1- Living in Provo: Loving it, although it is hot as Hades and my car is warmer than my oven (and keeps a more consistent temperature) I am really enjoying my summer. My roommates are fantastic, the weather has been pleasant despite June's storms, and I even got a library card and go there regularly (which is easy given that it is less than two blocks away)
2- Work: Probably not the best day for me to extol my job's qualities since today was one of the more difficult days I have had, but things are just moving right along which is good despite the bumps along the road
3- Music: Still sticking with the classics, i.e. Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode, James Taylor, Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. BUT I have finally come around to something startling. I actually am starting to like the band Sigur Ros and I never thought I would. For those who don't know Sigur Ros is a band and their lyrics are either in a very obscure foreign language or absolute gibberish which is one of the reasons i have had difficulty getting in to them but once i found my gateway song (Saeglopur) i have really began liking them.
4- Movies: Great summer for movies! There are actually 2 other blog posts I need to write that fit in with this category but I will go over other movies and leave the others to their most deserved individual posts. Harry Potter 6- LOVED it, the PG rating dampened it a little bit but it was honestly wonderful, they did a great job and I didn't feel like it glaringly deviated from the book. really well done. Transformers 2- Entertaining but crap. Bad story line, bad acting, cool special effects, and moronic jokes. See it on the big screen because without all the big bangs it really is a waste of 2.5 hours. The Proposal- Cute, see it or don't, either way it's fine. Star Trek- I cannot say enough good things about Star Trek, honestly I was so impressed with it. Actors were perfect and excellent in their parts (especially McCoy, i always liked him) great story line, emotional, action-packed, in a word: genius. Look for my next couple of posts for further film discussion.
5- Books: It's been a summer of reading, (surprise, surprise) as I said I got a library card and have purchased several new books. My summer reading list has included:
1. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
2. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliffe
4. Several short stories by Dorothy Parker
5. Othello, Hamlet, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and Macbeth by William Shakespeare
6. Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (this one is a summer long work in progress as it is in French and difficult to read quickly)
7. Some Greek Plays by Aeschylus and Euripides
Currently I taking a break from the scholarly literature to read some Dick Francis (in honor of my Dad and Clive Cussler, adventure/mystery novels that are good to break with.
6. I turned 22, weird I know. My friend Ray gave me a sweet army helmet that looks very WWII, I want to buy some army men and dig trenches in the yard, it makes me feel very Calvin of comic fame when I wear it.
Well, there it is. A sweet and condensed summer thus far. But don't worry...I'll be back soon, I promise.
7 comments:
We missed you at the reunion! By the way, my car will always be hotter than your car-even when garage parked. This week we are blessed with 114-116 degree days. Looking forward to cooler days...looking FAR AHEAD,like October/November.
I was really sad I missed it, from what I heard it was a great time. I look forward to a whole blog low down on everything that happened. And yes, you win the the heat competition. I have only been to Arizona once and it was in June. It is why I haven't been back since...
Glad to see you back in the blogging world. I don't feel caught up with you otherwise. Hope to see you in a couple weeks.
So glad you're back on the blogwagon. I hope you had a magnificent birthday! Here's hoping we get to see you soon.
P.S. We want to hear more of your adventures, so keep those entries coming!
"The Mysteries of Udolpho"? If you're developing a taste for 18th century Gothic, maybe I can add a few selections. "The Monk" by Mathew Lewis is unbelievably trashy, but entertaining. The Marquis de Sade particularly liked it, but who wouldn't. After all, it involves a double-cross dressing Beezlebub. Even better, however, are two classic American Gothics by Charles Brockden Brown: "Edgar Huntly" which is most often read, but also try "Wieland".
thanks for the responses! i hope to see all three of you lovely ladies soon! especially you mary ann, when will you be coming? and i do have a love of the 18th century gothic, how could i not?
please keep blogging!
and I adore Dorothy Parker. I should pick her up again.
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