Realizing the time these lists will take...

BOOKS READ SINCE LAST POST: UNDER THE VOLCANO, THE WAY OF ALL FLESH
MOVIES WATCHED: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, VERTIGO

...who knows why man, however beset his chances by lies, has been offered love?- Under the Volcano

There appeared now...a stone wayside cross. Beneath it lay a milk bottle, a funnel, a sock, and part of an old suitcase.-Under the Volcano

Then he saw also that it matters little what profession, whether of religion or irreligion, a man may make, provided only he follows it out with charitable inconsistency, and without insisting on it to the bitter end. It is in the uncomprimisingness with which dogma is held and not in the dogma or want of dogma that the danger lies.- The Way of All Flesh

...and all the little household gods...-The Way of All Flesh

Wow! I am really not getting any better on writing these things. Almost two months since my last one. This time I have good exscuses...got married and have my first jury trial in two days, so it's been a little busy. Also, I had to take a break from the heavy literature just to cleanse my mental palate a little bit, so I read a biography that I had been meaning to read for months. But I do feel it working...I can definitely feel a change in how I think about books and narrative structure and descriptive language. It feels like I'm seeing the foundation and mortar and chinks to so much I took for granted in books and movies.

Again, I'm hesitant to actually discuss or review the books. There are so many places to go on the internet to see what other people think about what they are reading or watching. I think the point of what I'm doing and the point of this blog is just the process. How easy is it to float along in life from thing to thing, night to night, event to event, with nothing to connect, no other goal except the general goal of HAPPINESS that we all have. Its nice to have a goal, to have a project, to be doing SOMETHING. Maybe I'm missing some of that after finishing law school. It can be like floating and I need to remember the smaller goals are important. One book at a time, love the book or hate it for what it is in that moment but draw strength from the overall arch of the task I've set.

I'm just realizing how long this may take. I'm reading about two-three books a month. There are 60-70 books on the list left for me to read. It's daunting but fun to think about at the same time.Anyway, that's it for now. at least it is something...