March was a tough month. I don't really want to relive it, or revisit it. I was going to share my troubles, but I am not sure I have the mindset right now to allow me to view what has gone on with any sort of calm demeanor. Let me just say that I did not have to deal with the kind of crap my older son is dealing with until much, much later than 5th grade. Does he bring some of the trouble on himself? Well, yes, if being educated and outspoken causes trouble. I guess he does.
Let me just discuss history for a moment. It happened. It doesn't make it right. But it doesn't disappear from the history books because you don't like that it happened.
BOOKS READ
Shakespeare's Sonnets and Poems - Folger Shakespeare Library
No Fear Shakespeare - Sonnets - Spark Notes
Poetry. I didn't keep this up in March. Just didn't have the desire.
The Testament - John Grisham
Fiction. This was on the bookshelf at the home we visited over Spring Break. Typical Grisham fare. Not good. Not bad. Nice for the beach.
Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer
Non-fiction. Very disappointing. I expected something more like Word Freak by Fastis, which I absolutely loved. I am getting a little tired of these young reporters thinking that their lives are ALL THAT. There is Foer. Then there was the guy who read the encyclopedia and tried to live like the Bible. The guy who attended Liberty University. That was somewhat interesting. Maybe I just need to move on.
Crazy U - Andrew Ferguson
Non-fiction. See notes on Moonwalking. Enough already!
Decision Points - George Bush
Non-fiction. I'll just say it. I like the former President. Many, many moons ago, I worked for his dad. I like the whole family. I still don't agree with every decision 43 made, but I better understand why he made some of them.
MOVIES WATCHED
Legend of the Guardians - Home
The boys liked it. I couldn't sit through it.
Chariots of Fire - Home
The only thing I remembered correctly from watching this movie years ago was the music. It was pretty boring and not that entertaining. I think I had it confused with the story of Roger Bannister. I can be excused. They are both about running very fast. Four Minutes/The Four Minute Mile. One of them was a much better movie.
Up In The Air - Home
About the middle of this, I had great hopes. By the end, I was just sad and depressed.
PROJECTS COMPLETED
Planned all summer activities. This includes Scout camp for both boys, the EAA fly-in in Osh-Kosh, Wisconsin, Mount Rushmore, and Paris (without the kids). Gotta love those tag-a-long business trips.
Began 2011 Photo Book. I really did it. I did not procrastinate. I got the first three months of photos into the book and saved.
April is always better. One can only hope. I hope to finish some of the books I started (J and I are now reading Tom Sawyer together while he tackle 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea on his own). I'm making another go at Mrs. Dalloway and Ulysses. I made the mistake of trying Mrs. Dalloway on the Kindle. The Kindle seems to work best for me for books I don't need to think about while reading. If the book requires much thought or even a pencil for making notes, I need the paper version.
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I love monthly summaries; you sound so accomplished. And wow, all summer activities? Impressive. I still have late spring ones on my to-do list.
ReplyDeleteThere was a recent article in Entertainment Weekly, not online, about how runner ups often are better than winners, and one example was Chariots of Fire, which won the Oscar over Reds. I have details from other years here: http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3767.
And Mrs. Dalloway is on my reading radar, too. I got a nice used Oxford World's Classics edition, and am considering it as a choice for the book group I just started, which reads fiction with themes of myth and religion.