Yes.

Yes, I am still reading the circus book. I'm really liking it. I don't have anything for treasure trove. It's a tough subject. I guess I could go with a favorite book, but even that is hard to think of on the spot. Well, it's a little random and I haven't read it in a long time, but I think about it a lot because it has so many good quotes in it, but Le Petit Prince is an amazing book. It's ideal to read in French, but of course not for people who don't speak French. It's just a nice, beautiful little story about a little boy who goes on many adventures and comes across different characters who have varying perspectives on life. Here are a few good quotes from it (you may have heard some of them)

J'aime bien les couchers de soleil. Allons voir un coucher de soleil...
("I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset...")

Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
("Here is my secret. It is very simple: one sees well only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.")

Ce qui embellit le désert, dit le petit prince, c'est qu'il cache un puits quelque part...
("What makes the desert beautiful," says the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well.")

Les enfants seuls savent ce qu'ils cherchent.
("Only children know what they are looking for.")

Monday, no Manifest

I don't have a book in mind for the week even though I have piles of books everywhere, just begging to be read.

Good job, Cindy, finally finishing Intuition. Did you want to celebrate when you got to the end?

I love this blog. Sure wish I had something good to share. No worries. I will eventually!

Karen--still reading the circus book?

Without a book

and time.....
I have to say that right now, I have had to devote so much time to my school work and to paid work, and to taking care of some things at home, that I currently do not have a reading book.
Now, before you go, "Oh, dear." Let me tell you that I spent all of yesterday afternoon reading the last 100 pages of Intuition. I didn't borrow a new one from the library in fear I would finish the required reading. So, I am going to chill a bit, read some magazines, peek at some other books I have on hand, and work my butt off for the next few weeks. It turns out that school and work are both over the same week, and I will take time to read my to my heart's content then!
PS:
Christie where are you going to the beach?

Christie's Manifest

I'm still working on the Trace Adkins' book. I've been filling my time with other things lately and even my before bed reading has been cut back because I've been so tired that I don't really need to read to calm down and prepare for sleep! I'm not complaining, though, because life is good and reading is just part of the mix. I've got a beach trip this upcoming weekend, so I'm sure I'll make up for lost reading time while I'm laying in the sand!

Wordies

1) Shillelagh- A cudgel of oak, blackthorn, or other hardwood; (in Ireland) a heavy club

2) alacrity- Cheerful willingness; eagerness

3) fastidious- Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail

4) cachet- A mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity

Monday, Tuesday, Happy Days

My Monday: I'm reading a new one! It's called The Cricus at the Edge of the Earth by Charles Wilkins. He's a writer who wanted to run away with the circus, so he did, with the purpose of writing a book about it. I'm not very far into it, but I like it so far. I realize the last book I read about the circus was from the point of view of an outsider too, so now I'm thinking I need to find one that was written by someone who lived the circus, whose life was the circus and see the difference.

My Tuesday: I haven't gotten any quotes from the book yet, partly because I forget and don't really look out for them, and I guess nothing has really stood out yet. Also, I can't really think of any favorite books at the moment. I'm at work, so it's hard to concentrate. If I think of anything, I'll add it tomorrow.

Christie's Treasure Trove

From the Introduction of A Personal Stand:

"I stand for personal responsibility and against anything that undermines it. So much of what I see in our country today represents a hell-bent flight from responsibility to victimhoood. From acting on one's convictions to going along just to get along. From making decisions based on moral principles to taking the easy way out. That's not what the United States of America is about, and that's not the legacy our children should inherit."

I have to say I agree. There is too much whining in the United States when really we should be thankful because even in a recession our lives are way better than the lives of people in most of the rest of the world. Sure not everything is peachy, but if you don't like something, don't wait for someone else (especially the government) to fix it. Do something about it yourself. Prayer would be a good start.

Based on Trace's convictions so far, I think I'll enjoy this book and even learn a few things in general and even about myself.

Christie's Manifest

I'm back... I think. Last week flew by and I got to sleep fine, even without my ritual reading before bed. I think I'll get back into it a bit this week though, starting with A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Redneck by Trace Adkins. It will probably be a quick read and then I'm not sure what will be next- probably one of the other books Mom brought me on her and Grama's lovely visit this past weekend! :)

Finished!

Not sure why I didn't do the Thursday one yesterday, but I suspect that when I was doing it I thought it was Wednesday. I don't know. Anyway, I was reading a top 100 yesterday, I was at the very end of Kim. And as a result of having nothing to do at work, I finished it by reading it online. So, FINISHED. yayy! Now on to the next...