I know, it’s been a week since my last update. Apologies for not giving notice of a hiatus, but you know how it is: one day becomes two becomes six, and here I am, reminded that oh yeah, I have a day job, and groceries to buy, and books to read, and miles to go before I sleep. Anyway.
Good things come to those who wait procrastinate. As of this morning, I hadn’t yet bought a plane ticket for my Christmas trip home, and figured I would just use up a whole load of frequent-flyer miles to get home. But I came across a fare sale at American Airlines, which priced out to $180 total. For a round-trip transcontinental fare, that’s definitely a bargain. Rock on.
Over my lunch break I went to Barnes & Noble to do a little Christmas shopping. I also got The Two Towers for myself. I’m on this kick now, of reading a book before seeing a movie adaptation. I probably won’t get around to the movie until the new year, so I have plenty of time to read up before then. Another book-turned-movie I might take a look at is The Hours by Michael Cunningham.
Currently I’m on Love and Longing in Bombay by Vikram Chandra. A while back I read one of the short stories per Rajani’s recommendation, and am now finally getting back to the others. It’s good stuff.
After work, I decided I would visit the mall at Pentagon City to finally get the corduroy jacket I’ve been eyeing. I boarded the metro, and started to read Love and Longing, knowing there are quite a number of station stops before I need to transfer at Gallery Place. Minutes and stations, who knows how many, speed by. Some part of my brain–the part that allows for simultaneous walking and gum-chewing–thought it could intently read a book and keep track of stations at the same time. Ah, the hubris. I snapped out of my literary reverie just as we pulled into a station, and despite the loudspeaker announcing Metro Center, I thought this was Gallery Place, jumped to my feet, and got off the metro. Umm, no. So, I didn’t miss my stop, as I had feared–I hadn’t even gotten there yet. Crikey.
I gave up. It was already 7:30 p.m. at this point, and my small navigational hiccup had brought me closer to home anyway, so I decided to forgo the mall outing until later this week. So I’ve been eating ramen noodles and writing Christmas cards. Mmm.
Tomorrow in the Journal: A weekend update–bohemian rhapsody in New York, and Harry Potter strikes back.
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