Ti | Book Chatter

This is the view from my front door. It’s sunny, the birds are chirping away, the morning temps are nice and cool and yet when I step out to greet it, there’s no sense of adventure in my step because once again, my weekend plans got shot down.

If I could sing or even write a song, it would be one of those drippy ballads you hear on the radio. I made the mistake of listening to Barry Manilow and now I am all doom and gloom. It’s life. Things don’t work out as planned but The Teen’s summer class is wrecking this entire summer. No trips to the fair, no beach trips, there just isn’t enough time in the day to get the work done and it’s getting to all of us.

Part of my problem is my own expectation of what summer should be. In my head, it’s all BBQs and picnics and beach trips with stops at the fruit stand on the way home. It’s reading a stack of books “this high” while soaking up rays on the beach with the sounds of summer surrounding me. To me, that is summer.

Sigh.

Next summer will be better right? I sure hope so. Now, I am looking forward to fall and all the stuff that comes with it, high school football, big pots of chili simmering on the stove, the smell of roasting turkey.

Anyway, back to the present. It’s Sunday and I have no big plans.

What am I reading?

I am reading The Curiosity. Very interesting reading about reanimation, time travel, etc. I am still reading House of Leaves but I am having trouble focusing on it with all that is going on. Right now, I need books that take me to a different place so if it’s not fitting the bill, I am just putting it aside for now.

What am I cooking?

Not sure yet. I have to go to the market (exciting!) but what I really feel like doing is just going out somewhere. We are still trying to be careful with money so dinners out are rare these days. Maybe we’ll grill something.

What am I watching?

We have been watching Three’s Company. It’s such a throwback to the past but The Girl is loving it and so am I. However, I was checking out Netflix the other day and I found a Bond movie that The Girl and I have not seen yet, Never Say Never Again. Later this evening, we have a date to watch it together.

That’s my Sunday. What are you doing? Reading? Cooking?

I often read more than one book at a time. It’s just my nature. Mainly because my moods change at the drop of a hat. Someone at work will make me mad or someone will email me and tell me that The Teen’s entire summer school experience was a waste, etc. You k now, THAT kind of stuff and when you get wind of news like that, your reading mood changes. So, it helps that I always have 2-3 books going.

BUT…

I finished a book last night and knowing my history with finishing books, I felt the need to start another right away or I’d find myself in a reading rut. I turned the Kindle on and considered the numerous ARCs that have been begging for my attention and I settled on this book, The Curiosity.

Here’s what caught my eye right away: Reanimation.

Hello!! Come to mama! These scientists go out searching for “hard ice” and then reanimate whatever living organism they find inside. First, they start small but as the blurb of the book will tell you, they end up finding a man.

So, although I am a 2-3 book-at-a-time reader, I am paying a lot more attention to this one because the nerd in me can’t help it.

I think I will probably blow through this one over the weekend. Doesn’t it sound good?

Chatting with friends about books and life…