I'll try anything once (or twice)

I tried a new thing this week: I listened to an audio book. It was a different experience. I read a lot, sometimes voraciously. When you read, you're just doing that- Your hands are full, eyes busy, mind can't wander, and you can't really do anything else. Reading is probably the closest to "being in the moment" as I get, which is funny because reading typically takes me somewhere else.

What I'm trying to say is there aren't many activities that require that kind of focus, seems like we're constantly doing three things at once. The audiobook was totally different than reading because I listened while I worked, my hands & eyes busy with something else. A very different experience than reading.

A friend tells me, "Paper books have sounded their deathknell, mark my words." If that is so, I'll have a hard time with that for a number of reasons. I like the feel of a book in my hands, as if holding it gives me a better connection to it's contents. Also, i guess I'm visually oriented; seeing the words is different than hearing them. I can retrieve information I've seen easier than that which I've heard. There are textbook pages I can visualize from when I was in college. I'm not so sure I'm a good listener. The fact that I can multi task while listening doesn't help matters. I can drink coffee, or munch salad while I read, but that's about it.

I'm trying to think of other things that keep one so wholly occupied as reading does. Sex, probably, though if it's unsatisfactory your mind might wander. Sports, though unless you're really hard core, you're thinking about other things as you're running, swimming, whatever - again, mind can wander. I dunno.

I don't dislike the audio book, it's just that it's a very different experience for me.

Sleepy time- getting up early to head to my mom's and help her get Thanksgiving dinner done. Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you're able to spend it with someone special.

Love and water

I said I loved you; it's not true.
Such long swift tides stir not a landlocked sea.
- Rupert Brooke

Light and water

I so love this water color, it captures me everytime I see it. Painting water is painting light.


"Seldovia Boats" by Vladimir Zhikhartsev

Spira mirabilis

Here's another picture of a chambered nautilus. This design simply amazes me.

It's well past my bedtime, but I can't help it. I love the quiet, late hours when it's dark except for the warm pool of light from the little lamp on my nightstand, when I can curl up and escape into my book, when the list of things I -should- be doing has dwindled to one thing: sleeping.

Wonder how it tastes?

Cool article. Shackleton's whiskey

Happy Halloween!

xkcd.com

On a lighter note...

...I've been inspired to add to my List of Sexy Men. I won't lay claims that this is a definitive list of men who are generally sexy; this is a list of men that -I- find sexy. And I find funny sexy. Really sexy. Humor, a willingness to let one's inner child out to play, and the ability to laugh at one's self are awesome qualities. Ready?

Craig Ferguson.

Yes. Craig Ferguson, late night talk show host. I normally don't stay up that late, except if I'm in bed with a book or with a...well, I normally don't stay up that late. But I saw his show again the other night and, as usual, I laughed. Out loud. Scared the dog, even. This guy makes me LAUGH.

His jokes are stupid, the skits are downright groaners, but something about his delivery, his mannerisms, and the way he starts to laugh at his own antics just kills me. He's adorably funny. Charmingly funny. And that accent, I'm a sucker for the accent. He's pretty good looking, but he's a goofyhead. I love that when I watch him I cannnot. help. laughing.

Thanks for indulging me.

PS: Speaking of sexy men, last week I got tagged by fellow blogger LeeRyan to post "Ten Random things about me". That post may or may not be coming soon.