It’s snowing heartily again, on top of the 2-4 inches from earlier this week that didn’t fully melt. So I came home early and am looking forward to a weekend “snowed in” – which means reading!
Reading
The Gospel of John
I’ve been rereading the Gospels in this order: Mark, Matthew, Luke, and now John. Though I don’t know it’s right to have a “favorite” Gospel, what I will say is I particularly connect with John’s because of his incredible writing style and some of the details he includes, like the story of Nicodemus.
I’m reading a few other books as well, but I’m holding back a little, partly in anticipation of an upcoming Moby-Dick readalong. (Not exactly sure when it’s starting, but I don’t want to be in the middle of two chunksters at once.)
That said… I recently found these cute little books at the thrift store and had to take them home. I’ll probably read one or two this weekend.
By “little,” I mean pocket-sized. They’re really excerpts of longer works, part of a Penguin series called Great Journeys. I’m not usually a fan of excerpts (give me unabridged!) but the cover art drew me in. Plus I’m not necessarily planning to read the full version of all of these (except Shackleton, which I already have).
Watching
Stan & Ollie (2018)
My family and I went to see Stan & Ollie a couple of weeks ago, at a small theater which specializes in indie and foreign films. We’re big fans of the original Laurel & Hardy, and we all enjoyed this biopic, even if it was very sad. I didn’t feel there was enough in the movie for me to give a full review, but you can read more about it (and the real-life figures) here.
Downton Abbey
My family is on a Downton Abbey rewatch, and, in spite of my best efforts to resist, I’ve joined them for an episode or two… or three… or four…
I’ve always had extremely mixed feelings about this series. (When one’s favorite character is the cynical, sometime villain, Thomas Barrow, one is bound to have mixed feelings.) I can’t deny the plot and characters are very entertaining – and who doesn’t enjoy a jaunt through the 1920s?
Listening
Still on an indie folk kick. I always enjoy this one, “Birds” by East Love, and I can relate very strongly to it at the moment.
Classics Considered 
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