Jobs I have had!!

Maybe I have posted this shot before - it's from a job I worked at my first summer home from college. My sister Joan worked there and got me the job. I was grateful, but I wondered how these women could be working at the same job for so many years and not just die of boredom!

Joan had been there 2 or 3 years, but the other women - who were perfectly nice - had been there for over 10 years! The work was tedious and repetitive - I could barely stand doing it for one summer.

Other summers I also worked at another blueprint factory. I also worked at a cosmetic factory. For two summers I worked as a playground leader for LAUSD. That job was pretty fun. Dealing with people, rather than papers and machines, is always my preference.

Maybe that's why - even though retirement sounds mighty appealing some days - I don't mind going to work most days. Teachers get days off pretty regularly, we see new faces every year, and there's a lot of "real life" to the job.

Beats printing and folding blueprints all day - do they even still do that??

Latest read -

Just finished These is My Words - Phoebe gave it to me for Christmas. It was a good read - informative, suspenseful enough to keep you reading, well-written, and there was a sad part where I could cry - I love that in a book!

I would recommend it!

I don't quite agree with the cover though that it's a love story to rival Scarlett and Rhett!! Sarah and Jack communicate, after all!

Now I'm reading Mercy by Toni Morrison - she is always tough to read - may take awhile.

Another good one -

Just finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks.

It was a good read. It's the choice for the high school book club - which I usually end up missing because they change their dates around and I usually have a conflict.

But I hope I get to this one. And I hope we have a good discussion.

It's a good read - moves along - it's historical fiction. I like the way it moves back and forth between now and the past.

I get most of my info from historical novels. This one covers Bosnia, the Holocaust, the Inquistion, slave trading, Muslims. A vast store of data to uncover.

Not a bad way to go!

A curious film

We went and saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" this week. It is based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald - which I read last night. You can get it on the computer - I urge you to read it - and if you've read it and seen the movie, let me know what you think.

I felt that the movie was indeed true to the "spirit" of F. Scott Fitzgerald - which the LA Times critic had asserted was the case. The beginning of the movie is very different from the beginning of the story - but it works.

The endings are similar - let me know - re the book, movie or both - what you thought Scotty boy was trying to say.

Maybe "life happens!"

Merry Christmas!

(Image via LCD Love)

Any good Christmas books to recommend?

A must read!!

The Road by Cormac McCarthy is truly a "must-read" for everyone.

I read it on the plane to VA. It was compelling - it would be hard to put down, so plan for that.

I'd be interested in comments from those who have read it!!

Inspiration

So, to make up for my lack of literary posting, I thought I'd share a link I found and quite enjoy.



The Longstockings



I LOVE the name and they have some interesting links.