The air is chilled, snow falls in parts of the country, and kids everywhere are starting their winter breaks. Christmas shopping is at its peak as parents rush for last-minute gifts.
I finish my first day of break with a running nose and stuffed head. I should be able to get through quite a bit of the four books I have to read. I'll spend a day or two laying low, reading and resting, before homework is due to be finished, among other things.
Sorry for the short post today. I'm not at my top form today.
Long days and pleasant nights,
Neal
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Overbooked With Books
As is usual with me, I am reading several books at once. The Diary of Anne Frank, 11/22/63, Dune (I'm just now getting around to reading more of this), and Empire of the Sun. In addition, I have several books on my Christmas wishlist, which I outlined in an earlier post.
I sit at the kitchen table, hot apple cider to my left, Dune and 11/22/63 to my right, wondering how I'll finish these four books by Christmas. Empire of the Sun is relatively close to being finished, so it should be easy to finish off by Christmas, but with the other three I am about halfway finished. What do I do? (I just downed the remaining third of my apple cider...)
With a week and a half left of school before break, I'm trying to hope that I won't have too much homework, which will give me more time to read - but that probably won't happen. I didn't have any work today, as my government class went to see Lincoln. My second time seeing it: still just as amazing!
Also, I should mention that I can't wait for the release of Stephen King's new book, Sleep Doctor, which is a sequel to The Shining. It should be awesome (just as anything done by King).
Long days and pleasant nights,
Neal
I sit at the kitchen table, hot apple cider to my left, Dune and 11/22/63 to my right, wondering how I'll finish these four books by Christmas. Empire of the Sun is relatively close to being finished, so it should be easy to finish off by Christmas, but with the other three I am about halfway finished. What do I do? (I just downed the remaining third of my apple cider...)
With a week and a half left of school before break, I'm trying to hope that I won't have too much homework, which will give me more time to read - but that probably won't happen. I didn't have any work today, as my government class went to see Lincoln. My second time seeing it: still just as amazing!
Also, I should mention that I can't wait for the release of Stephen King's new book, Sleep Doctor, which is a sequel to The Shining. It should be awesome (just as anything done by King).
Long days and pleasant nights,
Neal
Monday, December 3, 2012
This Year's Christmas Book List
This year, my list for Christmas consists almost entirely of books (the two items that aren't books are a couple music albums that I've been waiting for). Here's the list:
- The Wind Through The Keyhole, Stephen King
- Carrie, Stephen King
- The Catcher In The Rye, J.D. Salinger
- The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
- 1984, George Orwell
- Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
- The Stand, Stephen King
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