Mike’s Musings

So, now that the hustle and shuffling of the semester, and academic year, are over, where do I direct my mental energies?  So far, I’ve managed to avoid the bitchiness and snarling that usually accompany this transition from constant mental stimulation to something less so.  It’s akin to flying along the expressway at 80 MPH and having to slow down to 35 in a construction zone.  Definitely irritating.

There are books to read — A Mercy by Toni Morrison, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, Run by Ann Patchett.  First, I’ll need to finish Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.  What’s interesting is that the list is mostly fiction, except for Kingsolver’s book.  I usually read nonfiction and memoir much more than fiction, unless that fiction is Young Adult.  

I could write in my journal.  In fact, that’s what I should be doing instead of typing away at this blog.  Yet, when I grabbed the journal and my new pen to head to the chair by the patio doors, I stopped.  I opened up the computer instead and logged on to WordPress.  Apparently, I wanted an audience besides myself.

There are also the Tom Romano books to read, and the David Bartholomae book to read, but those are about composition theory and methods, which is fine, but I feel I ought to put those on hold for a week or two, so I feel like I have somewhat of a break.

What am I going to do with myself?

Namaste… MS