In lieu of paper

"Argue with sufficient fervor and the most perverse of conclusions begins to sound logical"

"The idea of an independent African state was an anachronism, so why give anything to an anachronism?"

Michela Wrong I didnt do it for you

Interesting reading about colonialism. Its like one big Shakespearan tragedy- the important thing to remember is the end hasnt been written yet. All these people who lived in the past who dedicated their lives on either side of the fight for/against progress played out their roles. What they did prepped the path for todays actors.
After all...

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,

Poshlust

It has been a little while. Time flies- I can hardly believe May is around the corner and half the year is almost done. Scares me sometimes. So much to do and so little time to do it in.

If nothing else my reading this year has taught me that I love reading books about people reading books. Not in an obvious Lit for dummies sense but as a piece of the plot. First with "Tolstoy Lied: A Love Story" by Rachel Kadish which follows a lit professor through the evolution of a non-fairy tale relationship (fiction). Now through a memoir by Iranian author Azar Nafisi "Reading Lolita in Tehran." Azar writes about an all female lit class she taught out of her house after resigning from her academic post. I'm 20 pages in but i'm already sure this is going to be one of my favorite books. Someones interpretation of literature can tell you much about them in a way direct conversation won't. Our interpretations are guided by our experiences, memories, inner "ness."

Russian word of the day: Poshlust. It "is not only the obviously trashy but mainly the falsely important, the falsely beautiful, the falsely clever, the falsely attractive" (Nabokov).

My cat...

is the smartest kitty in the world. We have successfully taught him how to play hide and go seek around the house and he beats us everytime. He gets really excited when we play and finds little shortcuts around the house just to prove how much better he is.

Tomorrow little Eli will be born and the spoiling will begin. I think he will be that kid that will remind me that i'm getting older every time i see him.

Books

I like to read multiple books at a time. Not because I'm too ADD to focus but because with all the moods an average human has its hard to fathom reading just one book at a time. That said i'm reading:
When You are Engulfed by Flames - David Sedaris
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography - Mark Mathabane
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World - Alan Greenspan

So far this year I have read:
Tolstoy Lied: A love story by Rachel Kadish

Sure it looks short but its only the 16th. Jaclyn (http://www.jaclynnzack.blogspot.com/) talked about doing a book club last year. I think this is an incredible idea. It will give you something to do with all that free time you will have once Eli is born:)

look at me...

With this I shall commence my blog.