Hey Jens, as far as your amazon wishlist or whatever, what books have you read (recently) that you have enjoyed? How do you feel about poetry? Philosophy? Essays? Anything you really dislike?
Bloggy-blog: I spent the past three days (long weekend) volunteering at a youth retreat. It was a blast - saw old friends I hadn't seen in ages, got to completely escape computers and telephones for a few days, got very little sleep, read some Jan Zwicky, Herakleitos and Diogenes in my spare time, and enjoyed the lake. It was cold, but some friends provided hugs and cuddles, so all was well. I'm back in my parents house happy for my own bed, but really dreading work tomorrow.
I haven't used this thread in a while, so in case I haven't mentioned, I'm working in the IT department at the office my dad works in, until the end of June. The pay is great, but the job is incredibly mindless, and the atmosphere is something I can't get into at all. While everyone is incredibly friendly, their ambitions don't jive with my own one bit. Plus it is a mining company, and I'm having trouble justifying the work to myself, ethically. I'm going to be really happy once I leave this to work on the Okanagan in July.