Books

#18 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
#19 - A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

I'm cranking through these books!

#22 - Recipe #1

Try one new-to-me recipe.

Laura gave me a recipe for snickerdoodles made with yellow cake mix. I churned them out for our football party yesterday and they were a hit! I had to substitute melted butter for vegetable oil (Ken insisted they would be okay), and I think it made them great. I even got to pass on Laura's recipe to new people (giving her proper credit, of course...)

Book # 17

I read "The Ruthless Garden" from Ken's vast library. It was good... But I don't have much to say about it. =)

Book 16 - True History of the Kelly Gang

Ken suggested that my next book should be "The True History of the Kelly Gang" by Peter Carey. The book features Ned Kelly, Australian outlaw extraordinaire, through his own words. It's a work of fiction and I am most curious to read the "true" true story, but this book was quite amazing. Carey does an amazing job with the vernacular and as you read, you feel as if Kelly is in fact sitting and telling you a story. I couldn't wait to get on the train in the evening to read more. After finishing it, I wanted to watch the movie with Orlando Bloom and Heath Ledger, but Family Video didn't have it and it wasn't worth a Blockbuster run.

Anyways, it's an easy read and an entertaining book. I haven't decided what my next book will be, but I'll need one for the train tomorrow.

#58 - A Random Act of Kindness

I baked up some delicious Christmas cookies this weekend and then delivered them to the little old lady who lives below us. I hope she's not diabetic, because if she goes into a diabetic coma, this "kindness" wouldn't be so nice...

#48 - Send three care packages

I sent two care packages yesterday--- Those who receive them will know soon enough! They were both sent internationally, so if you don't live overseas, maybe you'll be the lucky recepient of the third package. :)

Books #14 & 15

#14 - Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
I enjoyed this book although parts of it left me completely lost and a bit bored... I don't think I'm ready to tackle any of his other works just yet...

#15 - The Kite Runner
I finally read this one after all the hubbub... It's quite good... I read it in less than a day. It's strange to think of Afghanistan as anything besides wartorn.

This writer's strike is really helping out my reading. Thanks, strikers!