Jul. 6th, 2010

thingism: (reading)
23. Finish reading the Bible (current progress: finished Ezra)

Read the Book of Ezra last night. I'm reading the New Catholic Study Bible [St. Jerome Edition, Today's English Version, Catholic Bible Press, 1985] cover to cover. Maybe that's not everybody's favorite version, but it's what I had on hand. At the very least, it'll give me the gist. The way I figure it, roughly three quarters of the US population identifies themselves as Christian. What better way to gain an understanding of your fellow man than to read the book most of them aspire to live by? And even if they don't, the Bible is the origin of innumerable phrases, stories, and other cultural phenomena.

It's all part of the Big Religious Reading Project, which I belchingly refer to as the BRRP. The idea is to eventually read texts from bunches of religions, but I figured the Bible was a good place as any to start. As I read, I summarize and add commentary on another blog.

The thing is, I'm having loads of trouble making time to read the thing because so much of it is soooooo boring. Seriously: I started with Genesis in August of 2006, and have barely scratched the surface of the Old Testament. It doesn't help that I only pick it up about once every six months or so. I'm hoping that having it as part of my 101 things will give me the impetus I need to finally finish it. Every other book in line for the BRRP is several orders of magnitude shorter, and there are a few I'm really looking forward to.
thingism: (reading)
23. Finish reading the Bible (current progress: finished Ezra)

Read the Book of Ezra last night. I'm reading the New Catholic Study Bible [St. Jerome Edition, Today's English Version, Catholic Bible Press, 1985] cover to cover. Maybe that's not everybody's favorite version, but it's what I had on hand. At the very least, it'll give me the gist. The way I figure it, roughly three quarters of the US population identifies themselves as Christian. What better way to gain an understanding of your fellow man than to read the book most of them aspire to live by? And even if they don't, the Bible is the origin of innumerable phrases, stories, and other cultural phenomena.

It's all part of the Big Religious Reading Project, which I belchingly refer to as the BRRP. The idea is to eventually read texts from bunches of religions, but I figured the Bible was a good place as any to start. As I read, I summarize and add commentary on another blog.

The thing is, I'm having loads of trouble making time to read the thing because so much of it is soooooo boring. Seriously: I started with Genesis in August of 2006, and have barely scratched the surface of the Old Testament. It doesn't help that I only pick it up about once every six months or so. I'm hoping that having it as part of my 101 things will give me the impetus I need to finally finish it. Every other book in line for the BRRP is several orders of magnitude shorter, and there are a few I'm really looking forward to.
thingism: (reading)
24. Read/listen to 250 books

Current progress: 25/250 - 10%! :D

19. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
20. Brothel by Alexa Albert
21. A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nassar
22. A Golfer's Tail by Roscoe Watkins
23. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
24. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
25. Juliet by Anne Fortier

Note: a couple of these links won't work until later in the week.
thingism: (reading)
24. Read/listen to 250 books

Current progress: 25/250 - 10%! :D

19. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
20. Brothel by Alexa Albert
21. A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nassar
22. A Golfer's Tail by Roscoe Watkins
23. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
24. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
25. Juliet by Anne Fortier

Note: a couple of these links won't work until later in the week.
thingism: (other hobbies)
55. Release 100 books into the wild

Current progress: 60/100

52. The Armchair Economist in Maryland
53. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress in Centreville, VA
54. Jurassic Park in Herndon, VA
55. Cold Sassy Tree in Fairfax, VA
56. Armageddon's Children in Fairfax, VA
57. Rendezvous with Rama in Fairfax, VA
58. The Island in Fairfax, VA
59. Chainfire in Chantilly, VA
60. Doctor Death in Chantilly, VA

I've been getting a little better about bringing along books to release whenever I go out. I'm packing nine books to release during my trip to Illinois later this week. There's a chance of reaching this goal by the end of the summer! That would be awesome.
thingism: (other hobbies)
55. Release 100 books into the wild

Current progress: 60/100

52. The Armchair Economist in Maryland
53. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress in Centreville, VA
54. Jurassic Park in Herndon, VA
55. Cold Sassy Tree in Fairfax, VA
56. Armageddon's Children in Fairfax, VA
57. Rendezvous with Rama in Fairfax, VA
58. The Island in Fairfax, VA
59. Chainfire in Chantilly, VA
60. Doctor Death in Chantilly, VA

I've been getting a little better about bringing along books to release whenever I go out. I'm packing nine books to release during my trip to Illinois later this week. There's a chance of reaching this goal by the end of the summer! That would be awesome.
thingism: (local)
79. Shop at a farmer's market

I managed to find a good listing of local farmers markets. I've predictably unfortunately lost the link, but I did manage to save the addresses and hours for a few nearby that are open when I'm not at work:

Reston Farmers Market
Saturdays 8:00am - Noon, May 8 - October 30
Lake Anne Village Center, Reston, VA

Burke Farmers Market
Saturdays 8:00am — Noon, May 1 - November 20
5671 Roberts Parkway, Burke, VA

Kingstowne Farmers Market
Fridays 4:00pm - 7:00pm, May 7 - October 29
Kingstowne Town Center, Alexandria, VA

Centreville Farmers Market
Fridays 3:30-6:30pm, through October 29
5875 Trinity Center, Centreville, VA

Now, of course, I need to actually visit one, but I think I might wait until the weather cools off a touch. Today's high is a solid 100 degrees Fahrenheit. No thanks.
thingism: (local)
79. Shop at a farmer's market

I managed to find a good listing of local farmers markets. I've predictably unfortunately lost the link, but I did manage to save the addresses and hours for a few nearby that are open when I'm not at work:

Reston Farmers Market
Saturdays 8:00am - Noon, May 8 - October 30
Lake Anne Village Center, Reston, VA

Burke Farmers Market
Saturdays 8:00am — Noon, May 1 - November 20
5671 Roberts Parkway, Burke, VA

Kingstowne Farmers Market
Fridays 4:00pm - 7:00pm, May 7 - October 29
Kingstowne Town Center, Alexandria, VA

Centreville Farmers Market
Fridays 3:30-6:30pm, through October 29
5875 Trinity Center, Centreville, VA

Now, of course, I need to actually visit one, but I think I might wait until the weather cools off a touch. Today's high is a solid 100 degrees Fahrenheit. No thanks.

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