From The Past: September 4, 2005
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 beginning to read something by a new-to-me author.
On a blog that I frequent, someone mentioned reading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. This book was in her 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 books in a series, that I normally know where characters are headed. As for Owen Meany, I will have to keep reading. I didn’t 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 the computer wasn’t turned on at all. That’s quite an accomplishment in this house!
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 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.
On to something else – has anyone 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 we watch already, I feel guilty for even considering another one. I guess it will depend on what night it comes on.