Today's activities

Finished Chapter 22 in the book, which takes me through the end of World War I. I'm in the home stretch now.

Today's activities

Reading: Finished Chapter 19 in Power, Faith, and Fantasy.

Cooking: I made Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad from How To Cook Everything Vegetarian.

Piano: I'm now halfway through the Aria.

Movies: I watched the Darjeeling Limited.

Today's activities

Movie: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Reading: Read through Chapter 17 (of 28) in Power, Faith, and Fantasy; read the Samantha Power article in the NYRB; and began skimming the new Economist.

Today's activities

Reading:

• Power, Faith, and Fantasy by Michael B. Oren, a book about America's relationship with the Middle East since 1776.


• September 2008 issue of The Atlantic


• August 14, 2008 issue of The New York Review of Books

Piano: I'm learning the Aria from the Goldberg Variations by Bach, as interpreted by Glenn Gould. I'm about 1/4 of the way through it right now; hopefully I can finish it by the end of this week.

Food: Tonight I cooked Pasta Primavera from Everyday Italian.

Exercise: 20 minutes of walking.

Gaming: Super Smash Bros.: Brawl - went from 5% complete to 12% complete in Solo Adventure Mode.