That was a long day although I should consider myself fortunate that I didn't get caught in the aftermath of the snow storm on any of the roads. It was a gray day. Very gray. I spent most of the time day-dreaming about my residency options for the next year. Right now my top two choices are in Florida and Connecticut. Most people would think that given the option Florida will be the obvious choice but I'm not such a big fan of Florida. Its only a marginally fun place to go for a vacation; i'm not sure I want to actually live there for even 3-4 years. The program is a really good one with a famous name but I'm not sure that is enough especially since I don't want to settle down in florida. Connecticut is winning out slightly at this point.
I'm in Toronto now. I am going to try and relax and do fun things. I should make a list so I don't forget. Is it odd to make an actualy list of your leisure activities?
Probably.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Snowed In!
2010 is nearing an end and I am snowed it due to more than a foot of snow outside. I tried to take the dog for a walk yesterday and didn't go farther than the end of the street. This was smack in the middle of the storm. Today I didn't get farther than shoveling the driveway. I have cabin fever. Tommorow I will go from being trapped in the house to being trapped in the car as I drive from New Jersey to Toronto. Goodness!
I finished reading 'Memoirs of a Geisha'. I certainly could have read it back in 2005 when it was popular but I am allergic to popular things, I find. There isn't a single trend I can adhere to, not even this blogging thing! Once again I am going to tell myself to try harder to maintain some kind of a writing schedule.
The book was very charming, just as I imagine a real geisha's personality must be. The book starts with a Forward known as a 'Translator's Note' which mentions that everything was transcribed from the protagonist narrating her life story and it is very easy to believe that was the case. The book has a conversational quality that makes it a very easy read. The entire thing is entirely fictional but I can imagine it being true. The thing that probably made the book really popular I suppose, was that it was a love story with a happy ending. We are such suckers for that kind of stuff. I would reccomend reading it if you have been living under a rock like me and are stuck somewhere and completely sick of movies and your family.
I am trying to decide if I want to read Steig Larsson's trilogy at the moment since I have a week off from work. Ofcourse the franchise is wildely popular right now as evidenced by the fact that it can be called a 'franchise' and not just 'books'. The author is dead and that makes the work more intriguing in my mind, although i'm not sure why. I have other things I want to read as well. It depends on what I can get my hands on first I suppose.
I finished reading 'Memoirs of a Geisha'. I certainly could have read it back in 2005 when it was popular but I am allergic to popular things, I find. There isn't a single trend I can adhere to, not even this blogging thing! Once again I am going to tell myself to try harder to maintain some kind of a writing schedule.
The book was very charming, just as I imagine a real geisha's personality must be. The book starts with a Forward known as a 'Translator's Note' which mentions that everything was transcribed from the protagonist narrating her life story and it is very easy to believe that was the case. The book has a conversational quality that makes it a very easy read. The entire thing is entirely fictional but I can imagine it being true. The thing that probably made the book really popular I suppose, was that it was a love story with a happy ending. We are such suckers for that kind of stuff. I would reccomend reading it if you have been living under a rock like me and are stuck somewhere and completely sick of movies and your family.
I am trying to decide if I want to read Steig Larsson's trilogy at the moment since I have a week off from work. Ofcourse the franchise is wildely popular right now as evidenced by the fact that it can be called a 'franchise' and not just 'books'. The author is dead and that makes the work more intriguing in my mind, although i'm not sure why. I have other things I want to read as well. It depends on what I can get my hands on first I suppose.
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