I did drive 9 hours, squeeze in a session of
P90X plus Ab Ripper, and cook up a storm this evening -- but for the weekend as a whole I relaxed and enjoyed myself down in Myrtle Beach. Just me, the hubby, and the dog. Dreams do come true.
I was able to finish
Next by Michael Lewis. Man, I love that guy!!! I'm infatuated with every book he reads, I may talk him up TOO much. So go in thinking he is mediocre so I don't get your hopes up. I would love for him to "rewrite" this book 10 years later. He talks about what is being done with computers and the Internet back in 2001. Imagine what he could write about now. I would love for him to go back and interview the "kids" in the book and see where they are at. Why is it that the young embrace technology so much and the old are so afraid of it? Is it because we don't like change? I see the dangers of the Internet -- for safety reasons and for social reasons. But I'm still convinced more than ever that I am getting a lot out of it. Overall, Next was a quick/interesting read that tells a lot of neat stories. I wasn't really impressed with how it ended, I think it's a story that never really ends to tell you the truth. Maybe that's why I thought it fell short. But definitely worth it for all those ML fans out there.
I made a huge dent in
Back Spin. I just love that Myron Bolitar. So awkward & funny. I'm 82% done. By the way...does anyone else hate how the kindle just shows you what percent you've read and not the actual page number? Doesn't that mess up citing sources when you write papers? Does MLA have a new format for Kindle sources? I digress...
I listened to
Private by James Patterson to and from MB and also while I took Schmuffin for a walk. Finally a good James Patterson book again! It's been a while. Or maybe it's Maxine Paetro, but either way, good stuff. I really like the main character, Jack Morgan. (or was it Jake?) I'm hoping they write another one about him. The ending kind of left room for more. Maybe. But there were a lot of characters and the book was long enough where they were able to develop, a little. There was a lot going on so I wasn't bored. Also, because there was a lot of conflict it kept you guessing on what was happening and how each story line would get resolved. I recommend it higher than any other recent JP's I've read. Oh, and also! Not as dirty or morbid as Postcard Killers or Swimsuit. So I appreciated that. Here is hoping for a sequel!
I started listening to
The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis, it's actually his voice in the recording. I bought this from iTunes probably 6+ years ago back when iTunes first started putting out audio books and I just couldn't get through it. Not that it was bad it's just that my mind often wonders while listening to books on tape. Plus his voice is a little hard to understanding. It's such a deep topic that you really have to be listening (isn't that so true of all CS Lewis books?). I'm halfway through and he has discussed affection type of love and friendship type of love. Fascinating stuff. He says that friendship is actually the easiest. If you think about it, that's kind of true. Affection is often most seen within the family and can be unhealthy at times because there is something selfish about it. To be honest, I'm going to have to listen to it again. I'm hoping book club will read it some time so we can flesh it out. But it's book that you could bring up at cocktail parties so I'm all for that.
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