Today two friends and I met up with an old friend visiting from London who we haven't seen since we did the MA together a few years ago, so it was like a mini reunion. Anyway once we got through the 'what have you been up to' and caught up on gossip our conversation turned to books. For the first time I felt like I could hold my ground after having recently read so many of the great classics. I could spout titles, authors, characters and plots. It felt great and oh so intellectual! I've always been an avid reader but it wasn't until I made the decision to redefine my reading and strike out from my comfort zone that I felt I could take part in conversations about the great cornerstones of literature. And to top it off it was another bright and sunny day! Big smile here!
Happy St. George's Day!
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ashleigh (ash'lė) n.
1: egyptologist; currently living in the uk attempting to
obtain a phd
in egyptology, hoping in the end there will be a job.
2: literary; reading to escape reality, to improve
conversation, for
inspiration.
3: crafter; crocheting and needlework, creating heirlooms,
keeping the
world warm.
4: dreamer; head in the clouds, full of fantasies, wishing
to be someone
else, somewhere else.
:: reading ::
: Ivanhoe . Walter Scott
: Schindler's Ark . Thomas Keneally
: The Amber Spyglass . Philip Pullman
: The Red Queen . Margaret Drabble
: Un Lun Dun . China Miéville
: A Handful of Dust . Evelyn Waugh
: Adjunct: An Undigest . Peter Manson
: A Kestral for a Knave . Barry Hines
:: recently finished ::
: Falling Man . Don DeLillo
: Written on the Body . Jeanette Winterson
: The Bell Jar . Sylvia Plath
: No One Writes to the Colonel . Gabriel García Márquez
: The Subtle Knife . Philip Pullman
:: book rating ::
5 : True Love
4 : Like
3 : Good
2 : Ok
1 : Why did I read this?
:: challenges ::
: 1% Well Read
: 888 Challenge
: Chunkster Challenge
: Decades Challenge 2008
: Novella Challenge
: Once Upon A Time II
: The Parisian Underworld
: The Pub
:: creating ::
: sadly nothing at the moment
:: recent posts ::
: what to read on an island
: the plot against america
: saturday
: monday blehs, inspiring craftiness and new books
: peeps party
: my little book soapbox
: a wednesday book haul
: the female quixote
: the first century after beatrice
: the voyage out
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: book review
: challenge
: craft
: egypt
: life
: liverpool
: movie
: photos
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01
:: 02
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:: 05
:: 06
:: blogroll ::
:: bookish
: 1 more chapter
: a high and hidden place
: a striped armchair
: a work in progress
: bookie
: books please
: eloise by the book pile
: estella's revenge
: eve's alexandria
: the hidden side of a leaf
: people reading
: red room library
: stainless steel droppings
:: crafty
: cosmicpluto knits
: crazy aunt purl
: how about orange
: inside a black apple
: ma petite théière
: midnight knitter
: not martha
: posie gets cosy
: ranger sarah
: wild yarn
: yarnstorm
:: special
: idyll thoughts