2 posts tagged “books”

i need to get motivated to move forward. everything around me seems half baked; as if i can't face actually finishing things because that will move me closer to graduation and closer to real life and closer to the fact that i have finished college and that's as far as i've gotten. i know it won't be the end of the world if i take some time off but i'm terrified of getting stuck. what if i just stay on permanent vacation, working at starbucks living in va beach for the rest of my life?! geh. i would hate myself.
i can't even bring myself to write. which is bad because i'm in a poetry class this semester with nikki giovanni. so i mean, no pressure or anything.

i've been on kind of a reading kick. i just read shopgirl by steve martin. it was pretty good. very sweet and a quick read. i think it's one of those books that you have to read a few times to get everything out of it. but basically i'd recommend it if you want something short and fun.
i'm just starting in cold blood by truman capote. it's alright so far. a little bit slow, but i'm

only like 30 pages in. it's weird. lately i've been really into reading and watching things that i know are going to scare the crap out of me. like i keep seeing previews for hannibal rising and i know that movie will give me nightmares but i still have this inexplicable urge to go see it.
i've actually already started an even scarier book but have kind of stalled out on it because it's not really small enough to carry around with me to read before class and such. i found out about it from curtis while i was at home over break. i had to have barnes&noble order it because it just looks amazing. all the typography and color and and pretty much i can just geek out about how it looks. then i started reading it and realized that this was probably going to be one of my most favorite books ever. you should go check it out, it's called house of leaves. if you want to get an idea of it before you rush out to buy it check out the wikipedia article here. when you get it just make sure you get the full-color edition.

ok i'm going to go try and be productive. maybe even write a little bit of poetry. who knows. if i get anything decent written i'll post it here.
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What books are on your nightstand?

basically i need to get reading like woah.

i've started les mis like twice now, i really want to read it but for some reason i haven't been able to commit to it.

i actually got about halfway through the unbearable lightness of being but for some reason i stopped reading it even though i loved it.

the foundation novels is actually a huge book that i found at a thriftstore that has the whole foundation trilogy as well as the naked sun and i, robot in it. and the best part is that i got it for a dollar!!.

megan suggested i read freakonomics and actually gave me her copy. i haven't started it yet but i'm looking forward to getting into it.

and finally, my copy of the importance of being earnest is also a collection of other short stories by oscar wilde. i've never read any wilde before but james loves the man and suggested that i read salome which is actually included in my copy of the book so there you have it!

i love reading and if i was allowed i would just stay in my room and read all of these wonderful books all day. /sigh.