For some reason I've always wanted to be "well-read". Witness copies of Crime and Punishment, Pride and Prejudice, Origin of Species, and The Federalist Papers on my bookshelf.
Only Crime and Punishment has been opened, read as a requirement of a Russian literature class. More well-worn books include such titles as Source of Magic, Wizard's First Rule, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, and 101 Knock-Knock Jokes: A Sure-fire Way to be the Life of the Party.
I watch a lot of TV. I'd like to think I watch "smart" television. You know, stuff like The West Wing. The more TV I watch, though, the more I realize that most of my cultural awareness comes from the bits that the writers of TV shows choose to work into their scripts. I find I have to do Google searches in order to understand what they're talking about on Studio 60 sometimes.
Maybe if I spent less time watching TV and more time reading...
Sunday, October 22, 2006
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