Books, movies, music. Well, just books actually.

Still reading Summerlands, because it's my at-work book, and I only get about 20 minutes lunch break. I'm nearly finished, and I sure have learned all lot about baseball, and although I'd probably never play it, watch it or go to a game, I can certainly appreciate the meditative aspects of playing that kind of team sport.( It's a good book )

The reason it's taking so long to read this book is partly because I'm really trying to read slowly and thoroughly, and work on the whole visualising of the first person point of view. I think it's really important. I think I'm enjoying the book because of it. I also think it's slowing my reading speed right down, and I make myself go back and read things if I've skimmed ahead. It makes me nervous to do this, because it feels like I'm learning to read again (which I am, really) but there's no competition, and it's not a school issue, and I can read slowly if I damn well want to. It doesn't make me an idiot. (I'm cursing you bastard teachers. Curse you teachers, and your accursed trade! You exist but to mess up minds up big time! If there are any good or even well-intentioned teachers in the world, I apologise, and wish you well.)

Also, I'm reading other things at home. Prisoner of Azkaban came and went since April, and I signed onto a_chapter_a_day so I didn't have to read right through Goblet of Fire again, since I only read it recently. I'm starting on Order of the Phoenix now.

I splurged on an Amazon order, and then surprisingly got a big voucher for my birthday, which was great. More presents for me! So I get to read the incredibly trashy but fun Tales of the Slayer 2. The first story was very off putting, but the rest so far is a rollicking read, with pirates and girls cutting their hair and binding their bosoms and so on. Heaps fun.