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The Sunday Salon: 5.17.09
2009 at 11am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
This morning, I’m coming to the Salon from the comfort of my couch for the very first time. Hubby and I switched cable companies this week and got a free wireless router in the deal, so I’m pretty stoked. Now I can blog and read blogs without having to hole up in our office upstairs and feel disconnected from everything. And hubby can sit right next to me and play games, update his fantasy baseball leagues, and read news online at the same time. It makes me happy.
It also means I feel comfortable being more plugged-in online because I don’t have to sacrifice face time at home, so I find I’m using Twitter more and may end up having to eat my words from a few weeks ago. Oh well. You live, you learn. And I still won’t be on it 24/7 or put it on my phone. It’s all about balance, and as I get used to having greater online accessibility at home, I’ll have to find a new balance. But woohoo for finally having wireless!
This week was the quiet week in the middle of a very busy month, and I took advantage of it as best I could. I read and reviewed Who is Mark Twain? and The Senator’s Wife and shared an exciting announcement about one of my favorite authors. I also contemplated book gluttony, which is a condition many of us are familiar with.
Friday night, hubs and I watched The Wrestler and really enjoyed it. It was well-acted, the story was not pat or predictable, and we both felt that it was, overall, better than Slumdog Millionaire and some of the other big movies of the last year. Yesterday was all about relaxation. We started the day at our nephew’s soccer game–he scored 3 goals!— and spent the afternoon reading and napping. After delicious enchiladas and a peaceful evening walk with the pooch, I curled up to finish The Blue Notebook (review coming soon) while hubby watched baseball. All in all, a great weekend.
Now, it’s 11:35 and I’ve only been up for half an hour—hubs and puppy were quiet this morning and let me get 12 whole hours of sleep. I can’t remember the last time it happened, and let me tell you, it was glorious. The docket for today includes French toast, an afternoon with The Little Book (have you read it?), and as much laziness as possible. It’s cool and rainy here, so I’m going to curl up and enjoy this perfect reading weather.
What are you up to this weekend? Did you read anything great this week that you are dying to share? I’d love to hear about it.
Happy Sunday, saloners!
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Enjoy your day. I’m still recovering from a stressful week but nothing really big planned for today so that’s good.
I’m reading Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe (almost done) and about to start Foreign Tongue.
French toast sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday morning! I recently discovered a place dangerously near to us that serves STUFFED french toast (with cream cheese and other bad but good things), so future Sundays look pretty exciting!
Glad to hear The Wrestler’s good. I enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire, but didn’t think it was the best movie of the year.
Love the comfort of your post. My weekends are actually Sunday/Monday. Plans for the day a movie with my daughter. Late evening, I’ll be working in the library I run for a non-profit. I’m a volunteer. I’ll meet with my staff of two. Even later, I’ll spend some time reading blogs and my current book, a YA novel, Jumped by Rita Williams Garcia. She’s a great writer and those who snub the genre really don’t know there are fantastic writers in this genre, too.
Here’s my TSS post.
Nothing really great for me. I just kind of muddled through the last few books I read, but I’m excited to start whatever my readers voted for.
This as just been kind of a lazy weekend for me. I finished up some odds and ends and started piling things up for my garage sale next weekend. Now that’s going to be a crazy weekend, especially since I have my graduation party and four others to attend in two days.
In good old England – Sunday evening is closing in, so it a good book on the couch whilst hubby watches telly. I have about 60 pages left of Mudbound and I am desperate to finish it. enjoy your day.
Wireless routers are AH-mazing. I would not spend nearly as much time on the internet, but I also wouldn’t have such great blogging relationships. I love blogging!
Is it o.k. to admit that I’m jealous? Wireless and high speed!!! Sounds like this has been a great week for you. I’m right in the middle of a book so nothing to report today. Though I just posted a review of a book that I finished at the end of April. I’m way behind on my thoughts!! Hope you and the hubby enjoy being in the same room now!!
Sounds like you are having a wonderful weekend
Wireless, reading, and sleep, oh, and french toast! I’m just a little bit jealous.
Busy weekend here with dog show and a pre-wedding gathering. between driving and errands I finished The 19th Wife for the TLC Book Tour and started Half of a Yellow Sun.
I’m reading Half of a Yellow Sun later this month…it’s my last title for the Book Awards Challenge!