I just finished reading “Blink”, which was recomended to me by a prof a while back. It was pretty interesting, different than “The Tipping Point” but told in the same lots of small stories kind of way. That makes 3 books in one quarter that I’ve read (all the way through) on my own! I think this is partially due to the fact that it’s a pretty easy quarter for me, but yeah, this is quite an acomplishment for me, considering I don’t even remember the last time I actually got through a book for fun before these past few months. It makes me sort of wish I was part of some kind of reading reward system, like in elementary school where if you got like 500 points you could have lunch from McDonalds with the principal (which I did, although in retrospect it seems like a pretty crappy reward). Maybe I’ll just have another mini-orange. Mmm.
It also sort of makes me want to have people to talk to about things I’ve read, (now I understand the idea behind book clubs) If only so I’ll actually remember what it was about, but also cause I get ideas going and it would be nice to bounce them off someone. Not that they are revolutionary or amazing, sometimes I’d just like to talk about them with someone. I do sort of miss those old English classes where you did that stuff.
I realize my reading list is pretty mainstream, but I think books are definately one of the many things I’d rather have other people recomend to me. I think the same is sort of happening with music. I still find quite a bit on my own but it’s just as good to have other people, who care about it a lot more than i do, sift through it for me.
The next in line is “How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul” which basicly answers all those things everyone wants to know coming out of school and getting into the working world. Lots of good advice, and I’m just about half way through already. Hooray for the library!
Also, I think I miss walking to school. Living this far I bus back and forth everyday, and miss out on the 15-20 minutes of walking in the morning and evening I use to do to get myself to/from school. Now, I find myself huffing and puffing even after a quick trot to catch a bus, which is not a good sign.