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Tired. So tired.

March 27, 2008 · 3 Comments

I have been going non-stop for a while now and it’s starting to wear me down. Much of my stress has been due to the looming monstrosity that is my Comprehensive Exam. Well, we’re under 24 hours now until it begins and I’m just ready for it to be over. After that I have two more research papers, two more book reviews, and that is about it. I am so ready to be done with all of this business/busyness. I’m ready to do some reading of my own choosing. Some reading that I won’t be tested on. Some reading that I won’t have to right a review on. Some reading that I don’t need to include in a research paper. So as a child waits for Christmas morning, I wait until I’m free from the bondage of Academia. I’m pretty sure I’ll miss it all after a while. But as of right now, I’m tired.

I was staring longingly at my bookshelf last night and I got really excited. The anticipation of emancipation gave me a boost of energy. So I’m making a plan for when I am finished. As of right now this is what May holds in store for me…

1. A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson

2. What is the What — Dave Eggers

3. Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places — Eugene Peterson

4. The Good Earth — Pearl S. Buck

5. The Metaphysical Club — Louis Menand

Any other suggestions?

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3 responses so far ↓

  • Jake Bouma // March 27, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Well, I just finished reading Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and it was very good. It’s decidedly different from Medieval Christian History, too.

    “What is the What” is awesome, and not just because I desire a bromance with Dave Eggers.

  • Tommy // April 2, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    I agree with Jake on Pollan. Enlightening book. Also you should check out Siddhartha by Herman Hesse if you haven’t already read it (it takes about an hour to read and about a week to digest).

  • blmick // April 3, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Thanks Jake and Thom, in a few weeks I shall look into both of those suggestions.
    Jake — In roughly one week we will be drinking coffee together.
    Thom — I wish the same was true for us. Hope you are doing well.

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