Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Boringness That Is: ME

So I haven't posted for quite a while.  There are a couple of reasons for this. Number One: I didn't feel like taking any pictures.  Number Two: I am a very, very boring person.  Please note that I am not a bored person, rather a boring person.  There is a big difference. I am quite content doing the same things day in and day out.  Which makes for an uninteresting blog.  Unless people want to know about my day to day dishes fiasco and/or the laundry wars in my bedroom.
I didn't think so.
My husband teases me because 70% of the songs that come on the radio are my "favorite".  I could listen to the same song 100 times over and not get sick of it.  The same goes for books and movies.  Especially chick flicks/books.  I have decided I am going to make the most wonderful old lady.  Sitting in my fluffy socks, wrapped in a warm blanket, and listening to the same music over and over while re-reading Jane Eyre for the millionth time.  When spring officially comes I am sure things will liven up a bit around here, but until then it's just going to be the status quo, which is alright by me!

BOOK REVIEW: THREE CUPS OF TEA

Title: Three Cups of Tea
Author(s): Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Number of Pages: 349
Number of Stars I'm Giving it: 2.5

This review will be short and sweet, or at least to the point.

I give this book 2.5 stars for content, and zero for context.
The writing was pretty bad.  I know I shouldn't judge because my writing is downright atrocious at times.  The difference is that I don't charge money for my writing.  In fact I hope that most of my "writings" will go unseen from human eyes forever!

This book was an interesting peek into another culture and I enjoyed that.  However I do think he looked at the Pakistani culture with rose colored glasses and was very judgmental towards the American culture.  I respect what it is he is trying to accomplish in an impoverished part of the world and it is a far greater contribution than I may ever achieve.  Politically I doubt I would agree with the author on much, but that is the great thing about agency. It is nice to see that one person can make a difference, and that you can accomplish a lot when you put your mind to it.   If you are just reading it to have something to read then there are endless lists of more entertaining things out there.