I am sorry for the lack of blogging. Every time I get to this page, I give up...so please excuse me if this entry seems kind of boring.
The book challenge was steaming ahead so strongly, and now it seems I've slowed down. I'm really into "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger, but it's taking forever for read (the main reason being I simply don't have a lot of time lately, between working, showing my cousin around the city's museums, and catching films on the big screen with Kelly). I've read 34 books so far, and am in pretty good shape. I haven't fallen behind yet (in fact, I believe I'm ahead of the game), but if I start slowing down, I won't want to read any books come October/November/December, and that will put a big damper on the project. I have 16 books to go, and 4 months' time to read. 4 books a month, which is what I've been averaging anyway, and I'm in good shape.
It's funny to look back at the list of books I've read. The books I've read in January, February, and even March seem so long ago. I've been on a big book-to-movie kick lately....and have read a bunch of books that have since become movies ("I Love You, Beth Cooper," "My Sister's Keeper," "Marley and Me," "Julie and Julia," "Confessions of a Shopaholic," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," "Angels and Demons," "The Time Traveler's Wife," etc.).
I am looking forward to Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" because it's another in the Robert Langdon series (of "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" fame). I love books that have puzzles and clues - that excites me! I am also looking forward to "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks, because he's one of my absolute favorite authors to read. I own his whole collection. I am NOT kidding. I own every book he's ever penned. He takes up a little more than half of one of my shelves and weighs in at 14 books (15 if you count the newest one coming out in September).
Aside from reading a lot this summer, I have been to the movies six times in the span of two months. Since my last blog, I've seen The Time Traveler's Wife and Paper Heart (both with Kelly). This summer I have also seen: The Hangover, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 500 Days of Summer, and Julie and Julia.
I recently signed up with Netflix, and let me tell you, Netflix is AWESOME. I would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat. I have the one-DVD-at-a-time plan, with unlimited "watch instantly" on my computer, and boy have I already seen a ton of things. I've also been catching up on my Hannah Montana Season 3 (JUDGE ME!). Marley and Me (the movie) just arrived the other day, and I'm looking forward to watching it with mom and my aunt and cousins.
Speaking of aunt and cousins, my aunt and two of my cousins are in town from Austria for a couple weeks, so we've been traipsing the city together, shopping and going to museums. I really think Christopher and I are going on the museum tour...we've already been to the P.S. 1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center and the American Museum of the Moving Image, and we're planning on going to the Museum of Modern Art tomorrow (which, surprisingly, I don't think I've never been to). We've also talked about going to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (last time I went was with his sister, about 2-3 years ago? So I'm due for another visit, and he needs to be introduced to the world of wax celebrities!). I'm excited and glad that my family is here visiting for a few weeks, but they're leaving soon, and that makes me sad! :(
On another note....what gets me really frustrated is when I log into my facebook page and I find out that my relationship status has been changed to "In a Relationship" (I'm single), my "Interested In" has been changed to "Women" (I like dudes.), and my Political Views went from "I am Kristin _____ and I approve this message" to "I am Kristin _____ and I don't approve this message." My thought is that one of my co-workers did it at work, because the web browsers we use don't log you out of whatever you're logged into when you close the page, like it does on my laptop, but I WANT TO KNOW WHO DID IT. I changed my password just in case someone knew my password and hacked in to do it. I'm surprised they didn't change anything else, just those three things. I didn't even notice, either, until one of my friends sent me a message and asked if I had a boyfriend, because it said I was in a relationship on facebook.
I'm sad to say I am not in a relationship....I am a lonely single girl. But seriously. People suck.
But people rock, too. <3
I'm out, goodnight.
<3kristin
Friday, August 28, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
there's something on my mind, I need to tell you why
I saw Julie & Julia yesterday with Kelly, and I loved it. I absolutely loved the movie (I'm reading the book right now, about halfway through it and do thoroughly enjoy it, except that when Julie talks about the recipes, I want to see what's going on more than read about it, which is why the movie/visual aspect was awesome). I, like Julie, have set goals (and blog about them, I've realized), so I know where she's coming from.
Setting a goal for yourself is so much pressure. Now, my challenge isn't quite as extreme as hers (365 days, 524 recipes?!?! Yikes!), but mine is lengthy. I set a goal to read 50 books in 365 days, and so far I'm doing well. I'm reading books number 34 and 35 ("Julie & Julia" by Julie Powell, and "Taking the Walk" by Hanson and Bill Cerveny). I started Julie and Julia a couple days ago, and it's been a slow book for me. Some books go faster than others, but because of work, I've only been able to really read it on the train going to and from work, and sometimes at home. I just started "Taking the Walk" this evening, and I feel like that will be a leisure read at night before I go to bed. Who knows which one I'll finish first, and then my next challenge will be what I should read next.
Another challenge I set for myself in the past was my photo blog challenge. It's only 100 pictures, and I thought I would finish it in 100 days, but I failed. Well, not so much failed, but I'm on hiatus again. Really, it's only a few more pictures left until it's completed, but I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't seem to find the stamina to finish that project. I need a swift kick in the butt to finish the project so I can go on with my life!
There are only two shows left with the show that I'm playing in, which is something I'm looking forward to. In the beginning of this show, I thought to myself that if I was asked to come back and play the next show (a show I've actually already played), I would probably politely decline, because I do want my weekend time back. But now that it's getting closer to auditions and rehearsals for this upcoming show, I have not heard any word about playing, and I have this feeling that I won't even be asked to play. My boss has been telling me and the other player that his daughter's going to be playing the next show with him. She's 10. She's really going to be playing marimba on an off-broadway show? I seriously think she's going to get bored of it real fast, and he's going to need to find someone else to fill in for her. And what if they have weekday performances for school groups? I don't think she's going to be taken out of school to play a show, so she'll need a sub for those shows. Is that when they'll ask me? To sub? I don't know how I feel about this whole situation, especially considering the fact that I was probably going to decline the spot if offered to me (even though I already know the music). I think it's just a matter of having a musician they won't have to pay (we don't get much as it is). I do, however, have this sinking suspicion that if I'm not asked to be a musician, it'll be assumed I open box office for all the shows. And if that's the case, they've got another thing coming. If I'm not going to play the show, it's not worth it to get up extra early on the weekends just to sell some tickets. Besides, Carlo owes us, so he can have the pleasure of the early mornings.
I think that's it for now. That's my little slice of life. I'm going to bed.
<3 kristin
Setting a goal for yourself is so much pressure. Now, my challenge isn't quite as extreme as hers (365 days, 524 recipes?!?! Yikes!), but mine is lengthy. I set a goal to read 50 books in 365 days, and so far I'm doing well. I'm reading books number 34 and 35 ("Julie & Julia" by Julie Powell, and "Taking the Walk" by Hanson and Bill Cerveny). I started Julie and Julia a couple days ago, and it's been a slow book for me. Some books go faster than others, but because of work, I've only been able to really read it on the train going to and from work, and sometimes at home. I just started "Taking the Walk" this evening, and I feel like that will be a leisure read at night before I go to bed. Who knows which one I'll finish first, and then my next challenge will be what I should read next.
Another challenge I set for myself in the past was my photo blog challenge. It's only 100 pictures, and I thought I would finish it in 100 days, but I failed. Well, not so much failed, but I'm on hiatus again. Really, it's only a few more pictures left until it's completed, but I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't seem to find the stamina to finish that project. I need a swift kick in the butt to finish the project so I can go on with my life!
There are only two shows left with the show that I'm playing in, which is something I'm looking forward to. In the beginning of this show, I thought to myself that if I was asked to come back and play the next show (a show I've actually already played), I would probably politely decline, because I do want my weekend time back. But now that it's getting closer to auditions and rehearsals for this upcoming show, I have not heard any word about playing, and I have this feeling that I won't even be asked to play. My boss has been telling me and the other player that his daughter's going to be playing the next show with him. She's 10. She's really going to be playing marimba on an off-broadway show? I seriously think she's going to get bored of it real fast, and he's going to need to find someone else to fill in for her. And what if they have weekday performances for school groups? I don't think she's going to be taken out of school to play a show, so she'll need a sub for those shows. Is that when they'll ask me? To sub? I don't know how I feel about this whole situation, especially considering the fact that I was probably going to decline the spot if offered to me (even though I already know the music). I think it's just a matter of having a musician they won't have to pay (we don't get much as it is). I do, however, have this sinking suspicion that if I'm not asked to be a musician, it'll be assumed I open box office for all the shows. And if that's the case, they've got another thing coming. If I'm not going to play the show, it's not worth it to get up extra early on the weekends just to sell some tickets. Besides, Carlo owes us, so he can have the pleasure of the early mornings.
I think that's it for now. That's my little slice of life. I'm going to bed.
<3 kristin
Saturday, August 8, 2009
when I come around...
I will update. I promise I will. I've just been very busy lately, and then when I finally get to this little bubble where I can shoot blurbs about the goings-on in my life, my mind goes blank.
No one reads this anyway, right?
I'm in the middle of reading "Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell, the book that is now a movie (which I will be going to see with Kelly tomorrow).
My mind has been pulled a couple different directions lately, but I think that when I have more time tomorrow, I will update about my life, however boring it may be.
Until then,
<3 kristin
No one reads this anyway, right?
I'm in the middle of reading "Julie and Julia" by Julie Powell, the book that is now a movie (which I will be going to see with Kelly tomorrow).
My mind has been pulled a couple different directions lately, but I think that when I have more time tomorrow, I will update about my life, however boring it may be.
Until then,
<3 kristin
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