Recent reading binge:

Child Bride : The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
The Da Vinci Code
The Idiots Guide To Healing Food
Wobegon Boy
Take the Cannoli : Stories From the New World

After a quick trip to the public library I’ve got quite a little bundle of books to go thru. You know how it is: The weather is getting cold, evenings are becoming darker, and there’s nothing like a good book. As a kid I used to thrive off the classics: Black Beauty, Little Women, etc. Than, much to my English Phd. Holding Parent’s Dismay, I became hooked on the nortorious Babysitter’s Club books. For my Father, especially, this was a decline in personal reading taste.
The healing food guide is nothing new that I don’t know…perhaps after taking the longevity test I’ve become even more passionate about researching healthy food. (My expected longevity? 94. Josh’s longevity? 69…the first time he took the test, 72 the second time). I learned that once again, sugar is my acheilles heel, (and sausage, sometimes). The longevity test results lectured me on my sweet tooth, admonishing my poor will power and declaring my inevitable weight gain. Dammit, I KNOW, but can’t one exercise constantly, eat whole fruits and vegetables, avoid soda and excessive alcohal, and still manage to sneak in a daily candy bar? Absolutly not…
I haven’t been able to get into Wobegon Boy the way I had hoped…I love Garrison Keillor’s lesser known Radio Days, but I feel like his humour is a touch too sophisticated for me (ok, it took me forever to try and spell “sophisticated” just now).
Haven’t even cracked the nortorious Davinci Code…my local library doesn’t even carry it (gasp) I borrowed it from Josh’s sister.
Take the Cannolli is from one of my favorite people on This American Life, we’ll see how she handles herself in the printed word.
Admittedly, the book I can’t put down is the Priscilla Presley biography…I know, it’s terrible, junky, reading. And I admit: I skipped ahead and looked for the naughty parts, (something I’ve done with books since my youth).
It’s overcast and cold here in Fort Collins. Josh has officially begun sending resumes off to the NW and San Francisco. Here’s hoping!