Well, there's just not a lot going on at the moment. As I mentioned earlier in the week, I'm going to have to spend Saturday trying to hack down the yard. It looks like it's going to be nice and hot for me too. Other than that, as I said before, I'm on call, so we won't be going anywhere out of town or anything. June should pick up though.
As I'm sure most of you are aware, June starts the hurricane season. It looks like it's kicked in a little early though. "Tropical Depression One" formed yesterday. It's just heading out to sea, but hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come this summer.
I still haven't managed to finish playing Prince of Persia. It's on the list for this weekend. I really want to get it wrapped up so that I can get it back to Don. I hate having other people's stuff for too long. It makes me feel like I'm taking advantage.
I didn't finish "The Host" yesterday like I thought I might. I'm really close now though. I should probably be able to finish it tonight.
And that's all I've really got for today. Have a good Friday and a good weekend. At least the sun is going to be out.
--Paul
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
I Still Have No Idea
I still don't have a clue as to what I had planned to talk about yesterday. I guess it's gone forever. Oh well...
I've almost finished "The Host". It's gotten better since the last time I wrote about it, but I feel like I'm still missing the point. Something I've now noticed about Stephenie Meyer: She can write emotion like it's no one's business. There's no doubt that she can write something poignant and moving and make it look easy while she's doing it. Plotting and flow: not so much. She seems to get hung up in the middle of all her books, going into great detail and part of that is what makes her writing good. But it makes her endings suffer I think. If you think about it, the endings of all her books feel rushed. I may just be over-thinking it, but I feel like I've read through 550 pages of "The Host" and still can't see where it's all going in the end. Anyway, I'll revisit it when I'm finished and see if it was worth the effort or not.
Courtney's coming to stay with us tonight. Her nephew's graduation is tonight, so all of her family is in town and she needs a place to crash, so we're looking forward to that.
Have a good Thursday.
--Paul
I've almost finished "The Host". It's gotten better since the last time I wrote about it, but I feel like I'm still missing the point. Something I've now noticed about Stephenie Meyer: She can write emotion like it's no one's business. There's no doubt that she can write something poignant and moving and make it look easy while she's doing it. Plotting and flow: not so much. She seems to get hung up in the middle of all her books, going into great detail and part of that is what makes her writing good. But it makes her endings suffer I think. If you think about it, the endings of all her books feel rushed. I may just be over-thinking it, but I feel like I've read through 550 pages of "The Host" and still can't see where it's all going in the end. Anyway, I'll revisit it when I'm finished and see if it was worth the effort or not.
Courtney's coming to stay with us tonight. Her nephew's graduation is tonight, so all of her family is in town and she needs a place to crash, so we're looking forward to that.
Have a good Thursday.
--Paul
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Oh Well
I'm pretty sure I had already thought of something I was going to talk about today, but I can't remember what it was. That's going to drive me crazy the rest of the day. Anyway, maybe I'll have it for you tomorrow.
Since I can't remember what I was going to talk about, let me give you a warning. Next week the annual E3 video game conference kicks off in L.A. E3 is where the major video game companies make most of their major announcements for the year. I'm telling you this in order to prepare you for the geek onslaught that might occur once the conference kicks off. Bear with me during this time and after a few days it should be over.
Other than that, I don't really have anything. I guess I should have saved something from yesterday to talk about today. There's not a whole lot I can even do this weekend. I'm on call, so we won't be going anywhere. I've got to get the grass cut. All the rain has kicked the growth into high gear and has at the same time prevented me from cutting anything. This has led to the small rain forest we have growing around our house. Right now Friday and Saturday are looking pretty good, so maybe everything can dry out on Friday and I can get it cut Saturday morning.
Alright, I'm going to quit boring you with details about my lawn (or lack thereof). Have a good Wednesday.
--Paul
Since I can't remember what I was going to talk about, let me give you a warning. Next week the annual E3 video game conference kicks off in L.A. E3 is where the major video game companies make most of their major announcements for the year. I'm telling you this in order to prepare you for the geek onslaught that might occur once the conference kicks off. Bear with me during this time and after a few days it should be over.
Other than that, I don't really have anything. I guess I should have saved something from yesterday to talk about today. There's not a whole lot I can even do this weekend. I'm on call, so we won't be going anywhere. I've got to get the grass cut. All the rain has kicked the growth into high gear and has at the same time prevented me from cutting anything. This has led to the small rain forest we have growing around our house. Right now Friday and Saturday are looking pretty good, so maybe everything can dry out on Friday and I can get it cut Saturday morning.
Alright, I'm going to quit boring you with details about my lawn (or lack thereof). Have a good Wednesday.
--Paul
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