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Their Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston

More like 12 books in 12 months, but I’d like to keep trying …

Took SOOOOOO long just by nature of my life happenings right now, and the ending made me throw the book across the room, but I’m pleased that I spent my time with this work.

Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama

As opposed to his first novel, Barack Obama delves into policy and his world view as opposed to a narrative. As someone who strongly supports his presidential bid, I really think this book helped me to understand the Why on his policy. I think it was well thought-out and fantastically crafted, though I won’t lie that I got a bit bogged down by the jargon, at times. A great read for anyone who desires to be an informed voter or for anyone who wants an honest look at American politics in our modern society.

I lived in Boston for 4 years, am on a random 9 month sabbatical, and will be returning soon. I suppose I’m really just compiling a list of things I would love to do when I return. I even worked right next to the Museum of Science for roughly 6 months and never went. Lame.

This really isn’t me and doesn’t really reflect something that I desire to do. I think it was a moment of “ooh, i wanna act artistic, too!” when I clicked on it.

NO MORE CREDIT CARD DEBT!!!!!!

I keep thinking about this. It’s taken me almost two years to be able to feasibly THINK about giving blood .. might take me another to actually do it. I’m about two months out as far as being able to give blood from a medical standpoint, so … oi. We’ll see.

Do you know what’s weird? I honestly feel like I’ve done this probably 80 times in my life, but pin-pointing them is difficult. I have done so so so many things that have petrified me – I’ve forever lived in a world where it’s just me, lending itself .. I’m constantly inspired by my friends and my surroundings, and life, in and of itself, will surprisingly take me by surprise. I am going to have to chalk this up to an “I have done this” if only because I can’t imagine that I haven’t. I hope that for those of you who don’t feel this way, you take into consideration what an uplift doing this something will be. Cheers.

Still pretty bad at this – I have yet to actually get up with my alarm this week. I’m pretty shitty at this.

I basically spent the entire time wanting to smack the characters, esp. during the final season. note to others: time waster.

Efficiency

The picture is actually funny because I didn’t feel like putting a lot of effort into finding a visual representation of “efficiency”, and instead I came out with “The Multitasking Queen”. And who knew “multitasking” wasn’t hyphenated, by the way? So I know this is silly, but I lovvvvve being super efficient with things. I basically screw around for 80% of my day because I can complete tasks at lightening speed and with incredible efficiency if I simply will myself the desire to do so. I love it when others are efficient, as well, to a point where it makes me angry when they aren’t. Yeah, maybe I’ll a little crazed .. I’ll take that.

ALWAYS wanted to do this, and I’d forgotten. I was walking around Newbury St. in Boston last summer and saw a sign for Henna tattoos as at a random shop near the Mass. Ave. intersection, but didn’t end up getting it. Unfortch, I moved away at the end of the summer, but will be moving back soon (6 monthssssssss!), so hopefully I’ll do this. Ooh! Or maybe it could be a post-Frog Pond activity. Two birds … I LOVE efficiency.

The River Between – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

I’m so over unhappy endings and political works. This was exhaustingly emotional.

I Am America (And So Can You!) – Stephen Colbert

This got a bit tantalizing by the end. The Colbert Report = good, but this was, I think too much of him all at once for me. It probably would have been a lot better had I spaced out my reading. But, alas, I have a goal .. drat.

Will this ever not be on my list? Thing is, I don’t feel like I’m learning so much right now, though is probably because I have linked education with knowledge and learning up until this point in my life. Suppose I’ll have to find an alternative until grad school comes along.

Books and reading. Knowing that I have read more than probably 95% of the people on this planet and honestly enjoying most of it. I get this fantastic sense of satisfaction from knowing the classics and referencing literature. I enjoy knowing that, at some point, I will have read the majority of the literature in the Cannon, and that I own most of this material. I love giving books to my friends to read and recommending reading material to others. My affair with the written word will not be ending soon.

The prospect of my future and what it holds. I’ve always been a thinker and someone who looks to the future as a place where I can make positive changes and see out my dreams. Things really haven’t changed, and I will hopefully continue to make active steps in the direction of fulfilling my desires. I do live in the now and I do enjoy my now as much as possible, but the ability to look ahead and see a bright future is a fantastic thing for me.

Always wanted to do this – probably won’t happen until I move back to Boston. Also, don’t know when I will possibly be able to fit this in, but perhaps a six-week thing or something?

I’ve wanted to do this for a while now, but have either not really had the money or am just too nervous. I think the primary reason is that I always shy away from doing something if I’m not entirely sure how to do it or if I don’t already have a bit of background knowledge in it.

I have found a local yoga studio with seasoned instructors at a rate I can afford. They have a multitude of drop-ins available and the Winter Schedule starts today. I’d really like to give it a whirl.