At night we walk into our houses and burn
Nov. 20th, 2006 01:54 amOkay, so there's some serious dorkitude going on, over here. Last night I started this list of books and authors I've been meaning to read, or think I should read, and now I've got like two and a half pages going, covered on both sides. It's a good thing I live next to a library. What's more is that while there's some decently short and easy reads in the list, there's several that are like eight hundred pages plus, and are likely to make me want to hit my head into something hard. But see, I'm on a mission now. This is serious business, my friends. I will not be dissuaded. Viva le resistance!
Right, like I said, dorkitude. Anyway though, so the inspiration for this most recent example of my being a total, complete weirdo is that I decided over the last year to try to get back into reading again, and to improve overall the quality of what I read (which was actually inspired in part by living with Jen and Kevin, and the types of books they owned and read. And partly probably because I've been watching so many reruns of Gilmore Girls recently, and Rory's bookworminess made me want to step up my game. Heh). So yeah, I decided to read some of the so-called classics I've missed out on reading that everyone always hems and haws over, and all that. Mixed in with books that aren't necessarily classics yet perhaps, but are still famous for one reason or another. Stuff that will, in general, be worth my time and won't be forgotten two seconds after I finish them. Of course I'm throwing in some random easy stuff too, just for pure entertainment's sake (so I don't get burned out and go nutty), but I still have an overall theme going.
It also helps that I live alone, and get very, very bored. Heh. So the whole 2006 Readathon Bookstravaganza! gets some motivation from that, too. But it's not a bad way to pass time, and I'm always down for diving obsessively into a new hobby.
( a little more rambling about books, and some actual stuff about my life )
Right, like I said, dorkitude. Anyway though, so the inspiration for this most recent example of my being a total, complete weirdo is that I decided over the last year to try to get back into reading again, and to improve overall the quality of what I read (which was actually inspired in part by living with Jen and Kevin, and the types of books they owned and read. And partly probably because I've been watching so many reruns of Gilmore Girls recently, and Rory's bookworminess made me want to step up my game. Heh). So yeah, I decided to read some of the so-called classics I've missed out on reading that everyone always hems and haws over, and all that. Mixed in with books that aren't necessarily classics yet perhaps, but are still famous for one reason or another. Stuff that will, in general, be worth my time and won't be forgotten two seconds after I finish them. Of course I'm throwing in some random easy stuff too, just for pure entertainment's sake (so I don't get burned out and go nutty), but I still have an overall theme going.
It also helps that I live alone, and get very, very bored. Heh. So the whole 2006 Readathon Bookstravaganza! gets some motivation from that, too. But it's not a bad way to pass time, and I'm always down for diving obsessively into a new hobby.