Currently// in my jammies, but about to switch on Uber so I can schlep folks to and from their Super Bowl festivities.
Celebrating// the fact that, after three months of applications, interviews, and rejections, my husband got a job!!!!!!!!! I know it has boosted his self-esteem and self-worth, and taken a little of the financial pressure off of our situation. We are also celebrating my invitation to interview for the Combined-Integrated Clinical and Counseling Psychology PhD program at University of South Alabama. I interviewed there last year, but wasn’t selected. Here’s hoping second time’s the charm!
Watching// Hail, Caesar! I love the Coen Bros, but this movie just felt like butter scraped over too much bread. There was a lot going on and the story felt thin. Having said that, it was very entertaining, and I LOVED the musical number with Channing Tatum (and I’m not on Team Channing or anything).
Not Watching// the Super Bowl. Or anything on television, for that matter. I’ve been too busy reading all the books!
Reading// several Tournament of Books selections. I finished The Sellout by Paul Beatty and Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf, both of which were very good. I also tried to reading The Invaders by Karolina Waclawiak, but it wasn’t working for me, so I DNF’d it and moved on.
Listening// to lots of books. I am doing the 14-day trial subscription to Scribd right now, and used it to Listen to The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra (also TOB and fantastic), and then, on a whim, I started Brief Interview with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace. I still don’t know what to think about that book, but my dog, Pearl, was unimpressed with the author’s narration (everyone’s a critic?). I have started The Danish Girl, and hope I have time to finish it before my trial runs out.
Attempting// to BookTube. I recorded myself talking about all those aforementioned books I’ve been reading, but now I have to edit it, and it just seems like a lot of work. Maybe I’ll just write it down instead. 😉
Feeling// the Bern. 😉 Not for any particular reason, it just felt right for the SS format.
Well, that’s about it for this week, readers? How was your week?
Ohhh you’d be an epic Booktuber! I can’t wait to see your first video!
Congrats to M on the job!
Awwww, shucks! Thanks, Monika!
I am considering skipping the Super Bowl, too, but love to watch all the commercials. Ha! Glad you had a good week.
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Congratulations to your husband! Hope he loves this new job!
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Great news at your house this week – congrats! And – I know booktubing is becoming quite popular these days, but you’re right, it does seem like a ton of work!! And editing video is so not my thing. I’ll look forward to yours, though!
Thanks, Sarah! I thought BookTubing would be quick and easy, but I ended up probably working harder on that than I would a post. It’s my fault, though, because that little perfectionism monster rears her ugly head with stuff like this. Perhaps she’ll quiet down after a few more videos! 😉
Oh…you saw Hail, Caesar! We were thinking/still thinking of seeing it. I didn’t know there was a Team Channing ;).
Apparently, he’s rather popular with the ladies. I think it has something to do with this movie he did a few years back where he did a lot of dancing. 😀
If you do see Hail, Caesar!, I’d love to hear your thoughts!