Time // Sunday evening, 16:12
Place // My desk – haven’t actually written a post on the laptop in ages.
Eating // Leftover pasta and homemade sauce for dinner a bit later on
Drinking // A glass of water
Reading // Today I finished Hild by Nicola Griffith, which I should be reviewing this week. It’s coming out this week and is definitely a read for the historical fiction lovers amongst us. One of the blurbs compared it to Game of Thrones, too, which I can totally see in some of the scheming and politics within the book. Great stuff.
Yesterday I finished The Devil’s Playground by James Traub, which was a relatively brief history of Times Square over the course of the twentieth century. I’m always interested in the history of places I’ve been and I knew Times Square had changed a ton even in my parents’ lifetimes, from a relatively seedy and unsafe part of New York City to the insanely crowded tourist and big brand hub that it is today. The book did a good job of exploring that change, although I got a bit bogged down by the large amount of it that had to do with corporations. The author did interview and get in touch with people on the street, but it’s kind of depressing how much everything is controlled by humongous companies now.
Finally, today I’m going to start A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie and I’m reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in ebook form. To say that I’m looking forward to both of them would be an understatement.
Watching // I’m nearly finished with season 3 of Veronica Mars and I’ve already pre-emptively bought the movie for when I finish. We spent quite a bit of time over the last few weeks watching the World Cup and it’s been nice to return to watching a show with a plot again. I’m also kind of glad I haven’t raced through this season as much as I have the first two. It’s not as addictive and it means I can stay in the world a little bit longer. Still very slowly watching Game of Thrones with a couple of friends.
Cooking // I’ve been falling down at cooking again lately, especially this last month. I’ve gotten a couple of vegetarian cookbooks and the second Hairy Biker diet cookbook, so I clearly want to get back into it, but haven’t had the energy.
Learning // We’ve decided that we’re going to Italy for our holiday this year, so I’m probably going to start learning a little bit of Italian, just to help us cope. I’ve not really started yet, though. I did get back into driving and spent the last week driving to work on the motorway for the first time, so I am tempted to count that as learning.
Gaming // I’ve played a little bit of Crusader Kings II recently but it has been a while since I got properly into a game. I have been reading less because of driving to work instead of taking the train, so now I consistently feel like free time has to be reading time.
Loving/Hating // Loving the fact that it’s been warm! We’ve had some amazing weather recently. Hating that it mostly happens on weekdays when I’m at work, but I will take what I can get.
Anticipating // Keith finishing his university course after something like 7 years doing it part-time alongside his full-time job. I can gleefully say only two months to go, although he will worry more about finishing everything in two months. After that, actually doing things together again!
Credit goes to Kim for the Currently format!
Oh, the corporate world is everywhere and I hate it. I’m not sure what we can do about it, though.
Kudos to Keith!
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yay, Americanah! I couldn’t resist buying A God in Every Stone and it’s one I’m very much looking forward to. Also, I can’t say often enough how excited I am that you’re now a VM fan too.
Sounds like you’ve had a busy and interesting time. Sorry to hear the cooking hasn’t been happening as much. I bought the Hairy Bikers Diet Books for my mother and she loves them. I hope they help you too.
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I still feel uncomfortable in New York sometimes because I first started visiting the city when it was a really scary place.
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Hurrah for Americanah! And for Veronica Mars as well — although keep close track of how many episodes are left. I remember when I was watching it for the first time, I was paying no attention at all to how near the end of the series was, and when the last episode finished, I was all, “Okay, next one!” And there was no next one. And I was in denial about it for like a week.
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I should re-watch the series before I finally see the movie. I recall loving seasons one and two but not three. I really think Veronica should move on to another guy, but she never did. I want to see the movie, but I want to know she’s moved on before I do.
Veronica Mars movie – yippee