Books, movies, exercise.

7. Watch all movies on AFI's top 100 (21/100) - in progress

I watched Sophie's Choice last night, which was long. I had to split it into two parts. A handful of things struck me since I had just finished reading the book: Meryl Streep is not how I saw Sophie. I know they kept saying, she's blonde, she looks German, she looks Aryan... but I still saw her with dark hair. And younger looking. And Stingo, forgot he was southern. Again, the book emphasizes it, but I didn't hear him speaking in a Southern accent. I will say though, that the scenes in Auschwitz were much more emotional in the movie... I felt for Sophie more after seeing that then I did after reading.

8. Read 50 books (18/50) - in progress

Finally finished "Sophie's Choice." When I picked it up, I was like OK, this is a regular-sized book, maybe a little heavy. No. It was almost 600 pages, and tiny print. Hence it took me nearly three weeks to power through. Only thing that kept me going was trying to figure out what on Earth her choice WAS. Also read "Tales of Beedle the Bard," by JK Rowling, which felt like a marketing ploy to extend HP, except that it was dumb and not entertaining... it seemed... indulgent? Anyways, I also read another Picoult, "Vanishing Acts," which was good and quick. Three weeks to read Sophie's Choice, two days to read the Picoult. What gives.

56. Exercise 2-3 times a week (9/143) - in progress

Done! For this week anyhow. I went hiking twice -- once with a friend, once with Adam.

59. Go hiking three times (2/3) - in progress

As was indicated above, I went hiking this week, both times in the Bennett's Pond trail system. I liked Pierrepont better, I think, or at least the trail we were on there... Bennett's Pond has so many intersecting trails that I didn't feel like we had an end point or destination. I wanted a summit, or a view. But, it gets me exercising.

--Till next time.