The Sunday Salon -- July 25, 2010

Six Degrees of Separation is a fun monthly meme hosted by Books are my Favourite and Best.
Every month, a book is chosen as a starting point and linked to six other books to form a chain. Books can be linked in obvious ways – for example, books by the same authors, from the same era or genre, or books with similar themes or settings. Or, you may choose to link them in more personal ways: books you read on the same holiday, books given to you by a particular friend, books that remind you of a particular time in your life, or books you read for an online challenge. A book doesn’t need to be connected to all the other books on the list, only to the ones next to them in the chain.

This month’s book is Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Rodham belongs to that category of books that I like the idea of reading but know will never read. Basically this means, the book will be in my TBR forever and I may always talk about reading it, but if an opportunity comes, I'll likely balk. Something about a…

The Sunday Salon -- July 25, 2010

Well, this is the first of two moves, I guess. My apartment lease has run out, so I'm moving to a friend's place for 20 days, before I move out of Blacksburg. I came here with just three huge bags, but in my two years here, managed to double my stuffs. So it's a hard task even thinking of packing looking at everything around me. I'm lucky I'm not moving across the country but just a couple of hours away. Else, I'll be giving away most of these things and fedexing the rest. :shudder: So today's going to be a really busy day. Packing, plus a lunch party!

Although I expected to have a light last week, it didn't turn out that way. I ended up with a few more thesis-related tasks, but I have finally (for sure this time) wrapped it up. 11 more days to go! Because of all the work, I didn't get much time to read, only finishing The Color Purple by Alice Walker (which I loved). Within the next four days, I have my eye on one more book, One Vacant Chair by Joe Coomer. I still haven't been able to get back to a proper reading or blogging schedule, and I'm not sure when I can. But hopefully today in between breaks, I can wring it. If not, there are whole days from tomorrow onwards.

And, since I promised you pictures from my lunch with three bloggers, Kathy, Jaime and Jennifer, here they are!

Jaime, me, Kathy, Jennifer (left to right)

Jaime, Jennifer, me (left to right)

What's happening in the blogosphere? I haven't been up-to-date with most of you, and will hopefully get to it only tomorrow.

Comments

samantha.1020 said…

Wow, it sounds like you've got a busy day ahead of you. I've always wanted to read The Color Purple so I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Hope moving goes okay for you...

July 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM

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July 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Helen's Book Blog said…

Good luck with the move! Moving is so filled with physical and emotional exhaustion. I always used it as an opportunity to get rid of stuff I realized I didn't need :-)

July 25, 2010 at 11:38 AM

Tales of Whimsy said…

Good luck with the move. I'm moving too and it's so stressful.

PS Great pictures! You look so cute!

July 25, 2010 at 12:25 PM

bermudaonion said…

Moving is such a pain - I hope all goes well with it and that your books all make it in good shape.

I should have asked the waiter to take another picture - I look like I'm half asleep.

July 25, 2010 at 1:52 PM

Ana S. said…

Best of luck with your move! Also, I loved The Color Purple too :) And how fun that you got to hang out with fellow book bloggers!

July 25, 2010 at 2:47 PM

Marg said…

I love hearing about blogger meet ups! Sounds like so much fun.

July 25, 2010 at 5:03 PM

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said…

Moving is not fun, but hopefully it will go smoothly and you'll love your new place.

July 25, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Ash said…

I'm in the middle of moving right now as well! My first big move is coming up in six days and it's going to take quite awhile to get everything settled even though I'm only going an hour and a half away- I'm stressed and excited!

July 25, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Lisa said…

What a fun lunch! I really have to put out a call to find bloggers in my area!

I loved The Color Purple, too! I had first seen the movie and once I read the book, I was even more impressed by what a great job they did with the movie. Both are so compelling.

July 25, 2010 at 10:53 PM