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annundrielSo. I finished Prey this afternoon. Let me just say that it is a bad bad bad bad BAD idea to read it at a quarter to one in the morning. BAD. And that's exactly how I read it the last two nights. There were parts of that book that seriously scared me. The kind of scared where you're almost hysterical with wanting to know that everything is alright on the next page. There were times when I wanted to stop because I knew it was a bad idea for me to read more of it at that time, but I couldn't because I knew that if I left it unfinished where it was it would drive me crazy.
Boy, was it a good book though. Really great, really fascinating. And it all just supports what I said in my last post. Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
I think I need something lighter to read now. Maybe Pratchett.
Other than my reading, life continues to be slow here. Slow and quiet. Which is nice, but I'm beginning to feel the need to really do something. Perhaps Tom starting school hasn't helped this. Am I such a nerd? I miss school! You know, it's funny, but my Crazy Aunt once said to my mother that I wasn't getting a quality education at my school. They were discussing how I'll handle college life and time management. Mom had mentioned that I would often finish assignments/projects earlier than others, thus having lots of extra time. Crazy Aunt took this to me I was not challenged. Which is so very untrue. But Aunt has little respect for small dinky school district. This is unfair. Most of the teachers that I have had have been very good at what they do. They teach and make it interesting. The only reason I finished things early was because I never dinked around. I got the assignment and I did it then and there. Easy as that. (I've never understood how someone can not do an assignment. My brain can't wrap around it.)
So, Crazy Aunt, how can I miss a school that didn't challenge me? How can I miss people that didn't appreciate their students and what they had to offer? How can I stand up for a district that is small and dinky and slightly poor-ish?
I'll tell you how. I can miss it because it did challenge me. I can miss people because they did appreciate their students and what they had to offer. I can stand up for a district that is small and dinky and slightly poor-ish because it is my school district and I'm glad to have been a part of the community. So there Crazy Aunt.
Um. I don't know how that I happened. I really didn't mean to go into that. Huh. Oh well.
Boy, was it a good book though. Really great, really fascinating. And it all just supports what I said in my last post. Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
I think I need something lighter to read now. Maybe Pratchett.
Other than my reading, life continues to be slow here. Slow and quiet. Which is nice, but I'm beginning to feel the need to really do something. Perhaps Tom starting school hasn't helped this. Am I such a nerd? I miss school! You know, it's funny, but my Crazy Aunt once said to my mother that I wasn't getting a quality education at my school. They were discussing how I'll handle college life and time management. Mom had mentioned that I would often finish assignments/projects earlier than others, thus having lots of extra time. Crazy Aunt took this to me I was not challenged. Which is so very untrue. But Aunt has little respect for small dinky school district. This is unfair. Most of the teachers that I have had have been very good at what they do. They teach and make it interesting. The only reason I finished things early was because I never dinked around. I got the assignment and I did it then and there. Easy as that. (I've never understood how someone can not do an assignment. My brain can't wrap around it.)
So, Crazy Aunt, how can I miss a school that didn't challenge me? How can I miss people that didn't appreciate their students and what they had to offer? How can I stand up for a district that is small and dinky and slightly poor-ish?
I'll tell you how. I can miss it because it did challenge me. I can miss people because they did appreciate their students and what they had to offer. I can stand up for a district that is small and dinky and slightly poor-ish because it is my school district and I'm glad to have been a part of the community. So there Crazy Aunt.
Um. I don't know how that I happened. I really didn't mean to go into that. Huh. Oh well.
