Summer

What does summer mean to me? READING!!! Summer is when I catch up on all the reading I don't get to do during the rest of the year. Teaching takes up soooooo much of my time that I don't get to read but a few books during the school year. My favourite time to read is right before bedtime. I get myself completely ready for bed (brush teeth, wash face, etc.) and then prop up on pillows in bed and read. The problem with this is that I tend to really get into the books I'm reading and next thing I know its 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning! Can't do that on school nights, since I get up at 5:45 a.m. on school days.

Top 100 books?

So I thought this was interesting. Entertainment weekly has published a list of the "new classics". First of all, what authority do they have? Second of all, some of the books on the list are too "new" to be "classics". Anyway, check it out for yourself.

The New Classics: Books

I've only read 8 of them and really haven't even heard of most of them. How many have you read? :-)

"I Believe" from Neil Gaiman's American Gods

interesting word art found on Gaiman's blog:

Blood

My dad has given 18 gallons of blood so far in his life. I decided it was time that I start giving again. I went back today. I was a bit nervous as it has been almost 9 years since the last time I gave, and that was evident in my elevated heart rate. I almost didn't get to give because it was 103. But they had me rest for a few minutes and took my pulse again, and it was fine. I think today's donate was pint #28. I did some calculating and if I hadn't stopped giving 9 years ago, I'd be on gallon #10 instead of halfway to #4. *sigh* Oh well, can't make up for lost time. I can only move forward.