Snow Day Part Deux
Feb. 2nd, 2007 01:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
There was even less snow than previously, but the forecast was ominous so yesterday was another snow day. I have to say that they are still two of the most beautiful words in the English language. The kids did manage to make a bigger snowman this time. Although all the rest of the snow melted once the precipitation turned to rain and it's rather sad looking out in the yard without a snow field to stand in.
One of the best things about days out of your routine is that they give you a chance to be indolent. So, in that vein, here's what I accomplished on my snow day (along with eating some of the chocolate chip cookies that J made).
#15 is Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell(Feb/07). I really enjoyed The Tipping Point so I was looking forward to this one and it lived up to my expectations. In this book Gladwell examines split-second decision making and how accurate it can be and how it can go disastrously wrong. I found it fascinating.
#16 is Sex Wars: A Novel of the Turbulent Post-Civil War Period by Marge Piercy(Feb/07). I'm not sure how well this worked as a sustained narrative, but the history was enthralling. A look at the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, Anthony Comstock, and a composite Jewish female immigrant with guest appearances by everyone from Frederick Douglass to Cornelius Vanderbilt. My knowledge base on the history of women's suffrage and the Comstock Laws was fairly shallow so I found this very interesting and informative.
One of the best things about days out of your routine is that they give you a chance to be indolent. So, in that vein, here's what I accomplished on my snow day (along with eating some of the chocolate chip cookies that J made).
#15 is Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell(Feb/07). I really enjoyed The Tipping Point so I was looking forward to this one and it lived up to my expectations. In this book Gladwell examines split-second decision making and how accurate it can be and how it can go disastrously wrong. I found it fascinating.
#16 is Sex Wars: A Novel of the Turbulent Post-Civil War Period by Marge Piercy(Feb/07). I'm not sure how well this worked as a sustained narrative, but the history was enthralling. A look at the lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, Anthony Comstock, and a composite Jewish female immigrant with guest appearances by everyone from Frederick Douglass to Cornelius Vanderbilt. My knowledge base on the history of women's suffrage and the Comstock Laws was fairly shallow so I found this very interesting and informative.
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Date: 2007-02-03 01:25 am (UTC)Your books sound very interesting! I've been working an obscene amount lately, so I'm lucky if I get to read anything at all.
From your last comment that I never responded to . . . I've been fairly disappointed with how they've been not using CKR on BSG! Word on the 'net is that he's fairly hard to schedule for shooting, but when they do get him, they just have him on as part of the Cylon circle for a few minutes. It's criminal, I tell ya! I'm enjoying the current arcs quite a bit, though, with the exception of the soapy Kara/Lee thing, so I'm trying not to be too irritated with them. ;-)
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Date: 2007-02-05 06:03 pm (UTC)Sorry to hear that you're working obscene amounts. Any potential lessening of the load in sight?
I agree with you that it's criminal that CKR isn't used more. If the big Kara spoilers pan out, I wonder if that means that we'll see even less of him? Maybe I need to go pop in his arc on LFN to fill the void.
They did screw up the K/L thing didn't they? The longing worked, but not the "will they/won't they ditch the spouses". I know that Kara's supposed to be damaged, but still. Not to mention the character assassination of Lee. *shakes head in dismay* Plus, I have to say that Sam has really grown on me and that's unusual for the character that's brought in as a relationship spoiler. So much so that I'm thinking he might be too good for Kara. As for Dee, I don't care one way or the other. Someone who marries knowing that they're the second choice doesn't engender a huge amount of sympathy. Plus, she was a wench to poor dead Billy and she racked up a lot of bad karma points with that.