It's the weekend again, and I am SO glad. With the last weekend in Rockport and the weekend previous to that jam-packed with activities, I am so psyched to just hang out at home and veg. Of course, I have some errands (buying groceries) and chores to do, but other than those, no responsibilities.

I started another great book yesterday, Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis. She and my friend, Writer, are friends. I remember years ago, Writer invited me to go to a reading event with her, and Lewis was there and read an excerpt from her book (this book!) that was not out yet, and I knew I wanted to read it. It came out a couple of years ago, and the other day when I was having trouble thinking of anything I wanted to read, it finally occurred to me, and I looked it up online and found they had a copy "on the shelf" at the Lucy Robbins Welles Library in Newington. They also had a copy of Still Alive a holocaust memoir by Ruth Kluger, that I want to read. So I drove over there and took them both out.

Great library! Beautiful inside and out with a fairly substantial looking collection. They also have a little coffee counter there called the Cup and Chaucer. What a cute name, huh? The coffee "nook" wasn't open at the time I was there (8 PM), but it was nice to see. One of the things I love about the library where I am taking classes is that there is a cafe there. Maybe the combination of cafes and libraries (although the Cup and Chaucer is not really a cafe, just a counter) is an emerging trend. Coffee and books are certainly a great combination.

Reading: The White Hotel by D.M. Thomas. Great book. Pretty harrowing in parts, but lots of sex too. Writer said, "That book turned me on." She told me someone once said to her that if you could get through that book without masturbating or having sex, there was something wrong with you. ;-)
Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis.

Watching: Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) starring John Hawkes and Miranda July. A great indie movie. Reminded me a little of The Puffy Chair, but it was way better (not that The Puffy Chair was bad). This was recommended to me by my friend Mary and now I can recommend it too.

The West Wing, Season Three. This is getting pretty intense and scary with CJ's being stalked!

Labels: library science, life at home, reading, watching

posted by Miss Rachel 8/25/2007 07:59:00 AM

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