Photo Challenge Day 14 - Something you're reading
Usually I have two books and one or two magazines in my reading rotation. For the past year or so, I've been reading biographies and memoirs and these two books are no exception. Last night I finished reading Shirley MaClaine's I'm Over All That - And Other Confessions. Inside these pages, in a series of essays she writes about all those things that have fallen from her list of importance, and several that never will. She shares personal stories of her life, her home, celebrity, loves, past lives, reincarnation and politics. Hers is a wide open mind and I like that. The book isn't a light read because it is so thought provoking.
Andrew McCarthy, I have learned, is so much more than the Blane McDonnagh in Pretty in Pink. His book, The Longest Way Home, takes his readers on his journey of his restless travels -- far and wide across the globe -- that led him ultimately to being able to settle down. He is incredibly self-aware and posesses a tremendous ability to bring his sights and experiences to your mind's eye. I am half way through this one and already wishing it were twice as long.
And then there's Vanity Fair. My friend, Carrie, renewed my subscription for Christmas. I read this pop culture magazine cover to cover. It covers fashion, crime, society, entertainment and politics in well written articles of decent length and usually I've just finished reading one issue when the next arrives in the mail. I like that in a magazine -- heft enough to last me the month.
And there you have it.
Usually I have two books and one or two magazines in my reading rotation. For the past year or so, I've been reading biographies and memoirs and these two books are no exception. Last night I finished reading Shirley MaClaine's I'm Over All That - And Other Confessions. Inside these pages, in a series of essays she writes about all those things that have fallen from her list of importance, and several that never will. She shares personal stories of her life, her home, celebrity, loves, past lives, reincarnation and politics. Hers is a wide open mind and I like that. The book isn't a light read because it is so thought provoking.
Andrew McCarthy, I have learned, is so much more than the Blane McDonnagh in Pretty in Pink. His book, The Longest Way Home, takes his readers on his journey of his restless travels -- far and wide across the globe -- that led him ultimately to being able to settle down. He is incredibly self-aware and posesses a tremendous ability to bring his sights and experiences to your mind's eye. I am half way through this one and already wishing it were twice as long.
And then there's Vanity Fair. My friend, Carrie, renewed my subscription for Christmas. I read this pop culture magazine cover to cover. It covers fashion, crime, society, entertainment and politics in well written articles of decent length and usually I've just finished reading one issue when the next arrives in the mail. I like that in a magazine -- heft enough to last me the month.
And there you have it.
1 comment:
The sepia tint you gave this photo makes it very stylish. I wouldn't have thought of that.
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