Wednesday, January 5, 2011
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bearshortyAdvil is my best friend today since my body decided to be extra mean from the migraine last night that sent me to bed at 10 because light and reading was making it worse to the really bad cramps this morning. But with Advil I was actually able to do some work, mostly lots and lots of reading. I didn’t want to stare at the computer too much today so as not to trigger another migraine. My heart also wanted to have its own rhythm today. Really not helping, body!
But despite all the body rebellion, I had a really good day mostly because I got to read a lot and it was technically work. I started “Travels of Marco Polo” today and I couldn’t put it down. It is so good! I was not expecting it to be this good. I can’t wait to read more. I didn’t realize that Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out on his journey with his Dad and Uncle and they got to China when he was twenty-one. I think my students will like this fact.
“A Study in Scarlet” is also equally good and fun to read and I have a hard time deciding which book to read. I can read more than one book at the same time and I often do but both are in their own style and I kind of want to finish Marco Polo first. But the first chapter of Sherlock Holmes did convince that I want to work through the whole collection this year.
And I’m continuing the “Silk Road” book – today it was about Kushan Empire of Central Asia in 1st-3rd cent CE and Buddhism.
In the evening, I cross-stitched and then I watched “Modern Family” which was really funny, as usual.
Exercise: 30 minute walk
Cross-stitch: More yellow - I finished the head on the ducky and did some wing.
But despite all the body rebellion, I had a really good day mostly because I got to read a lot and it was technically work. I started “Travels of Marco Polo” today and I couldn’t put it down. It is so good! I was not expecting it to be this good. I can’t wait to read more. I didn’t realize that Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out on his journey with his Dad and Uncle and they got to China when he was twenty-one. I think my students will like this fact.
“A Study in Scarlet” is also equally good and fun to read and I have a hard time deciding which book to read. I can read more than one book at the same time and I often do but both are in their own style and I kind of want to finish Marco Polo first. But the first chapter of Sherlock Holmes did convince that I want to work through the whole collection this year.
And I’m continuing the “Silk Road” book – today it was about Kushan Empire of Central Asia in 1st-3rd cent CE and Buddhism.
In the evening, I cross-stitched and then I watched “Modern Family” which was really funny, as usual.
Exercise: 30 minute walk
Cross-stitch: More yellow - I finished the head on the ducky and did some wing.