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.