Nothing would be finer than to be in Carolina...
Pretty soon, I'll be in either an obnoxiously colorful house or on the North Carolina beach adjacent to it. I lost focus of my work responsibilities last week, replacing them with daydreams about vacation in Midatlantic paradise (ha!). The tentative itinerary: 1. Spend days tanning and reading 2. Eat healthfully, drink economically 3. Board game and documentary evenings
I'm almost finished with The Bonfire of the Vanities, and want to squeeze in Thomas Love Peacock's short Nightmare Abbey prior to embarking on my beachside literary journey. I think it'll be either Tender is the Night or The Sun Also Rises. Or should I continue on the 80s Wall Street route and read Liar's Poker? What to do...
I'll be away from my normal environment (read Jumbo Slice and $8 Red Bull and Vodkas), giving me a clean(er) slate on habits and allowing me to form new, albeit temporary, ones. For the time being, I intend to live entirely on fresh fruits and vegetables and drink sangria with Fresca -- what I call a "Mexican timeshare," in honor of the preferred drink of the sleazy man trying to sell my parents a timeshare in Mexico, many many moons ago.
I know, really nerdy... but so is blogging.
Agatha said so on May 15, 2008 12:42 PM | Permalink
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Thoughts?
Tender is the night is really depressing.
When I go to the beach I prefer such classic authors as James Patterson and Michal Creigton.
To each his own tho, to each his own.