Return of the Drunkard
Well well well. In the immortal words of Jim Anchower: hola amigos, I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya but.....
...but I really have no excuse. Not a terribly valid one anyway, beyond the holidays being an insanely busy time of year, personally and professionally. And the fact that when it comes to this here blog, well, I just haven't been feelin' it lately. I don't think it helps that when I switched hosts the old www.obcurorama.com/obscurorant address ceased to function properly (you now have to add a .html to the end) , leading half of my already meager readership to conclude that I'd vanished.
So maybe I'll try get some more words down in the coming weeks. Or at least finally finish the series concerning the adventures of Bunny and I across America. And finish the short reviews of books consumed in 2005.
Yes, I know I've made similar promises before. What can I say? My word is no good unless I give to you in person. But maybe I mean it this time.
Anyway, speaking of reading, it has come to my attention that some people are in the habit of making New Year's reading resolutions. In that spirit, here are my reading resolutions for 2006.
First and foremost, I resolve to read more of the books that I already own. My 'to read pile' has grown at an insane rate, to the point it could be more accurately referred to as a 'to read wall' or a 'to read fort made out of books.' If I were snowbound in my apartment for oooh, two years, I can say with all honesty I would not run out of books.
It might be wise for me to shrink the ratio of unread to read books, before, you know, buying more books.
On that same note, less trips to the library this year. Borrowed books are still new books, and a distraction from the ones I already own. The bi-annual library book sale should probably be avoided like the work of the devil, since I have yet to walk away from one of those with anything less than a half-dozen new additions to my own library.
...but I really have no excuse. Not a terribly valid one anyway, beyond the holidays being an insanely busy time of year, personally and professionally. And the fact that when it comes to this here blog, well, I just haven't been feelin' it lately. I don't think it helps that when I switched hosts the old www.obcurorama.com/obscurorant address ceased to function properly (you now have to add a .html to the end) , leading half of my already meager readership to conclude that I'd vanished.
So maybe I'll try get some more words down in the coming weeks. Or at least finally finish the series concerning the adventures of Bunny and I across America. And finish the short reviews of books consumed in 2005.
Yes, I know I've made similar promises before. What can I say? My word is no good unless I give to you in person. But maybe I mean it this time.
Anyway, speaking of reading, it has come to my attention that some people are in the habit of making New Year's reading resolutions. In that spirit, here are my reading resolutions for 2006.
First and foremost, I resolve to read more of the books that I already own. My 'to read pile' has grown at an insane rate, to the point it could be more accurately referred to as a 'to read wall' or a 'to read fort made out of books.' If I were snowbound in my apartment for oooh, two years, I can say with all honesty I would not run out of books.
It might be wise for me to shrink the ratio of unread to read books, before, you know, buying more books.
On that same note, less trips to the library this year. Borrowed books are still new books, and a distraction from the ones I already own. The bi-annual library book sale should probably be avoided like the work of the devil, since I have yet to walk away from one of those with anything less than a half-dozen new additions to my own library.
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