nothing much

I haven't blogged in a while. I guess I've been "busy". By busy, I mean working (sitting in a cubicle presenting myself as someone who appears to be working), going to the gym, watching the Olympics, doing other assorted things, and possible being uninspired. You get the point. I've also been reading a lot lately, the last two books being Ernest Hemingway's "Garden of Eden" and "The Sun Also Rises". I could never get into his writing until recently, but now I really enjoy it. Maybe because I'm older I have more patience for his detailed style. The few books of his which I've read are different from other authors' in that there's no specific fabricated storyline; rather the character's life is the story. It allows me as the reader to immerse myself in the life which I'm reading about, which at the root is really not that much different from my own. This is different from other authors who write mysteries or dramas or develop intricate stories, all which make for good reading and entertainment, but aren't necessarily easy to relate to. Of course Hemingway sets his stories in great locations surrounding large events, so in that sense it's different, but the character struggle is believable. When I read Hemingway, it really makes me want to say f*** the world and go somewhere and live the life that I'm reading about. It also makes me want to drink.