Time and Place // 9:00 a.m. on my couch, although I will have to switch to the computer soon.
Eating and Drinking // Chobani Peach Greek yogurt and black tea
Reading // I had a slow reading week. I’m in the middle of a book about the history of “irregular” medicine (think early herbalists and phrenology) called Marketplace of the Marvelous by Erika Janik for a paid review and just started Want Not by Jonathan Miles. But then I realized I’m basically caught up on book reviews, so I grabbed a short book — The Undercover Economist Strikes Back by Tim Harford — that I am going to try to finish today to help fill in the gap. I also got a ton of books from the library this week that I’m excited to try and read, including A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki and Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill.
Watching // I got caught up with Arrow, and I’m still enjoying the show even if I don’t quite get what is happening this season (Moira for Mayor, representing the banking interests??) I’m excited that Roy is now on Team Arrow though. The boyfriend and I are still watching Deadwood and Community and I think we are going to try to start Orphan Black.
Blogging // It’s amazing what a full weekend at home will do for my ability to blog frequently. I manged to put up three book-related posts this week: a reading list of books about crazy rich people, mini reviews of We Are Completely Beside Ourselves and The Emperor’s Children, and a wrap-up/look ahead post for January and February.
Promoting // One of my dearest friends, Katie, opened an Etsy shop this week called KJ is Crafty. Right now she is selling a beautiful, crochet infinity scarf — she made me on earlier this year and I can attest to how well-made it is. If you are in need of a cozy scarf, you should check out what she is selling or visit her blog for shop updates.
Loving // I’m excited to watch the Super Bowl with my friend Carrie tonight. I’m going to her house where there will be snacks, booze and some cuddle cats.
Avoiding // I don’t want to look at my calendar for this week. Between some personal commitments and work obligations, I don’t think I have a free evening to myself until Friday. Ugh!
Waiting // I’m excited to watch the Super Bowl with my friend Carrie tonight. I’m going to her house where there will be snacks, booze and some cuddle cats. But I’ve got to get through a lengthy list of projects today before that can happen!
Anticipating // Yesterday I blogged about a project to help me through the doldrums of February, doing one new thing every day. I really excited about this and already looking forward to forcing myself to change up my routines to incorporate small changes. Yesterday, I made Olive Oil and Salt Bread from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything which, although a little bland by itself, seems like a nice, basic biscuit-bread recipe that you could dress up with some additions or serve with a soup or chili. Yum!
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It sounds like you’re going to be so busy this week! I hope you enjoy A Tale for the Time Being. Happy Sunday.
Have fun watching the Super Bowl! I have myself on a library ban because my TBR is just crazy, but I might have to lift it… I like visiting!
Some day we’ll get back to Arrow. We’re watching it on Netflix, but I’m just not sure when…
BTW, love the photo of your cat. Saw that on Instagram too. That’s what our cat would do…if our cabinet wasn’t too high up for him to jump in front of the TV. They always have to be the center of attention, don’t they? Even now I’m trying to type this and he’s on my arm, not facilitating the typing even if it’s my left arm.
Hannah is fascinated by the tv and likes to get between it and us. The boyfriend has a Nerf gun that he’ll shoot at her to try and get her to climb down, but it doesn’t usually work 🙂
A Tale for the Time Being! Yay!
Also, I have heard very good things about Orphan Black. I’m on a huge weird scifi kick at the moment, myself.
Have fun Super Bowling this evening:)
I’m glad the Super Bowl is early this year!
Did y’all make it through the whole Super Bowl? I was watching it at a party with my cousin (combination Super Bowl party and going-away-for-a-fancy-new-job party), and we all got bummed out early in the second half and had to stop. We were rooting for the Seahawks, but there’s only so much of a rout that I can take.
We stuck it out, but gah, was it boring. I wasn’t too invested in either team, but a game that lopsided just isn’t fun.