While procrastinating to write this blog post, I decided to work on the Christmas wish list that my mom asked for at the beginning of the week. My younger sister had already put together a PowerPoint presentation and emailed it to Mom two weeks ago. Seriously. It includes photos and links and everything. So, of course, in order to make fun of my sister, I had to do the same thing with sarcastic commentary. While perusing the web for potential gifts, I ended up looking at books on Amazon.com. The last book I read that wasn't assigned was this summer. Even though I was working 40+ hours a week then, I was able to read in my free time, but I can never seem to find the time to read while I'm in school (says the girl who's been shopping online for the past hour).

In all honesty, this has always been a problem for me. I can't seem to concentrate on reading for pleasure because it makes me feel guilty about the other reading/school work I should be doing. I guess this is less applicable for English majors, since I'm sure most of you read a lot of literature, but does anybody else have this problem? It's sad because one of the best ways to improve your writing, in my opinion, is to read everything you can get your hands on, across genres--not just academic articles!

I'm already daydreaming of winter break, when I get to read all I want...although I should probably do some work on my portfolio, and start applying for jobs since I graduate in the spring...