Burn old wood, read old books, drink old wines, have old friends.
— Alfonso X of Castile (in today’s Economist Espresso)
Tag: Books
Work days, workout days, both & neither
There are days when all I want to do is workout – swim, run, ride, walk. Whatever it takes to burn some energy, and get me away from staring at the screen.
There are days when all I want to do is work – just sit in front of the screen, and crack on. Something that also gives me an excuse not to go workout.
Today is one of the latter kind of days.
Comfort food
Most people head for chocolate, ice cream, and red wine when they need comfort.
I’ve returned to my comfort diet of Gilmore girls, Fredrik Backman (The scandal), and buckets of coffee.
A man called Ove
Fell in love with a book.
Now, the book’s finished. And,
I’m lonely again.
‘You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away,’ she said to him once, when he asked why she had to be so upbeat the whole time.
From the book, A man called Ove
Battling grey clouds
Yesterday, work and running ensured I emerged victorious.
Today, battling hard using music and a book. Struggling. Failing. Losing.
Small town, weak heart, and Adichie
21 years as a small town boy.
12 years in the biggest cities.
Now back settling into a small town, 1000s of miles from my first one.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, you send the heart racing down memory lane every time. How, I love you!
Silver lining playbook
Trying hard now
It’s so hard now
Trying hard nowGetting strong now
Won’t be long now
Getting strong nowGonna fly now
Flying high now
Gonna fly, fly, fly
Vacation reading
Here’s the final reading list for the vacation. Let’s see how many I actually finish.
Thoughts on Kindle
Strong-hinted the girlfriend into buying me a Kindle paperwhite for the birthday*. Here’s a few early thoughts:
- Good:
- Can read without distractions from notifications, twitter, mail, news, the Internet!
- Fits in jacket inside pocket
- Lighter than paperback so doesn’t weigh jacket/bag down
- Can read at night without disturbing girlfriend or dog
- Can read anywhere in day without trouble
- Most books are released on Kindle at same time as hardcover (which I hate), so don’t have to wait an year for paperback editions
- Bad:
- WiFi is flaky
- Can’t flip around the book – forward and back – quickly
- Miss the paperback touch & feel :(
- Can’t quickly see how much of book is remaining