So, this is really horrible. I'm without a book! At least a good one. I tried The Postmistress and Mennonite in a Little Black Dress. No go. They weren't terrible books, they just weren't for me. So I took a bath (the shower is going to get fixed tomorrow, as long as maintenance can figure out what's wrong with it) and E had great fun plunging empty baby bottles into the bath, filling them and pouring them onto the floor. The place was a little, um, soaked when he was done.

There are many things I can do instead of read, including:
  • go to Macy's to buy new underwear (the elastic is shot)
  • buy groceries
  • buy vitamins
  • faff around on Facebook, which I've already done.

Comments

judy in ky said…
Have you read "A Reliable Wife"? It's pretty depressing, but I found it hard to put down.
6:47 PM
Bearette said…
I tried that one. I got about 50 pages in and had to stop. It just seemed like the characters were flat or something. What happened in the end??
7:15 PM
judy in ky said…
I know what you mean. The characters were a bit difficult to get to know. But it did have a happy ending. They both had a secret agenda, but they ended up caring for each other.
8:35 AM
Lisa said…
"Juliet, Naked"? I'm reading "A Changed Man" right now and enjoying it, although I have no idea where it is going.
9:50 AM
Bearette said…
I read Juliet...it was good. I ended up reading a mystery yesterday and will probably read another one next. They're a good fallback when there are no novels around.
9:58 AM
Anonymous said…
Speaking of faffing around, are you still knitting? Also, are you on Ravelry by any chance? My friend Tracy kept wanting me to join, and I have, but now I don't really get what I'm supposed to do while I'm there other than upload photos of my projects :/
2:37 PM
Bearette said…
Kate - I haven't knitted in ages. I would like to knit something soon, though. I saw a shrug on the Malabrigo Yarn fan page at FB that I like. I'm not on Ravelry.
3:52 PM
Lux Mackenzie said…
How do you get so many people to read and comment on your blog????

Or are they all your friends and family??
4:27 PM
Lux Mackenzie said…
You could always read "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" I read it, its crazy good
4:29 PM
BabelBabe said…
The Swan Thieves - Elizabeth Kostova's new one. Awesome.
I really liked the Jane Porter too.
have you read American Wife?
10:07 PM
Bearette said…
BB - I did. I liked it a lot.
11:03 PM
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