rain and reading both start with r's

I'm trying to find the positive of this not-so-springy weather. The negatives come quite easily... Manu refuses to go outside and poops on the rug, I can't ride my wheelchair over to the gym and risk getting pulled over by a cop who has nothing better to do than pull girls in wheelchairs over, I can't sit out on my porch and bask in the sun, and I can't go to the park with Gia and take a thousand pictures of her. So can you see why I'm not a happy camper? The only good reason for this rain and cold, other than the earth needs it, is that I can read and work on my blog. And drink lots of coffee.

I’m trying really hard to get through “Speak, Memory” by Vladimir Nabokov. I started this because I read somewhere that it is one of the must-reads. I must admit, I’m struggling to get through it. There are sections that I enjoy and find myself reading without nodding off, but I am glad that I only have 1/3 of the book left to go. I have issues with not finishing a book. I just can’t not finish something I started. Even if it takes reading four or more other books in the meantime.

On that note, I picked up “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë. I couldn’t help myself. I was getting frustrated with how slowly I was getting through Vlad’s book and actually went for a few days without reading at all which is really bad because that meant I was watching more tv and that just is crap. To cure the filling of my head with useless reality tv shows, I (and by I, I mean Mick) dug up my old paperback of “Jane Eyre”. I had just seen a preview for a new movie about it that came out starring an actress I really like, Mia Wasikowska, so I thought why not re-read this old classic and see it in a different light.

Lastly, I’ve got “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk & E.B. White going. This one has to do with the fact that I’m working on my manuscript and needed a refreshing on my 7th grade grammar class and this book is one of the most highly recommended books for writing/grammar. And, it’s Wilbur’s creator, how could I pass that up, I think this book will be a lot less depressing than “Charlotte’s Web”.

My list is growing and I'm sure it's going to be over 52 books, but the more the merrier. I'll be including two of my favorite authors: David Sedaris and Paulo Coelo. I've got some great suggestions so far of books I've read already, but one that was just mentioned that sounds worth reading is "20-Something, 20-Everything: A Quarter-life Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction." Please visit this link if you want to see what books I've added to the stack. And I'm off to read...