You know, when you've read 669 pages of a book, you'd expect to be almost finished, right? Unfortunately (Or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), the book in question is James Clavell's Shogun, which means I have about 500 pages to go. Craziness. I haven't read a book this long since The Fountainhead. Or maybe one of those Tom Clancy things. In any case, it's long. Really really long. Yup. Just thought I'd say that.
Ah, the holiday season. I'm back home for a month just in time for the second night of Hanukah, no thanks to my evil, evil finals, which didn't end until yesterday.
Anyway...it's almost surreal, going back to my old patterns of living after being absorbed in dorm life for so long. We went to a Hanukah party at a traditional location, I saw some old friends (Hi Maya!), we had the candle lighting and the song marathon and the dreidels and far too much gelt and it was lovely. And I haven't slept in...37 hours now. Yeesh. I'm tired. Off to bed. :)
What I'm reading today: Shogun, by James Clavell
I mock you, Tom Cruise!
Why, Andy, why? I know Steinbrenner never liked you much, but did you really feel that unloved? Is Houston's flattery and the promise of playing closer to home enough to negate any loyalty after nine years in pinstripes?
Wait, that was a rhetorical question. Seriously, though- Pettitte will no doubt be getting better defensive support in Houston. He'll also be close to his family and his beloved mentor Roger Clemens. (And don't get me started on the Rocket's role in this debacle.) So maybe some of his numbers will improve; who knows? A rather quiet man, he'll probably appreciate being away from the New York media. And there's no doubt he'll like being away from Steinbrenner, whose relationship with the pitcher has been shaky at best. But he's also switching leagues, giving up the support of one of the best offenses in baseball, and dramatically reducing his chances for another championship. But I guess four rings were enough, huh?
Thanks for everything, Andy. It's been fun.
BETRAYED!
Lyrics courtesy of: The Producers
What I'm reading today: Keeping the Compound Republic, by Martha Derthick
Alright, yes, I'm a hypocrite. I realize I wrote only a little while ago that I wouldn't be blogging for a while...but I can't help myself. We've gotten our first snowstorm here at the little college in Pennsylvania, and it's a doozy. Of course, there's absolutely no possibility of a snow day unless the professor can't make it to class, but blizzards are so much more fun when you're not the one shoveling. Some people even played snow football outside my window for about three hours. (Snow football, for the uninitiaited is basically the same as touch football, only with a lot more slipping and falling on your ass.) Good times.
What I'm reading: The Venture of Islam, Volume 2, by Marshall G.S. Hodgson
Though I have a tendency to forget it every once in a while, the reason I have this pretty computer to type away on while sitting in my dorm room in this lovely college is to get an education. Not to lurk on message boards, not to read Slate...not even to blog.
*sigh*
I have four papers and two exams to attend to, not to mention an unspeakable amount of reading, all of which need to be finished in the next couple of weeks. So, to get my priorities in order, I won't be making many entries until the end of finals around the 20th or so.
What I'm reading: The Muqaddimah, by Ibn Khaldun