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Hi, I'm Ti! I blog about books and life over at http://bookchatter.net
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The Sunday Salon: Colds, Games and Last Minute Items

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This has been quite a week. I caught the head cold from HELL. I think The Hub brought it home from the emergency room when he took my son for his sprained ankle. It hit me hard and provided no warning and triggered a lupus flare so my exercise routine went out the window. Needless to say, I am feeling rather “slothy” (is that a word)? For the most part I am much better, but the slothy part is what bugs me the most. Not enough energy to be myself, but not quite sick enough to warrant a day of bed rest.

In a weak moment, I agreed to play another round of the Game On Diet and we start January 4th. The first round was quite an eye-opener and many of the habits stuck. Many, but not all so this second time around ought to fix that. Especially since my team (The Ding Dongs) will reign supreme once again. Winning is so glorious. Why not do it again?

I spent the weekend taking care of some last-minute Christmas items. I’m happy to say that I am all caught up and now I can relax. I am off from work until January 5th and I cannot tell you how excited I am about the time off. I am in a really good mood right now and want it to last for as long as possible.

As for reading, I finished When She Flew last night and immediately wrote-up the review which will post on the 28th for a book tour. I am now reading Accidental Lessons which I am pleasantly surprised by, and of course Moby Dick for Moby Dick Monday and a slew of other books. I am just not capable of reading one book at a time! What is wrong with me?

I’m not cooking anything special today because of my slothy mood. Have you ever just gotten tired of eating? This past week has been a holiday food free-for-all and although I did not partake in much of it because of my cold, I tired of looking at it. Cookies, cakes, candy…blah blah. It’s all just too much sometimes.

What did you do today?

Bookish Talk

Friday Finds: The Hour Between

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The Hour Between by Sebastian Stuart

Friday Finds is hosted by Should Be Reading.

Here’s the blurb from the publisher:

When Arthur McDougal is kicked out of Manhattan’s toniest boys’ school, his parents ship him off to the only place that will take him in—the Christian Science–inflected Spooner School. There, in the woods of Connecticut, Arthur meets Katrina Felt, the charming, troubled daughter of a Hollywood movie star. As Arthur struggles with his sexuality and Katrina’s beauty and talent land her in a Broadway musical, the two forge a tender friendship. But while Arthur’s confidence grows, Katrina is pulled down by the heartbreaking secrets and sorrows of her past. By year’s end, their lives will be changed forever, and their friendship will be over. Set in the late 1960s, The Hour Between is a compelling portrait of a time and place, replete with drugs, sex, Andy Warhol, a cast of truly memorable secondary characters, and some of the sharpest and funniest dialogue in recent memory.

This write-up is sort of ho-hum but when I saw this article on NPR it sounded like something that I would like.

What did you find this week?