2012
New years resolutions are for the most part ridiculous. Having said that, here is mine: Have more days that I can call “good.”
Gonna increase my reading.
peaks and valleys
Was able to relate to Melancholia at a disturbingly high level.
1Q84 is one of those novels that I don’t necessarily want to end so I’m limiting myself to a few chapters a day.
Experienced a brief existential crisis on the drive home from my sister’s last night. Resulted in the shortsighted deactivation of my Facebook, the transmission of a few bizarre messages to Ashley in Japan, the canceling of some weekend plans, and a desperate search for an open liquor store in Lawrence (to no avail).
Currently reading four books at once. Things are getting a little out of hand.
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India by Siddhartha Deb
Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile by Ariel Dorfman
Thirteen years ago Matthew Shepard died.
Reflect.
"One must expect work in a complex society to be complex."
It might happen…
I would think about it on runs.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea - Barbara Demick
Really enjoyed this book.
Enjoying physical fitness and all the reading I’ve been doing. A few days in NYC will be a much needed respite from the daily grind.
I’m feeling optimistic today.
Lately
Little Children: A Novel - Tom Perotta
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
The Help - Kathryn Stockett
The Golden Compass - Phillip Pullman
I’m reading more fiction!
