This time last week
Light blogging
Obviously, blogging will be a bit light this week, because we’re on vacation (insert obligatory note about having a house-sitter). I knew our beach house would have wifi (although it took us a good hour to get it working after we got here), but I didn’t realize how little time I’d be on the computer. Basically, I’ve turned it on to read my daily comics and to use pandora, and that’s about it.
But we’re having a blast – an absolute blast. This is what vacation’s all about.
My beach reading list
Now that I’ve finally finished the two books I was reading, I can move on to my beach list. In the past, I’ve read some rather not beachy books on vacation, but this year I will have a heckuva lot more responsibilities. I’m actually going light this year. So, without further ado, my beach reading list:
I think I’ll only have time for the two books, but I’m going to bring a few more in case. I’m generally not a fast read, but I generally don’t read fast read books.
Goin’ beachin’
Soon, very soon, we will be at the beach. Katie and I didn’t get a summer vacation last year (thanks a lot, C), so we’re both extra excited about our vacation this year.
I’ve already got a stack of books ready to be packed, and I’ve ordered some new swimming trunks. We’re making a list, and soon we’ll be assembling the beach gear.
But it’s odd. I don’t actually like the ocean; I have no desire to get in the water. I hate heat, and I have zero desire for soaking in the sun. Sand does nothing for me, either.
I’m not sure what I love about the beach so much. Maybe it’s just because I grew up loving to go to the beach every year. And maybe it’s because the beach means vacation and escape from the stresses of home and work and alarm clocks. Or maybe it’s just the simple beauty of the water and the sound of the waves.
Or maybe it’s all of the above. All I know is I’m ready to leave now.
Planning beach reading
I don’t really enjoy the beach for the water, the sand, or the sun. I love going to the beach because it’s relaxing, pressure free, and I can read a lot.
In years past, I’ve brought a lot of light reading – Jane Austen, Henry Fielding, George Eliot, etc. But this year I’ve got a few more responsibilities than I’ve had in the past (we didn’t make it to the beach last year). And I don’t really have much of a reading queue anyway.
So one of my goals for the next week or so is get a few good beach reading books ordered. But I have no clue how to start. Is there a pandora for literature?
