, someone else is letting me borrow another book, that she swears is wonderful. I think I'm set for the next couple of weeks. That's always good as I hate trying to figure out what to read next.
I very ready for tomorrow about 1pm to roll around as I have a 4 and a half day weekend. So excited. I really have no plans so far, except for to see another movie at the LA Film Festival tomorrow night. Then, I think I'm going to hang out with my Mom on Saturday. I'm thinking I should go see a movie or two at some point too, I just hope the theatres are not too crowded for the holiday weekend. I guess I'll just play it by ear. Maybe I can actually start to not plan so much. Well...Not sure if that'll work out for me.
So, I saw this really cute movie called "Ira and Abby" at the LA Film Festival last weekend. It's by the same writer of "Kissing Jessica Stein" (which I loved too). It was a good film. Funny and cute. It examines the institution of marriage within the Generation X realm. Poses questions like What is marriage? Why do people get married and divorced? I liked it. It was a little slow starting, but once it picked up, it was a lot of fun. Tomorrow night I'm seeing "Monster House" at the Ford Ampitheatre, which is outdoors. It should be fun and if not, no worries as we're bringing wine and snacks and I can just get a nice buzz.
That's it for now. Happy 4th of July!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
I still hate people
It's true. I just don't like a lot of people. It's not that I think I'm better than them...okay, well maybe I do. Just some people are so tiresome. Do I really have to spend my time humouring them? Eh, I just don't like it. Grr likes to cry incessantly sometimes, but since I'm not too sure what she's saying, I have to think it's much better than when some people talk incessantly. Not that I don't talk a lot or say stupid things, cuz I know I do. But I'd like to think I have some kind of internal censor before I say most things, so that I don't sound as stupid as many, many (oh, too many to count) people I come across on a daily basis.
Yes, I'm bitter. Am I too young to be so bitter? Maybe. Been this way for a long time already. Lost faith in too many losers, err I mean, people. Maybe I put too much faith in people before, causing me to really despair when they messed it up. I don't know. All I know is that I'd love to have faith in them now, but can't. I'm an optimistic pessimist or is it a pessimistic optimist. Whichever, I subscribe to it.
Okay, and on that note and the fact that I really messed up my ankle 5 weeks ago from slipping while doing spinning hook kicks that I even have to go to a physical therapist, I suppose I should start typing about what I'm supposed to: Books!
I didn't get more than about 30 pages back into Crime & Punishment (which was an amazing 30 pages again, mind you) before I was given a book entitled "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson. This is what I started, while relaxing in a remote part of Tahoe in a cabin near a beautiful lake. It was awesome. Oh yeah, the book... This book tells about the historical, first, World's Fair in Chicago, 1893 and a serial killer, who used the fair to his advantage to lure people (mainly women) to their deaths. It was a pretty good book. Very intriguing. Lots of history about Chicago, architecture, phrases that arose then that we still use today, snack foods that started then that we still eat and consume, and many, many more interesting facts. The biggest problem I had with the book was that sometimes you could tell the author was super interested in the architecture and landscaping as he'd go on for pages & pages and so much in depth of all of it. For me, it got a bit tedious at times. I wanted to know more about the killer and what he was up to and instead I was reading about what kind and how many flowers were to be planted in front of such-and-such building. But, all in all, I did think it was a pretty good book. I learned a lot. Just no pop quizzes please.
Just started, "Everyone Worth Knowing" by Lauren Weisberger today. She wrote "The Devil Wears Prada" (yes, the movie comes out soon, which upsets me only because I should've written that story and should be the one being paid lots of money for the rights of it to be made into a movie - just jealous). So I'm thinking this one should be good too, as I really enjoyed that one.
Yes, I'm bitter. Am I too young to be so bitter? Maybe. Been this way for a long time already. Lost faith in too many losers, err I mean, people. Maybe I put too much faith in people before, causing me to really despair when they messed it up. I don't know. All I know is that I'd love to have faith in them now, but can't. I'm an optimistic pessimist or is it a pessimistic optimist. Whichever, I subscribe to it.
Okay, and on that note and the fact that I really messed up my ankle 5 weeks ago from slipping while doing spinning hook kicks that I even have to go to a physical therapist, I suppose I should start typing about what I'm supposed to: Books!
I didn't get more than about 30 pages back into Crime & Punishment (which was an amazing 30 pages again, mind you) before I was given a book entitled "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson. This is what I started, while relaxing in a remote part of Tahoe in a cabin near a beautiful lake. It was awesome. Oh yeah, the book... This book tells about the historical, first, World's Fair in Chicago, 1893 and a serial killer, who used the fair to his advantage to lure people (mainly women) to their deaths. It was a pretty good book. Very intriguing. Lots of history about Chicago, architecture, phrases that arose then that we still use today, snack foods that started then that we still eat and consume, and many, many more interesting facts. The biggest problem I had with the book was that sometimes you could tell the author was super interested in the architecture and landscaping as he'd go on for pages & pages and so much in depth of all of it. For me, it got a bit tedious at times. I wanted to know more about the killer and what he was up to and instead I was reading about what kind and how many flowers were to be planted in front of such-and-such building. But, all in all, I did think it was a pretty good book. I learned a lot. Just no pop quizzes please.
Just started, "Everyone Worth Knowing" by Lauren Weisberger today. She wrote "The Devil Wears Prada" (yes, the movie comes out soon, which upsets me only because I should've written that story and should be the one being paid lots of money for the rights of it to be made into a movie - just jealous). So I'm thinking this one should be good too, as I really enjoyed that one.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
A Short Entry
I finished "The Kiss" a memoir by Kathryn Harrison last night. It was a pretty disturbing story.. Well-written, but disturbing subject matter. Not sure what's going to be my next read. I was told that someone has a book in mind for me. For now, I'm going to reread Crime & Punishment. I usually say it's my favorite book, but haven't read it in about 6 years. I figure it's time for a brush-up. There are so many books I haven't read and want to, that's why I've been putting off rereading anything.
Life's been pretty stressful lately. And I think it's more that I'm so frustrated that I can't walk and go to my martial arts class that everything else is getting me more stressed than normal. The weirdest news is that my brother, who's in the Navy, called me from Dubai yesterday. I looked at a map to see exactly where it is. I knew it was off of the Persian Gulf, but that's about it. I remember that Garfield used to always try to ship Nermal to Abu Dhabi, which I found out isn't too far from Dubai. I guess the strangest part of all this is that I haven't spoken to my brother in well over 3 years. We've emailed once or twice a few weeks ago, but that's the extent of contact for us. We'll see if I'm ready for getting back in touch with him. I'm not so sure.
Work is calling...
Life's been pretty stressful lately. And I think it's more that I'm so frustrated that I can't walk and go to my martial arts class that everything else is getting me more stressed than normal. The weirdest news is that my brother, who's in the Navy, called me from Dubai yesterday. I looked at a map to see exactly where it is. I knew it was off of the Persian Gulf, but that's about it. I remember that Garfield used to always try to ship Nermal to Abu Dhabi, which I found out isn't too far from Dubai. I guess the strangest part of all this is that I haven't spoken to my brother in well over 3 years. We've emailed once or twice a few weeks ago, but that's the extent of contact for us. We'll see if I'm ready for getting back in touch with him. I'm not so sure.
Work is calling...
Friday, June 02, 2006
I want to walk normally again!!!
Damn ankle. At least I'm not on crutches anymore, but am still limping and it is still pretty sore. Plus the swelling is still there. Fun, fun. I'm a gimp.
So, I finished that Anne Rice book about Jesus as a 7 year old boy. It was a great story. I really enjoyed it. Rice definitely researched so much into the time surrounding when Jesus grew up. The historical aspects are amazing. I learned a few things and even googled a few topics that I was intrigued by. I think it's always pretty cool when I learn a few things from a book and enjoy reading it. Very interesting to think about Jesus as a boy. Do you think he knew what was happening and that he would become the start of many religions and wars? That in years to come, people would fight and say it was in his name? Or maybe he didn't even exist and his story is a plethora of many at that time? I don't know. But, I do know that how Anne Rice depicted Jesus as a 7-year old was absolutely amazing.
Now, I'm reading "The Kiss" a memoir by Kathryn Harrison. A friend of mine let me borrow it. Sounds a bit depressing, but I think I'm ready for that. Also seems like a very fast read, so I'll need to line something else up soon. Hmmm, maybe I should go on the library website to find something. Good idea!
Ooh, found a good website for music. You can type in a bunch of artists you like and it will play them, plus others that it thinks you may enjoy. It's really neat. www.pandora.com If you like music and can stream it (like I can at work), check it out.
Over and out...
So, I finished that Anne Rice book about Jesus as a 7 year old boy. It was a great story. I really enjoyed it. Rice definitely researched so much into the time surrounding when Jesus grew up. The historical aspects are amazing. I learned a few things and even googled a few topics that I was intrigued by. I think it's always pretty cool when I learn a few things from a book and enjoy reading it. Very interesting to think about Jesus as a boy. Do you think he knew what was happening and that he would become the start of many religions and wars? That in years to come, people would fight and say it was in his name? Or maybe he didn't even exist and his story is a plethora of many at that time? I don't know. But, I do know that how Anne Rice depicted Jesus as a 7-year old was absolutely amazing.
Now, I'm reading "The Kiss" a memoir by Kathryn Harrison. A friend of mine let me borrow it. Sounds a bit depressing, but I think I'm ready for that. Also seems like a very fast read, so I'll need to line something else up soon. Hmmm, maybe I should go on the library website to find something. Good idea!
Ooh, found a good website for music. You can type in a bunch of artists you like and it will play them, plus others that it thinks you may enjoy. It's really neat. www.pandora.com If you like music and can stream it (like I can at work), check it out.
Over and out...
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