I suppose it's not that urgent. I'm interested in starting a new blog when I move to NY. I don't want it to be like this one- random thoughts and updates on my day-to-day (except for the past 6 months). But I also don't want it to be on cheese, though I love it very much. Maybe something having to do with food, though. I could write about the restaurants I visit around NY, but I don't think I'll be able to afford my blog or I won't be able to write very often.

Any suggestions or thoughts, anyone?? Thanks!

I am moving on Tuesday, August 25th. Can't wait.

As you can see, I'm reading Joan Acocella's anthology "Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints." She is a staff writer for the New Yorker. Her writing style is enthusiastic and draws me in, even when she is describing aspects that I know little about or am not interested in.

I've been reading it for weeks and weeks. It's really interesting and I'm so glad I've read it, but it sure is long... It has introduced me to authors I didn't know or that I knew but didn't really know so that I find myself wanting to read their work. I only have this summer because once I'm in grad school I doubt I'll be able to find much time for pleasure reading. So I have to choose wisely... (Primo Levi or Joseph Roth? Simone de Beauvoir or Marguerite Yourcenar?) It has also introduced me to many of the brilliant dancers and choreographers of the 20th century, a subject which I had absolutely no knowledge of before. When I move to New York, I plan on attending all the theater and dance shows I can afford. I just finished her essay on Louise Bourgeois, the postmodernist sculptor. Here's a picture of one of her less sexual, yet more famous, works.


I love this book because it not only has taught me a lot about 20th century art that I would have had to do much research on just to find out who I want to learn about, it also gets me very excited about these artists and their work. It has inspired me to step outside my current interests and enjoy so many wonderful things that other people and disciplines have to offer. I have six more essays to read...I want it to end, but I am looking forward to seeking out her other essays in the New Yorker. And at the end of the book, I'll get to read a little history (and cinema history) in her essay on Jean d'Arc. What more could you (or I) ask for??

As I was driving to work this morning, I watched the sun rise. The clouds were mottled and provided the perfect surface for reflecting the coral rays. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was. I wish every morning were like this one, though I hate waking up in the dark. This morning was worth it, though.