To-do list

[raybear]

I just can't get it together this morning and do real work. I mean, I've done all these small thing, but not the big projects which will remove large pile of papers off my desk. I'm usually more productive in the morning but somebody's got a case of the Mondays. Or maybe I just haven't had any stimulants this morning, and while I'm not having any withdrawal symptoms like headaches, I am feeling pretty unfocused.

So instead, I'm compiling a list of all the books currently on my reading list. I had a conversation on Saturday about how many books are started at the same time and feeling unable to overcome the moments of hyperactivity to complete the texts.

Here are the books I'm reading currently and somewhat regularly (I read a few pages anywhere between once a day or once a week):

+ A Natural History of the Senses
+ Zen 24/7
+ Wake Up To Your Life
+ The Stream of Life

And over the weekend, I started on Linda Goodman's Love Signs, Linda Goodman's Sun Signs, and Intimacy & Solitude (which I've started five times in the past three years). On deck is The Passion According to G.H. which is waiting on the coffee table.

Random books that lie around and get picked up periodically and read (usually twice a month):

+ SM 101
+ The Ethical Slut
+ Ego Trip's Big Book of Rap Lists
+ Ego Trip's Big Book of Racism
+ various short story collections
+ Buddhism Plain and Simple
+ the first draft to my novel


I feel like I'm missing something. Maybe it's my magazine subscriptions -- I read Spin, XXL, and Remix every month, and occasionally flip through The Source, Esquire, and Entertainment Weekly.

But I still don't feel like I'm reading enough, mostly because it's such small quantities at a time. Or I'll go to the other extreme like Fast Food Nation and read it all in one sitting. Maybe I just need more fiction on my list. Something even fluffy, or at least extemely readable even if the topic is not light. Recommendations?

Comments

Lady Lynx's Suggestions

[(Anonymous)]

non-fiction suggestions:
skip SM101....that piece of over-cautious boring drudgery is enough to turn anyone off to BDSM. use it as a reference manual instead after you've read something like the topping book or bottoming book (the prior i read in one plane ride).

fiction suggestion: master and margarita. it's a russian novel that is a parody of early 20th century russian politics (don't worry, there's historical footnotes). the devil and his entourage, including an enormous talking black cat with a raunchy sense of humor and a mischevious streak, come to moscow to raise havoc and have a little fun. that's one story line. the other is the love story between the master and margarita (who actually don't even get introduced until half way through the book). there's also a running parallel with the story of pontius pilate(?i'm not christian). yes. all in one book. it's funny, sad, thought-provoking, political, spiritual, religious, and sexy as hell.

Re: Lady Lynx's Suggestions

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I did read both the Topping and Bottoming book, then moved on to SM 101 and that's exactly what I use it as -- reference book. Good to know that my assessment was correct.

Thanks for the fiction suggestion too! I love love love russian literature, so it's a good choice.

[jadegirl.livejournal.com]

If _A Natural History of the Senses_ isn't grabbing you, try _Deep Play_, which I think you would find very interesting. (I'm a huge fan of Diane Ackerman)

Fiction....hmmm....try _A Debt to Pleasure_ (I don't remember the authors name right now, sorry:() Weird, but wickedly funny.

Jade