Reading

I have some books that I've decided I'd like to read but I may not be able to get to them for a while so here is a reminder list for me.
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Maltese Falcon
The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball
Jesus the Christ by James Talmage
Memoirs of Geisha
Briar Rose

One danger of putting things on hold at the library is that they can all come at once, at least 10 of these short books that I put on hold just came in and so I'll have to hurry my way through them to have time to read everything else.

P.S. did you know that there's something called The Big Read, it's a really cool program and you might even be able to get free books. See if it's happening anywhere near you.

P.P.S If anyone has any recommendations I'd love to hear them.

"He is a poor disciple who does not excell his master." Leonardo da Vinci
I think this is very true, and I think that for the most part people are afraid to do so. I think it's also a very good goal to strive for.
P.S. da Vinci wasn't just talk, he really did surpass his master, Andrea del Verocchio, Verocchio was a painter and sculptor but after da Vinci began to surpass him in painting Verocchio stopped painting and stuck to sculpture.

I was defeated by my own cowardace. Boo.

Belated Hugh Nibley

I am a big fan of Hugh Nibley and his work. I enjoy the fascinating information available in his books, and how enjoyable they are to read. Back in March if he'd still been living, Hugh Nibley would have been 100 years old and these two radio programs were some of many tributes to him. Episode One. Episode 2. Enjoy.

Hitchcock

I'm listening to this program about Hitchcock on the radio and it's making me think about Hitchcock and his movies. I love so many of his movies, they're soo good. Most of Hitchcock movies are classic and many of them are still popular and well known today, some of them have been remaid into new movies, for example: Disturbia was a remake of Rear Window, which is all that I can think of at the moment.
Hitchcock movies are wonderful because they're so well done, they are absolutely thrilling and suspenseful but they're not like the traditional horror movie, they're not gory or weird, that's why they do endure.

Museum

Once a month I take a trip to my local museum on the day that it's free. It's been really nice today both to go to the museum and to see the work my former classmates are doing via their blogs or websites. I've been getting bogged down in the world or modern and postmodern art; it was really nice to have some change. I took a leisurly stroll through the museum and saw my favorites and some things that I hadn't noticed before. It's not the Met, but it was very refreshing to go to the museum tonight.

The Man Who Planted Trees

I found this story in my notes from one of my classes, one of those things the professor told us to read that I never did.
I got it from the library and I read it in one go today. I really enjoyed it and felt inspired to do more for the earth and to be a better steward. I really recommend it and it's very short, you'll be done reading it before you even realize it.