not quite alive...... but not quite dead yet

first off i didn't sleep, between thaddeaus sneezing on my head and BERNIE snoring...... yup up watching the clock.
then my hand is still killing me, my thumb is a bit better but my wrist is not happy, and the whole hand is swollen
oye
no drawing today

since i couldn't draw yesterday i read the book 'the immortal life of henrietta lacks' (amazon has it for like 15.00 or so) this is the new one.
and i would recommend everyone read it
then imagine this lady as your mom or sister or daughter
this story does need to be told
i know PERSONALLY of two people who have worked with the HeLa cells....hands on so to speak.
and we all know of the advances in medicine since the 50's
all due to these cells
read the book

bernie's second dvd of his three part bd present is at the po, and as soon as i finish my coffee and my blog post i am going to go and get it for him
thankfully my mongol queen book is in there as well.

i have to say, i am a very very fast reader, and i always was- voracious is more like it.
i tend to devour books.
when i was sick in bed,(too many times over the course of my life)  first my dad, then bernie would get me books by measuring how thick they were.... 2" for a paper back would hold me about a day or so
and it didn't matter to them after a while what the subject was...as long as it was thick and in english
that's how i ended up reading all of dickens
anyway, i have to tell you.......... i had sort of given up buying books, as we ran out of space, and we couldn't afford it..... folks would give me books here and there, i reread what i have (my personal library actually fills the entire house......don't ask as it is embarrassing) well lately, i have been buying books again....
it started slowly, mostly used books ( there should be a 12 step program for bibliophiles)
but now i have been getting books at borders and b&n, both online and at the stores....and amazon as well.
( i don't like the new owner of the used book store that i used to go to so i don't frequent her anymore)
so to be able to have not one but TWO new releases (although i blew through the first in a couple hours) is actually a luxury for me- HUGE luxury.(so is this jamacian coffee, thank you again susan) i had a couple of 5.00 off certificates and that helped a LOT
i still don't have any ROOM for them all though

anyway, on the henrietta lacks book.......... pick it up at the library, don't wait until it comes out in paperback. but read this book.

let's see, the small amount of art supplies i ordered at the huge sale are on their way to philly to be sent north to me ( i am so weak, i couldn't afford them either)
i track them daily
i have another order i need to put in but won't get to it until the next big sale..... which is good cause i blew the art supply money on books and dvd's (and just as well with my hand right now)

ok the chicken stock made out of the BAD pullets is very good- i had a bowl last night.
today after the po, i am going to finish the chickens pens and if i still have energy, i am going to start in the garden
we'll be needing a new hose for out there too
bernie said that tomorrow we are going to be doing my garden...... so i have to make sure we got the water out to do the lasagna layers
and tonight i need to skim the books over outloud for him
as soon as the beds are prepped i'll be planting peas and beans.....late i know
oh man......
the garden is going to be a lot smaller then it was in previous years but at least i will have one, not like last year
ok i just gave the 'old' budgies their bath tub, so i am going to enjoy watching them bath
i hope you folks all have a wonderful day
ttyl
(someone pass the milk i need another cup of coffee)

Angie said...

Here are two URLs with titles. The first one has some of the Thornton W. Burgess books (like The Adventures of Danny Fieldmouse) among others, and the second, scroll down for the Newbery Award winners; I read The Windy Hill by Cornelia Meigs, and also It's Like This, Cat.

http://www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbytitle.php

 

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/writers.html