We Built this City

My current schedule leaves my Thursday mornings pressed for time. Today's book note is taken from B.S. Johnson's The Unfortunates a.k.a. a novel in a box. My UK edition has 27 sections with only the requirement that the first and last sections be read in that order and the other sections to be randomly read. Alternatively, if the reader has issues with random chaos, they may be permitted to be read in the order in which they were received. (Such reader should also check career choice to ensure they avoid physics.)

The novel begins: "But I know this city!" which feels appropriate to a lover of large cities around the world.

In Pursuit of 0

I am still slugging my way through Great Expectations although last night it was competing with a Kellogg School of Management case study. Interesting to note that both readings had a focus on logistics.

News events are also garnering my attention: New Zealand quake, Libya, and (I will admit it) London Fashion Week. I think it is my subconscious attempt to find qi - a balance between the positive and the negative. This condition is also not so commonly known as the Neutron Effect.

[Note: Please forgive author's attempt at science humor but she felt positive it would not have a negative effect.]

No Loss of Words

I spent some time this weekend with a few members of the GBC. Conversation usually follows a similar pattern: happiness status, life updates, and then books/articles. I ended up in a discussion or two about marriages and partnerships which may have subconsciously triggered my interest today in this NY Times book review on Joyce Carol Oates' book, A Widow's Story: A Memoir released last week by Ecco. A bit of additional inquiry led me to this PBS Newshour link and interview with Ms. Oates. Loss leads us to explore our identity. I admire anyone who is willing to share the experience.

Fine Form For Friday

Friday felt like a photo.

Fridays call for dancing.

This is the Sardana Dance Statue from Montjuic Parc, Barcelona.

It is worth the hike for the view.