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Zoe's meditative gardenWomen who behave rarely make history December 31 Best of 2007As a great reader of books (242 this past year-I counted), I've compiled a list of the best books I've read this year. Note that these are books I have read during the calendar year, but they weren't necessarily published in 2007.
Sharp Objects- Gillian Flynn
The Thirteenth Tale- Diane Setterfield
Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen
We Need to Talk about Kevin- Lionel Shriver
The Kite Runner- Khaled Hasseini
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince- JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- JK Rowling
The Abstinence Teacher- Tom Perrotta
The Redemption of Althalus- David and Leigh Eddings
The Stolen Child- Keith Donohue
Special Topics in Calamity Physics- Marisha Pessl
Saturday- Ian McEwan
Family and Other Accidents- Shari Goldhagen
The Children of Men- PD James
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven- Fannie Flagg
The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve
Local Girls- Alice Hoffman
Skylight Confessions- Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic- Alice Hoffman
Eleanor Rigby- Douglas Copeland
Heart-Shaped Box- Joe Hill
Rant- Chuck Palahniuk
Promise Not to Tell- Jennifer McMahon
The End of Faith- Sam Harris
The Declaration- Gemma Malley
On Chesil Beach- Ian McEwan
Peony in Love- Lisa See
The Historian- Elizabeth Kostova
Truth and Beauty- Ann Patchett
Feel free to disagree with me-or better yet, give me book suggestions. I'm always looking something new to read. November 15 Officially FallIt is truly and officially fall-at least on the Zoe calendar.
I've finally got everyone switched over from spring/summer clothes to fall/winter ones. In the process, I found about a dozen single gloves. It's not like the dryer is eating them-does the closet snack on them and then produce a hoard of wire hangers?
Spotted the constellation Orion for the first time yesterday. It's almost like getting a letter from a long lost friend.
I've given up my sandals and open-toed pumps for Frye boots.
Still waiting for the first official scraping-of-the-windows-after-a-shitty-night-shift- I know it's around the corner, but this is the one time global warming might not be such a bad thing.
I made a bowl of Coco-Wheats for breakfast the other day, and I'm stocking up on instant oatmeal/raisin packs. I may be too lazy to cook myself up a genuine hot breakfast, but I can nuke water for instant cereal. November 05 Too Much TogethernessThey say "absence makes the heart grow fonder." That may be true, but they also say "familiarity breeds contempt." That one I know to be true.
Since my husband's accident, he's been home all the time. The only respite I get are work and when he goes on his daily walks. Every time I turn around, he's hovering over my shoulder.
He hates to do anything on his own- he can't seem to do anything without recruiting some kind of company. He won't even go to see a movie that he really wants to see if he has to go by himself. Me- I've been to so many movies on my own that I've forgotten what it's like to whisper to the person sitting next to me.
He needs to cling. I need space. This seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
The best pre-husband boyfriend I ever had was a laid back medical student we'll call Daniel. When he went away on a spring break vacation with his friends, I didn't miss him or obscess over him. He bought me earrings while he was away. We picked up where we left off, dropping in and out of each other's lives. We got together when we could, and didn't get upset when the other had other plans. It was the most stress-free relationship I've ever been in.
The only unfortunate thing was that neither of us told each other how we really felt about our being a couple-was this something we could carry on indefinitely or was it just a short-term relationship? I loved him for being Daniel, but I never told him that.
Because neither one of us had told the other that we had penciled each other into our future lives, I drifted away. That was that-one day we were together and the next we were apart. We never talked about it or argued over it. It was what it was and we both accepted that.
And then I fucked up-literally. With my 20/20 hindsight, I think I would have drifted back to him if I hadn't accidently gotten pregnant by the now-husband. He came to my wedding reception, and I hugged and kissed him for the last time. Less than a year later, he was engaged to someone he met after I had gotten married. I wonder if that was true love or just a rebound.
Now that my familiarity with my husband is breeding contempt, is Daniel's absence making my heart fonder for him? Can't turn back time-although right now, I wish I could. November 02 A very strange happy birthdayToday I remembered something-today is the birthday of my new boobs.
It seems hard to believe that it's been an entire year since I've had my breast augmentation, but I only have good things to say about the experience. I was very fortunate in my selection of a plastic surgeon-he did an awesome job, and I would recommend him without reservation. I know where to look, and even I have a hard time finding my surgical scars.
The surgery has given me a new confidence in my looks and has really boosted my self esteem- I should have done this years ago! (But then again, years ago, I was even poorer than I am today-I wouldn't have been able to afford high quality boobs.)
So, happy birthday, Boobs! May all your birthdays be this good. October 12 Life SoundtracksIf you could put a soundtrack to your life, what would you choose?
Here are a few that I would have on mine:
Romantic Symphony- Howard Hanson
The Planets- Gustav Holst
Peter and the Wolf- Sergei Prokofiev (I'm an oboe player-what do you expect?)
Venus and Mars (reprise)- Paul McCartney
This is the Day- the The
Water Music- Handel
Sewn- the Feeling
Come Home to the Sea- Mannheim Steamroller
Day By Day- Julian Lennon
Tainted Love- Soft Cell |
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