The List

Part I: The Project

My project is coming along nicely. I fnished my second patch this afternoon, and it's time for the big unveiling:

Ta-da!

To be honest, I'm not terribly impressed with the turn-out. It too closely resembles ClipArt for my liking, but I haven't yet decided to give up on the theme. I think it'll help to make the next piece a little less abstract. Hopefully the juxtaposition will gloss over any resemblance it has to something one might find in Microsoft Word. It's all about context, I think...

Context, I tell you!

Part II: The List

Intriguing, huh?

"The List" is taped to the side of my bookcase. It's a catalog of the books I own and haven't read yet. If everything goes according to plan, I will have finished all 27 by 2014. I guess you could call it an early New Year's resolution, and it's going to require a lot of discipline on my part. As someone who isn't exactly famous for her self-control, this may prove problematic. To help motivate me, I've made a personal commitment not to purchase a single book or even set foot in a library until I've crossed off every item. I've already knocked out Room by Emma Donoghue, and I'm about halfway through The Book Thief by Markus Zusak right now.

The Book Thief grabbed my attention when I saw an advertisement for the theatrical adaptation at a bus-stop downtown. I'm sure my impulsiveness is the reason I've amassed all these books so much faster than I can read them, but that's beside the point because my only reason in bringing it up is to say that it's a good book. Even if I haven't finished reading it, it's clear already that it's entertaining and well-written. What more could you ask for? 

That's all for now. More later...