How behind, you say?

In all of the business I have been enveloped by lately, I knew I was falling a little behind in my blog reading, but by how much I did not know. Imagine my surprise when I log into my lovely Google Reader to find that I am nearly 300 posts behind!!

Bad blog reader, I know. It will take me forever to do it, but I will get through every last one of those posts and then hopefully I will have learned my lesson: reading blogs is more important than real life.

I have got to get my priorities in order!

So I guess I think I'm British

Bit of strange news. Looks like I am the ambivalent host of an alter-ego. It appears that deep down some part of me thinks that I am British. Well, part British at least. It stems from my recent fancy of Sophie Kinsella books. She is a best-selling British chick-lit author and I love her! Well, more her work than her. I mentioned awhile back that I have taken to listening to books on CD as a means to make my lengthy commute seem somewhat tolerable. Over the past few months I have listened to six (!) of her books and am just starting another one.

If I were to have simply read her books, I don't think that my I would have developed this quirk; it's the fact that the person reading the book has a British accent that gets to me. Now I often think my thoughts in a British accent, I use words that are British in my everyday conversations and emails and I have been converting prices in US dollars to British pounds (the Shopaholic books talk A LOT about the cost of things!). It's getting to be a little too much! :) I think that this is a sign that I need to start reading/listening to some different material. Next on my list is Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time.

Midnight Sun

I would first like to apologize to all of those that I judged (only slightly) when they told me they were addicted to the Twilight Sage. Vampires, come on!?! :) Thanks to all of the peer pressure, and Molly for lending me all of the books, I now am too a follower. I am almost finished with Breaking Dawn. I have about a fifth left, but I am not finding it very interesting. Maybe it's just the deep denial I am feeling about the series ending...I just don't want to admit it's over?? Yesterday I stumbled onto the greatest thing ever...Midnight Sun. It's supposed to be Twilight told by Edward's point of view instead of Bella's. Stephanie Meyers has 12 chapters of it published on her website. Apparently it is a partial draft that was leaked and posted all over the internet. Due to the breach she is unsure of if she will finish the book or not...I hope she does! I have spent more time than I care to admit reading it at work. It is great to see Twilight through Edward's eyes. Any Twilight fan has got to read this. You can legally read it here for FREE. Enjoy!!

Taking advantage of my LONG commute

Although I love to gripe to Rob about the long commute I have to work now that we have moved, there is an upside to it. I have a lot of time in the car and I have been using it to listen to books on tape/cd. While I love to read, I just really don't have much time to do it. I have just finished a book called 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult (one of my favorite authors!) and am starting another book called Joy School by Elizabeth Berg. The voice of the woman that reads it bothers me, so I think that I might have to switch to another book for now. The next one that I have in line is Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. He is known for his lenghtly novels. I have always wanted to read this book, but the thickness of it has put me off. Now that I have nothing better to do, I figure I ought to give it a listen.

What are you reading?

I just finished a wonderful book called Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back. It was so difficult for me to read because it was hard to imagine having to go through the experiences they shared (sexual abuse, drug abuse, living on the streets...). It made me realize how easy I have had it and how blessed I was to have had such a stable and loving home to grow up it. Eventhough the book had some very dark parts, seeing the amazing way they overcame everthing and are living such positive lives really warmed me. I would definitely recommend it...it isn't a light read, but it's absolutely worth it!