Merry Christmas Eve! And Happy HOlidays and watnot 🙂
Blech. Day Two of ze colds.
I didn’t do much during the day today, except take the pups on a walk with the Ho in the morning. Other than that, I just tried to drink water and move around somewhat.
I read. The Handmaid’s Tale is really good…but good in that english class kind of way. I wouldn’t say that it’s a riveting page-turner that has me wanting to finish it all in one go…but, it is a beautifully written book. And I mean that. The insight that Margaret Atwood has into the plight of her main character, and life in general, is rather incredible.
Much of the novel is stream of consciousness, but she does break up that flow with these small scenes, and each of these scenes makes some sort of point, or finds some sort of insight with this laser-like precision. It’s an impressive book. I can see why it’s considered to be a classic.
I did get to hang out with Liz, Addie, and a bunch of Scott’s work friends tonight for dinner. We had Chinese at this brasserie/brewery and that was a lot of fun. They were cool, laid-back peeps. And then we went walking afterwards down this part of Portland called Peacock lane, which was all lit up with christmas lights. Apparently it’s a Christmas “thing” to do, because it’s all cordoned off with walkways and stuff. It was a lot of fun.
Will keep the day at that. Not feeling particularly spectacular at the moment. Hoping I wake up feeling better. Wish me luck in that regard. And Merry Christmas everyone! 🙂