Thursday, July 21, 2011

Foiled again, Kindle!

I finished A Game of Thrones: Song of Ice and Fire, so I spent my lunch break picking through the list for a new book.

I started this project intent on taking books out of the library, only to find that my local library didn't have most of the books on the list.

So I've turned to my handy dandy Kindle, and surprise! Many of the books aren't available there either.

What's the story here? I can buy The Belly Fat Cure  on my Kindle, but not Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer?

So I settled for Iris Murdoch's Under the Net, available on Kindle for $12.99.

With the sewing machine in the shop for the foreseeable future, I have plenty of time to read. More to come on the new book soon!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

What Happened?

My friend recently emailed me to ask what happened to my reading project. In short, I moved house, started a new job, and stopped reading altogether. The longer story includes a diversion from the list, reading easier books, like Bossypants by Tina Fey. And, since I got back to Denver, I have been crafting again = highly distracting.

And it's summer, it's gorgeous out, and all I really want to do besides work is be outdoors, BBQ and garden!

So, I don't think I'll completely abandon the reading project. Though I admit I started Game of Thrones, which should keep me occupied for some time. I'll likely pick up the list again in the fall.

In the meantime, I want to use this blog for my multiple hobbies. So sometimes I'll write about reading. Sometimes I'll write about sewing/knitting/embroidery.

Yes, I am a big nerd -- and damned proud of it!