All The Pretty Horses

The book discussion last night for All the Pretty Horses was POWERFUL! I gave the book a 4 out of 10 because the topic of cowboys does not interest me whatsoever and the book was very slow and hard to get into, not to mention the conversations in Spanish! Yikes! BUT...the conversation from the group was amazing. Points were brought up about the underlying themes in the book - regrets, the meaning of life, existentialism, and fate. wow. those are some pretty heavy topics.

A person could drive themselves crazy thinking about the What If's in life but it is interesting to think, "do we control our own destiny or is it predetermined?" If you ever pick up the book or watch the movie with matt damon, think of this question as it will help you understand the theme.

Hump Day & Sushi!

Thank goodness the work day is winding down. I know this is sad, but i have BOOKS on my mind. I really want to be finished with my book club book "All the pretty horses." I still have 200 pages left - and in small print!!! I get so overwhelmed when i look at my book list to read on goodreads.com. I need to also finish "The Girl Who Played with Fire" as I am only a few pages into it. Seeing as book club is next week, I really need to make Cormac McCarthy my main priority.

Having said that, Kev and I are taking time away from the house to eat Sushi! thank goodness. I have been craving sushi and wanted to recommend it to him but didn't because we are trying to stay in to conserve our funds. When he mentioned it tonight for dinner, it was a done deal.

I got wrapped up in "Millionaire Matchmaker" last night on the tube. The show is terrible but it pulls you in - once you sit down and watch a minute of it, you have to finish the episode. I also rearranged our closets and folded laundry. I was one productive woman. The best thing I did was boil eggs! I know that sounds crazy but I made hard boiled eggs and Kevin and I couldn't get enough. Don't laugh but I had to look the "recipe" up online because I had no idea how to boil an egg. I know that is pathetic but hey, what can I say?