Eat, Pray, Love - Fini!

Well faithful reader(s), I completed Eat, Pray, Love - yes indeedie. There was a long hiatus with only a few pages left to go... but I am glad that I waited because I found the diamond in the sand:

My favorite line of the whole book: "I was the administrator of my own rescue."

I just love it. I say it over and over... in present tense... "I AM the administrator of my own rescue"... in future tense... "I will always be the administrator of my own rescue." Love it!

It really sums it all up for me... now... let's discuss (preferably over a glass of wine).

Rae's Book List

Well, we've had a bit of trouble keeping our momentum going for bookclub! I am sure it is because we are all very busy people and it is hard to incorporate everything into our days!

That is not to say that I am not reading! Since my last post (ages ago), I have read The Pillars of the Earth, Next, and The Kite Runner. I LOVED Pillars and look forward to World Without End (when it comes out in paperback). I am still making my way through A Breath of Snow and Ashes (for the second time - it is my filler book).

Here is my current reading list - in no particular order - in case you're interested!

• World Without End - Ken Follett
• The Eagle and the Raven - Pauline Gedge
• Meanwhile Don't Push and Squeeze - Robert Berold
• The Totallity of All Being: Lucifer's Experiment - Jane Joyce
• The Secret Magdalene - Ki Longfellow

Happy Reading!!!

Bali time!

Bali reading is in a dip, ....a dip in interest, so I'm going to skip-along quickly and see what happens. I love the bedtime, bedside-light and tea-time to read this story. But my sleepy-head takes me to dreamtime, (--dreams which are so interesting, when I reflect on them the following morning; I digress). Stay tuned, I'm almost to the finish line!

I babysat these babies: the Carter boys!

Did you know that? I held and fed and rocked each one---ever so precious, oh-my-God! -- I helped their mommy, Lisa, for a month just before Thanksgiving time. Their daddy was my instructor for Readers Theatre class, 2 terms ago. I saw "the boys" about 2 weeks ago. They're now at the crawling stage--and each one has two-bottom-baby-teeth.

I'm in India now! I'm settled-out with my new routine, so I will progress more steadily. I havn't reached the "brothers" part yet. I can't wait to get to Bali. In MY life, Bali is in the top 3 places I am going to visit in the near future.

The Other Boleyn Girl

Just an update on the status of my recreational reading since we've hit a bit of a pause button with the Eat, Pray, Love discussion. I am nearing the end of the Bali adventure and well... I got distracted by The Other Boleyn Girl. It is a real page turning treat! The movie is out in February and I really wanted to read the book first. Yummy escape from reality!

I am also making my way through A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Book 6 in the Outlander Series). This is my second time through the series... in preparation for the release of An Echo in the Bone, Book 7 which is supposed to be published sometime in 2009. I read on Diana Gabaldon's website that there is a motion picture (presumably of Outlander) under development.

Other news in entertainment: Saw Juno last weekend and loved it! Highly recommended! AND... LOST season premiere this Thursday!!

The answer to the obvious question (Do you have a life aside from reading, tv, movies?) is Absolutely Yes!! Since completing my internship interview adventure, my life is really jumpstarting - there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I am striving to enjoy every moment of the journey to the light!

Slow but steady wins the race!?

I was so excited to finally be reading about the "Word" last night. So cool that Elizabeth picked up on the vibe of cities, down to one word. I agree with her. I've never been to Stockholm, but I don't think I will either. I am trailing in last place at chapter 34, but I have more time for pleasure reading now since I 'dropped' my Lit. class (I more-like dropped the teacher). I'll take Lit. this summer from a less-cryptic, teaching-style instructor. I havn't peeked ahead, but I am anxious to read her words describing India and Bali.

My word: Discover

...to answer the question: what word matches every single part of me? The first word that bubbled up was 'transform'; however, the word seemed to lack luster--maybe from overuse--especially here in Asheville. Then the word 'self-discovery'. I have traveled far....out in the world and in to my dark interior....so, yes, 'Discover': never ending and exponentially ignited every day.