And the holiday starts...

[susandennis]

You could sure tell a holiday was in the air at the gym. Only the hard core made it in this morning and there aren't too many hard core. There was no one in the pool except me. And no one on the roads. Tomorrow it doesn't even open until 8. But, at least it will open at 8 so whew.

And then when I got home and started internetting, I discovered...

Mary Roach has a new book!!! It does not look like a subject I'd be interested in reading about but it's Mary Roach. With the exception of Stiff, none of her subjects interested me but her books about them turned out to be fascinating. So, here I go again. Besides delving deep into the very interesting parts of not so interesting topics, she is one of the wittiest writers I know. And, it is as delightful to consume 10 minutes of her as an hour. So I load up the Kindle app and enjoy her stuff piecemeal. I try to make it last as long as possible. I read and re-read paragraphs and chapters before moving on to the next.

It's a book feast. The Kindle version costs $9.99. I had $9.00 in electronic credits. How sweet it is.

It's just a delight to walk by my hallway shelves now. Turns out, I love having the fabric there and I love the voids I've created by pair down the stuff. I think I'm no going to wait until next Monday to tackle at least one of the two worst cupboards out on the terrace. Today and/or tomorrow, I'm going to clear them out and make a Goodwill haul. As much as I love acquiring shit, I think I love getting rid of it more.

But, first, I want to make another shirt out of that new pattern. I cut out the fabric yesterday for the next one but then, this morning, while I was swimming I created a couple of more in my head using different fabric combos. I'm jazzed.

Time now to go get dressed and get started.

Comments

[fflo.livejournal.com]

From Wikipedia: "Mary Roach, the author of Packing for Mars, was raised in Etna, New Hampshire and spent several years working as a freelance copy editor and investigating unpopular topics." :D

[touchofgr3y.livejournal.com]

I feel the exact same way about Mary Roach's books! I'll have to look for the new one :)

[meowmensteen]

The bike trail was gloriously quiet this morning. Unfortunately the joy riders were out on my way home. Even worse, I had to get some groceries, and amateur grocery shoppers were out in force. The type that only shop for holiday meals, and have no idea how grocery stores work.

[susandennis]

Amateur grocery shoppers are the worst! We should have stores just for them and not let them into ours.

[shutterbug.livejournal.com]

I love Mary Roach! I read so little and after you mentioned her, I realize that I've read her books most successfully. Like my one book a year has been a Mary Roach book frequently. New book here I come!

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

I like Mary Roach books too