Sometimes there are things that I feel like I want to share that really have no context, so we're just going to call them Random Facts about me and leave it at that.
Today, for some reason, this one popped into my head. I can't remember at this point if it was an article that I read or being forced to listen to some Rush yesterday, but whatever it was made this come to mind and I can't help but laugh at myself.
When I was a kid, I heard people talk about prog rock. I didn't know what it was because I didn't really care. Music was music - I didn't quite grasp the genres and all that. I just liked most of what I heard because I was a kid and probably had more important things to do, like make mud pies or collect beer bottle caps.
Anyway, I never saw the words "prog rock," I only heard them. In my tiny little mind, I thought they were talking about Prague rock. As in rock music from Prague. Makes sense, right?
I don't know if I should be proud of myself for knowing that Prague was a thing (or a place, really) or if I should be embarassed because I didn't understand that it was prog and short for progressive. I didn't care then, but now it makes me laugh.
So there you go. A random fact about yours truly. Hopefully it's somewhat funny to you too.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Book Blocked
If you are an avid reader like me, I'm hoping you can shed some light on something that happens to me more and more often these days.
I am one of those people that, given enough time, can read a book in a day, or at least a book a week. Well, a normal book, not Anna Karenina. That one took a while... Anyway, the point is that I can read a lot and usually do. I also read several books at a time just to keep things interesting. But sometimes I will finish a book and be completely unable to pick and commit to a new book to read. It's not that they're not good books that I choose - I picked one up yesterday and got completely sucked in until I had to take the dogs out, then totally ignored it the rest of the night.
Am I crazy or does this happen to other people, too?
I hope I'm not crazy.
Sometimes I can figure out what some of the contributing factors are. The last two weeks of work have been kind of crazy, so I cut my lunch breaks short to make sure my work gets done, so I couldn't read at lunch. And now that school's out, my husband is working during the day, so he's been a distraction in the evenings when I come home. Normally, however, I'm really good at tuning him out.
Right now I am staring at three books that want me to finish reading them. Is there a cure for a book blockage??
I am one of those people that, given enough time, can read a book in a day, or at least a book a week. Well, a normal book, not Anna Karenina. That one took a while... Anyway, the point is that I can read a lot and usually do. I also read several books at a time just to keep things interesting. But sometimes I will finish a book and be completely unable to pick and commit to a new book to read. It's not that they're not good books that I choose - I picked one up yesterday and got completely sucked in until I had to take the dogs out, then totally ignored it the rest of the night.
Am I crazy or does this happen to other people, too?
I hope I'm not crazy.
Sometimes I can figure out what some of the contributing factors are. The last two weeks of work have been kind of crazy, so I cut my lunch breaks short to make sure my work gets done, so I couldn't read at lunch. And now that school's out, my husband is working during the day, so he's been a distraction in the evenings when I come home. Normally, however, I'm really good at tuning him out.
Right now I am staring at three books that want me to finish reading them. Is there a cure for a book blockage??
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