I'm leaving next Wednesday for San Diego, I am so excited to see my family, friends and dogs again. I'm taking the train which is a 3 day journey, I've heard both arguments for it, some people describe it as almost zen like and others tell me I will be so bored. I am bringing enough reading and movies so I think I'll be good. I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday looking for the new Maya Angelou book: Letter to my Daughter. My God, I am nearly finished with it and it is my favorite book she has written so far. The eloquence of this amazing woman is beyond anything I can hope to achieve. There was a book signing a week or two ago which I missed and am still a little angry about but I have seen her speak before in high school which I will remember forever. As she nears the dawn of her life this book is a treasure that she leaves to us, It makes me think of Kurt Vonnegut's last book: Man without a County (at least it was supposed to be) which is pretty great too.
Lately I've been on a reading kick, It started with my computer being in the shop, I've decided to read the entire Strand 80. I've already read 22 of them which was pretty impressive. I'm getting really into Ayn Rand she's not what I expected at all.
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1. Maya Angelou
2. Anais Nin
3. Ayn Rand
4. Kurt Vonnegut
5. Paulo Coelho
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I'm reading "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex." I always feel like I need to read something non-fiction as a palate cleanser after reading a work of fiction. In this case the fictional book was "The Well of Loneliness," which I think you might like as well. "Bonk" is fun and interesting, and something you can sort of dip in and out of.
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