Discovered:
The first year we were married, Jon and I lived in Vancouver. Because of some random Canadian law, we discovered (at the border) that Jon could not drive my car unless I was in the car with him because it had US plates. We were told that if he got pulled over without me in the car, they could tow the car to the border and leave it in the States. All of this amounted to my needing to drive him to and from work. I got into a listening routine as I drove because, much to my delight, there was a certain stretch on Southwest Marine Dr. where the radio would pick up NPR. I only caught bits of programs, but I loved that I got to listen to it at all. Now, because we live much farther from the border and thanks to the wonders of the internet, I occasionally listen to NPR podcasts. But in the past few years, I have discovered CBC. It's what we wake up to when the alarm goes off each morning. It's programmed into our car radio. And its podcasts might be quickly replacing NPR podcasts on my ipod. (Especially the Between The Covers podcasts, which are audiobooks by Canadian authors). But our most recent CBC discovery--and the one we are most excited about--is The Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McClean. How have I missed out on this for the past 8 years? Jon and I are quickly becoming addicted. The bad news is that they only have the four most recent episodes on itunes, so we have to wait until Saturday night to listen to another one. You should check it out. Seriously.
Returned:
Library books. They were due today. I didn't finish As I Lay Dying. It was my first (I'm ashamed to say) attempt at reading Faulkner. And I failed. I will try again. But not this week.
Checked Out:
Library books. Acedia & Me by Kathleen Norris. Who Do You Think You Are? by Alice Munro. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.
Coming Soon...another video of our 9 month old!
3 comments:
ooohh bel canto! this is random but try and read it in big chunks instead of 10 pages at a time. i know i know, but trust me.
and i think jon would like the show "ideas" on cbc.
and if you go back to work with college kids you should listen to "spark" (:
Faulkner...tough stuff! I remember reading several of his works in literature classes. You should try Light in August. Heavy material, but I remember it being fairly easy to read, at least in comparison to his other stuff. -ian
Jane, I will take your advice...actually I read it on the bike this morning, which was for about an hour, so I think I'm heading in the right direction.
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