A Literary Divulgence
I'm in the middle of two books at the moment. One is a Christmas gift from my brother entitled, "Personality Plus," an author's take on four personality types, or temperaments. The point is to learn about our own natural-born temperament(s) and those of others, in order to more patiently deal with people by understanding how their temperament may affect their thoughts/actions/motives. Interesting, definitely, but as is with any of these sorts of "self-help" books - there is lots to learn, but not to strictly follow as the only "truth". It is, in the end, the opinion of one person, albeit with some very valid ideas.
The other book I'm reading is one I found while perusing the shelves of Barnes and Noble. It is called, "Leap of Faith," by Queen Noor, the American-born woman who married the King of Jordan in the 70s. It captured me because of my growing interest in Arabic culture and the one-of-a-kind viewpoint, but I wasn't ready to spend $15 on it, so I ordered it off eBay for $1 instead. It's been good so far. My mood at the time determines which book I'll pick up. And sometimes I simply pick up the remote instead.
Tonight Masterpiece Theatre on PBS really caught my attention (as it has before), with the new adaption of BBC's, "Jane Eyre". Being the disgrace to great English literature that I am, I actually have never read the book. So I wasn't particularly interested in watching it on TV, especially since I felt that was cheating by not sifting through the pages myself first. Besides, how good could a (TV!) movie based on this book be, Masterpiece Theatre or not? But instead of more pointless channel-surfing, I started watching it out of curiosity and 2 hours later I was literally on the edge of the couch cushion as it cut to the dreaded: "To be continued".
I've just looked for the book through our many bookshelves so I don't have to wait a week to see how the plot ends, but with no luck. So if you are looking for me next Sunday night, I will be in the same spot on the couch, facing the TV in a trance, waiting to see the end of this production and find out who the murderer is and if they get married... [roll eyes here]
It is so easy to turn on the TV and be half-entertained by watching a crew fix up an ugly bedroom, or people acting like idiots (but funny idiots) on reality shows, but when television can make you yearn to reach for a book, you know they've succeeded in sharing a story!
p.s. PBS's Frontline also had a really interesting docu. story about the Archdiocese of Boston priest/molestation scandals last week called, "Hand of God". Other good PBS-aired shows, besides Masterpiece Theatre and Frontline, include Rick Steves' Europe, and Globetrekker, where I can get my travel kick without annoying commercials interrupting!
In other news, I went cross-country skiing yesterday (for the first time since middle school) with my parents and a few of their athletic friends. It was not the relaxed Saturday afternoon outdoor activity I had planned on, but rather an intense work-out resulting in every muscle being stretched to the max as I pushed to keep up with their fast pace. What a great form of exercise, though, and with little rewards in the form of small hills to ski down! Going into work after that was a little tricky at first as it had really worn me out! But it's also piqued my interest in awkwardly trying our Nordic Track excercise machine again... (Yeah, right.. that'll last 5 minutes.)
The other book I'm reading is one I found while perusing the shelves of Barnes and Noble. It is called, "Leap of Faith," by Queen Noor, the American-born woman who married the King of Jordan in the 70s. It captured me because of my growing interest in Arabic culture and the one-of-a-kind viewpoint, but I wasn't ready to spend $15 on it, so I ordered it off eBay for $1 instead. It's been good so far. My mood at the time determines which book I'll pick up. And sometimes I simply pick up the remote instead.
Tonight Masterpiece Theatre on PBS really caught my attention (as it has before), with the new adaption of BBC's, "Jane Eyre". Being the disgrace to great English literature that I am, I actually have never read the book. So I wasn't particularly interested in watching it on TV, especially since I felt that was cheating by not sifting through the pages myself first. Besides, how good could a (TV!) movie based on this book be, Masterpiece Theatre or not? But instead of more pointless channel-surfing, I started watching it out of curiosity and 2 hours later I was literally on the edge of the couch cushion as it cut to the dreaded: "To be continued".
I've just looked for the book through our many bookshelves so I don't have to wait a week to see how the plot ends, but with no luck. So if you are looking for me next Sunday night, I will be in the same spot on the couch, facing the TV in a trance, waiting to see the end of this production and find out who the murderer is and if they get married... [roll eyes here]
It is so easy to turn on the TV and be half-entertained by watching a crew fix up an ugly bedroom, or people acting like idiots (but funny idiots) on reality shows, but when television can make you yearn to reach for a book, you know they've succeeded in sharing a story!
p.s. PBS's Frontline also had a really interesting docu. story about the Archdiocese of Boston priest/molestation scandals last week called, "Hand of God". Other good PBS-aired shows, besides Masterpiece Theatre and Frontline, include Rick Steves' Europe, and Globetrekker, where I can get my travel kick without annoying commercials interrupting!
In other news, I went cross-country skiing yesterday (for the first time since middle school) with my parents and a few of their athletic friends. It was not the relaxed Saturday afternoon outdoor activity I had planned on, but rather an intense work-out resulting in every muscle being stretched to the max as I pushed to keep up with their fast pace. What a great form of exercise, though, and with little rewards in the form of small hills to ski down! Going into work after that was a little tricky at first as it had really worn me out! But it's also piqued my interest in awkwardly trying our Nordic Track excercise machine again... (Yeah, right.. that'll last 5 minutes.)
posted by Heidi at 10:15 PM
1 Comments:
You crack me up!!! Let me know how the show ends!!!
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