Randomness

Great news! This morning I put on a pair of pants that haven’t fit me since last summer. Yeah! I haven’t stepped on a scale in a couple of months but my clothes tell me that I’m back down to my weight when I started taking that evil Seroquel a year ago.

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I’m still extremely fatigued. Running two or three errands on the weekend wipes me out and I spend the afternoon napping. I’ll be so glad when this bout of Epstein Barr passes and I can back to working out. Maybe then I’ll be able to fit into some more clothes that I have stashed away in the back of the closet.

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While running errands this weekend I kept my eyes open for new stationery. I am a self-professed stationery addict. I have quite a collection at home. This summer I’ve been flying through my stash because snail mail is the primary form of communication with Mr. A (no email, no texting, and only 3 phone calls). Well, I obviously won’t send him “thank you” notes and I’m trying to avoid anything too flowery or pink. So I’m always on the hunt for new stationery.

Saturday evening I told my Sweetie that in my opinion good quality stationery (at a reasonable price) is hard to find. He looked at me and said, “You do realize that all those notes are going to end up in the recycling bin, right?” He tried to backpedal when I shot him an icy look.

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I’m currently reading The Passage by Justin Cronin for my own personal enjoyment. I picked it up at Target because one of the reviews on the back cover stated that it was like a cross between The Stand and The Road. Cool. I really enjoyed both of those books even though the Lincoln Tunnel scene in The Stand scared the pants off me.

The Passage is a good read and I have a hard time putting it down. However, I can’t help but laugh as I read it because the author borrows from just about every post-apocalyptic story out there. The novel is mostly similar to The Stand starting with the military biological experiment and continues with long journeys, prophets, bizarre communal dreams, and the overall battle of good vs. evil. The infected creatures are similar to those in I Am Legend. The Colony, a small community of survivors is reminiscent of City of Ember. A little over halfway through the book, the main characters stumble into a situation that’s similar to the Morlocks and the Eloi relationship in H. G. Wells’ Time Machine. There’s also a scene at ‘The Ring’ which reminded me of ‘Carrousel’ in Logan’s Run.

All in all I really like the book. I should be able to finish it tonight. Of course, I just discovered that a sequel is coming out next year.