Jan. 4th, 2016 10:11 am
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muckefuckA flurry of lake-effect snow as I rode in this morning promised an easy return to work but then I got here and found out there they're doing some noisy construction work in the next room. It's actually in the machine room below me, but because of the odd way sound travels, I can hear not only the grinding of powered saws but voices as well and feel some of the vibrations. On top of that, I'm still getting over my cold and have been voiceless since yesterday morning. So happy there are no meetings today.
I made it my goal yesterday evening to reach the halfway point in Gösta Berling and I did. It's not the most engrossing thing I've ever read but interesting enough that I do find myself saying, "Okay, one more chapter" much of the time. I'd like to finish it in a week but I know it's more likely to take two. After that I might try Halldór Laxness again. Or maybe Er ist wieder da, my Christmas gift from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bunj? We shall see.
I may also try to regain some of my lost Swedish. The conversation Saturday evening turned to television--as it so often does when an Baoigheallach is involved--and prompted me to discover that season 2 of Bron/Broen is available on NetFlix. Watching that will help, and might even get me to pick up a Swedish-language work again (though I kind of doubt that).
I made it my goal yesterday evening to reach the halfway point in Gösta Berling and I did. It's not the most engrossing thing I've ever read but interesting enough that I do find myself saying, "Okay, one more chapter" much of the time. I'd like to finish it in a week but I know it's more likely to take two. After that I might try Halldór Laxness again. Or maybe Er ist wieder da, my Christmas gift from
bunj? We shall see.I may also try to regain some of my lost Swedish. The conversation Saturday evening turned to television--as it so often does when an Baoigheallach is involved--and prompted me to discover that season 2 of Bron/Broen is available on NetFlix. Watching that will help, and might even get me to pick up a Swedish-language work again (though I kind of doubt that).