derien | reading, walking, working (Reply)

So, I just read Copperbadge's Charitable Getting. Feeling conflicted about how happy the ending was, and how much the character who was very obviously Copperbadge got to shine at the end. I think I'm torn in that classic conflict of "Life is not that neat and tidy and doesn't have happy endings" and "But I read fiction because it's required to make sense! And I LIKE happy endings, because real life is too depressing!" Oddly, I had not read his Extribulum page before copying that link, above, so this evening while preparing this post I perused several entries and found he addresses that particular conflict here, and comes to the same conclusion. :) It was a very enjoyable book, even though the formatting got all messed up on my Nook and it was often difficult to tell who was talking. Paragraph breaks just weren't happening.

And I only just realized that was book #7 for the year, and I'm only in the beginning of week #4. I started trying to keep track, although I suck at it. I will never, ever be able to keep it up all year. But reading is something to do while I'm walking.

And for my walk, a sad showing after two days off because I wasn't feeling well:
Today, Derien travelled 0.56 miles on the journey from Bag End to Rivendell. Nothing interesting to report. A total of 41.6 miles along the way.
Generated by Eor's Walk Tool inspired by Eowyn Challenge.net

"Work" was riding in the car all day with Mainertoo, who talked non-stop. Yes, he totally knows it, and gave me a can of cashews for putting up with him, but honestly it's not hard, he is amusing. :) I just can't get my own thoughts sorted out in the very little spare air space left me to think and respond.