this week

1. I went out drinking twice; both times were lovely. I went to the Packers bar last night, and it was awesome (obviously).

2. Double or Nothing was pretty amazing. I hate to be all sincere about it, but I haven't been affected by a book like I have by it in awhile. It didn't make me all emotional or anything, but it made me think about what a novel is, what fiction is about, more than anything has in awhile. I guess I'm not supposed to call it experimental; but it pushes the boundaries of what a novel is supposed to be. It doesn't really have a plot, except it sort of does, and it's impossible to tell where the lines are between the author and narrator and protagonist. It is a weird strange awesome book.

3. Next on my reading list: Ficciones, The Plague, Slaughterhouse Five, finishing that other book about Prague that I started in MKE.

4. I'm watching Hearts and Minds, a documentary about the Vietnam War. If I do in fact focus on US History when I go back to grad school, it's going to be a depressing 2-3 years.

5. I'm currently avoiding several responsibilities. I need to deal with them this weekend, but I am (amazingly) not very anxious about it. I will finish things when I can finish them.

6. I went on a bike ride, in New York, on my bike that I fixed BY MYSELF. I am clearly mega-awesome.

two weeks until i go home again

I am currently geeking out over the following:

1. medieval research with the coolest history professor in the world.

(look! you can buy her book!)

2. setting up my own website

(can anyone recommend a good place to host my site? i'd prefer somewhere independent; i found this place that seems cool, but I have no idea how much bandwith I'm going to need.)

3. making jewelry

(i'm gonna buy some beads and thread before work tomorrow, and then i'm going to make sooo many necklaces!)

4. reading is magic!

(crime and punishment is awesome!)