1. Two of the bloggers I follow went to Jonathan Safran Foer readings recently, as did I. It's interesting to hear the different takes on him and his work. When I saw him, he was introduced by his mother and his whole family was there! I didn't realize he'd grown up in D.C., so that was quite a surprise. It also made more sense why his new book is set here. He read the passage about the urinal that he's apparently read elsewhere. Although I loved his first two novels, I'm not sure how I feel about this one...I did start reading Here I Am, but I haven't gotten to the urinal scene yet.
2. I missed the National Book Festival and the Baltimore Book Festival and all the other bookish events the weekend before last because I was sick. I hate that I missed Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Ann Goldstein and so many other interesting writers. At least I saw JSF the week before.
3. I just celebrated Rosh Hashanah, and spending that time concentrating on how I can be a better person in the new year made me feel really zen and refreshed. I hope I can keep that up now that I've got a busy couple of weeks ahead (and fasting, of course).
2. I missed the National Book Festival and the Baltimore Book Festival and all the other bookish events the weekend before last because I was sick. I hate that I missed Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Ann Goldstein and so many other interesting writers. At least I saw JSF the week before.
3. I just celebrated Rosh Hashanah, and spending that time concentrating on how I can be a better person in the new year made me feel really zen and refreshed. I hope I can keep that up now that I've got a busy couple of weeks ahead (and fasting, of course).
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