Sweating bullets over a good book
June 1, 2008
Last weekend I started reading a book I’d ordered from Amazon. All About Lulu is the debut novel by Jonathan Evison, whom I’d encountered on MySpace. Around 3 Saturday afternoon, I carried the book over to the pool and plunged in. Seven or so hours later, I’d finished it. Now that’s a pretty solid sign that I liked the book. I let the laundry go so I could keep reading. Instead of a proper dinner, I snacked on cheese crackers.
Small victories
May 17, 2008
In 11 minutes, my last book club meeting for the season will begin. I’ll be attending but not until I’ve had a shower and gotten ready, which will take only a bit longer than 11 minutes. This morning I slept late and don’t feel like rushing. It’s Saturday morning. I’ll get there when I get there. It took me a while to figure out that with voluntary activities like a book club gathering, no one’s taking attendance and there’s no punishment for me if I show up late.
