How am I supposed to keep track? It has been three weeks, and I have had a lot more time to read! What is this "keeping track" business?
Currently:
Reading Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert. I like it almost as much as Eat, Pray, Love. It doesn't have the same epic shape, but the voice and scope are both great.
Reading Ender's Game to be able to talk with Julian about it. Got a slow start, but now very engaged.
Reading for my current writing projects--one on back burner, one on front burner, very satisfying to be doing all of it!
Watched two good readings in my company's new play festival, Matt Zrebski's Kiss Gobelinus and Patrick Wohlmut's The Last Tale of the Thracian Mirror.
Saw 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Ryan, Julian, and our friend Jody. Fun! We're still quoting, occasionally. Choreography was especially good.
Saw Karate Kid with the kids. VERY well done. I'd have to watch the original again to see if I liked this one better (feel like I did). The Beijing setting and darker tone made it fresh, and Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith were terrific. Good storytelling all around.
Listening to my longtime favorite novel, Mrs. Dalloway, on CD. It is affecting me differently than ever before, i.e. tears (sometimes in floods). Interesting.
Taking in some summer TV that's not bad: Leverage (Portland!), The Good Guys.
Have brought home a giant stack of movies from the library. We'll see.
Further back:
Read Allen Bennett's The Uncommon Reader, a speculative novella about Elizabeth II suddenly getting a taste for reading. It is delightful and made me think of two friends in particular whom I want to send it to.
Watched State of Play with Ryan. I love journalism movies, as a rule.
Tried to start the series Dexter as it comes highly recommended. Couldn't hang. Too scary.
Did not watch any World Cup. I'm American.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday, June 4
Have been reading a lot and not keeping track, so this may be gappy! Let's see.
Listening to Persuasion in the car; last new Austen for me. (But looking forward to circling back around to Emma, then NA, then S&S. I will read her letters, juvenilia, etc., someday, I'm sure--right now just loving the novels again.)
Reading LOTS for my new play. Mostly primary material from the 1820s. Very fun (for a history geek, as I think I am quickly becoming).
Reading plays, some new to me, some not: Mauritius, The Little Dog Laughed and As Bees in Honey Drown, Valley Song. Probably one or two more.
Novels: couple of light mysteries, none to write home about; book of supernatural short stories not for bedtime (although keeping it on my nightstand--what's wrong with this picture?). Also The Uncommon Reader by Allen Bennett, which is a delight. I think I inherited it from my mother-in-law, which is kind of nice, too.
Seeing: friend's educational show on cyber-bullying and online addiction (v good piece!). Some other friends in a bill of plays written by at-risk teenagers--noble project but very tiring evening.
Movies? Can't think of any. TV? not much, other than Glee. Oh, I know, watched the movie of Fast Food Nation with Ryan and Julian last weekend. It was pretty rough and I finally quit about 15 minutes before the end; the boys finished it and watched an attached documentary as well. More power to them.
Listening to Persuasion in the car; last new Austen for me. (But looking forward to circling back around to Emma, then NA, then S&S. I will read her letters, juvenilia, etc., someday, I'm sure--right now just loving the novels again.)
Reading LOTS for my new play. Mostly primary material from the 1820s. Very fun (for a history geek, as I think I am quickly becoming).
Reading plays, some new to me, some not: Mauritius, The Little Dog Laughed and As Bees in Honey Drown, Valley Song. Probably one or two more.
Novels: couple of light mysteries, none to write home about; book of supernatural short stories not for bedtime (although keeping it on my nightstand--what's wrong with this picture?). Also The Uncommon Reader by Allen Bennett, which is a delight. I think I inherited it from my mother-in-law, which is kind of nice, too.
Seeing: friend's educational show on cyber-bullying and online addiction (v good piece!). Some other friends in a bill of plays written by at-risk teenagers--noble project but very tiring evening.
Movies? Can't think of any. TV? not much, other than Glee. Oh, I know, watched the movie of Fast Food Nation with Ryan and Julian last weekend. It was pretty rough and I finally quit about 15 minutes before the end; the boys finished it and watched an attached documentary as well. More power to them.
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