We are still having discussions on the Book Club and the William Morris posts, and this week has been quiet online in general, so I thought to keep it light today. Okay, we’ve also been sick all week and the boys have had fevers, which means they are piled on me like little koala bears. I love it, and haven’t done much more than sop up the affection with a biscuit.
I’m not sure what I will do with the Unstyled Life posts. They seem to have taken on a life of their own and morphed into something different than originally intended. I may keep them on Fridays or move them to another day, but I don’t think I’m ready to give them up.
A few of the plans I have for next week:
- Book Club: more discussions about what to read, deciding where to meet (it’s an online book club, so either here, Twitter, Facebook, Good Reads, etc.), creating “genre teams” to make the book selection process easier, and when to start. Some excellent points brought up in the comments so far include the ease of getting books from the library, page count, starting off with an easier read since we don’t know what we’re doing, and whether we should read a book at least one person has read and can recommend.
- William Morris: I’ll be posting something on Thursday, and hope you do, too. Feel free to leave a link to your project in the comments, so long as it is a new post inspired by the series. Some people have asked about link ups. If I get enough requests for one, I’ll do it. Let me know what you think.
- �Celebrating my anniversary on the 15th. Twelve years! (Thanks for the compliments on my wedding picture. I didn’t think you could see it clearly, but a few eagle eyes spotted it immediately.)
- Updating my Unread Library list. I have a ton of books to add. A few may make good Book Club material, like Skippy Dies, The Wildwood Chronicles, Book 1, and…uh, I can’t remember but I know there are a few. I need to think about how to add the books. The list is getting a bit unwieldy.
I really wish the boys were feeling better. The Mister and I can hardly wait to take them to this.
Hope you’re feeling good as new today . . . and your weekend full of Star Wars adventures and sweet nothings . . .
Happy weekend | Happy anniversary!
I hope everyone is feeling better soon! I can’t wait for your next William Morris post. They’re some of my favorite.
I hope you are all starting to feel better already and will improve with a weekend of snuggling, books and dvds. I have been thinking about Book Club and hope I’m not weighing in too late. I guess once you call it a club, it belongs to many, but I want to throw in another idea…that it doesn’t become too clubbish, that the title club is a way of introducing those posts and that you choose a book and if we want we can get hold of the book at the same time (maybe there’s an advance list), read it, and participate in the comments (as we already do). It sounds like it could start to get serious and admin-heavy with worrying about how people can find the book, how long it takes people to read it (believe me, as a TA in English lit program I soon found that reading time varies). Even if we don’t read that book we can still comment and put questions. You know how there’s always these unexpected discussion points that crop up. I am really looking forward to these posts and know I won’t always have time and access but I will sometimes be inspired to read later. Just a couple of points, as I know once it starts, the Jules-ness will help this take on its own energy and paths. Feel well soon.
All good points, Sally! I don’t want book club to get too brainy or stuffy, either. Reading is fun. Literary analysis is for PhD programs.
Hi Jules
I hope your boys feel better soon!
I also spotted the wedding picture and I was enchanted! Wish we could see a bit more of them, actually…maybe one day? hint hint ;)
Happy anniversary – I hope you guys have many more years together filled with love and happiness.
Joy x
Eagle eyes! I’ll see what I can do, but I swear they’re plain ol’ classic, traditional wedding photos. My wedding wasn’t one of the creative ones you see now. No food trucks, no photo booth, no bike tours of the city holding giant balloons.
We went to that Star Wars exhibit when it was here in Seattle. It was really great. Hope you have fun!
We can’t wait! We’re surprising the boys. They don’t know anything about it! Definitely not this weekend–Mikey is still pretty darn sick–but soon!
I hope Mikey is feeling better by now. Fever always freaks me out.
Not even close. My husband is taking him and Nico to the urgent care right now.
Oh no! :( Get well soon to both your cuties.