I unpacked a couple of boxes (yay me) and web surfed mostly. Noah needs more dress shirts for work and man is he picky! But I found some clothiers for him to peruse... and in the meantime shopped Ikea for some much needed bookshelves and kitchen shelves (not quite enough cabinet space in the new abode). I also *nerd alert* downloaded the trial version of World of Warcraft... yeah. I'm curious, what can I say?
It's raining steadily now, and I leave to pick up Noah in 10 minutes. Sigh... Good thing I have my trusty raincoat from REI! And Subaruby will most definitely keep me safe on the road.
In other news, we accepted an offer on the house yesterday! That's a huge relief. They're first-time home buyers and want to close escrow by the end of June to get a credit! We're happy that someone else will be able to enjoy our house as a home. It was a good place to live for the 2 years we were there.
Everything continues to fall into place here.
Oh, and I'm reading Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" for the first time. I have been feeling the "goth" vibe recently and thought I'd give it a go. I mean, it's one of the books I'm reading. I'm also in the middle of "Anna Karenina", if I can ever figure out where it was packed... and I wouldn't put it past me to pick up a Jane Austen novel in the interim. I have no attention span... sigh.
I know I should have read Frankenstein before now.... tsk tsk.
Mary Shelley's life was so fascinating! I'm going to have to read more about her, too. I thoroughly enjoyed the introduction to the book. If anyone knows any good biographies on her, fill me in!
Off to pick up Noah from work!
Frankenstein is awesome. If you want to have a little fun with it, try to map out the story-within-a-story-within-a-story thing. You should end up with a lot of nested boxes, with one particular tale in the center.
ReplyDelete(Can you tell I used to teach the novel?) :)
Thanks for the advice, Leslie! I'll be sure to do that! I enjoyed the nested story aspect of Wuthering Heights.
ReplyDeleteMind if I pick your brain on it as I get going?
Thanks for the layout comments, too. I liked the other layout for its whimsy... but you're right. You couldn't see the pictures at all.