food, food & more food

glacier ice cream & gelato
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

i'm trying to figure out where all my time is going, but the hundreds of photos of food of late seem to have been lost on me. i've been convincing myself that i am not eating out all that much, although my growing belly says otherwise. i still bring my lunch to work every day. compared to other people, i don't eat out that much. i think i may have to cut back though. *gasp*

we're trying to save money. that was the whole point of my bringing my lunch every day. although still cheaper than in europe, gas is ridiculously expensive. i was reminded of this while driving up to alhambra from long beach for dim sum on sun at 9am.

what i should do is focus more energy on a less expensive hobby like reading. i am so behind on my reading. i have a huge stack of recent books that i want to get through, some of which will need to be returned to the library soon.

maybe if i make a reading to do list. i am in desperate need of goal-setting.

+ sync by stephen strogatz
+ the omnivore's dilemma by michael pollan
+ deep economy by bill mckibben
+ stumbling on happiness by daniel gilbert
+ the art of possibility by rosamund stone zander & benjamin zander
+ the sea by john banville

geez. the list could be much longer, but this is a good start. i find it interesting that most of them are non-fiction. i used to read primarily fiction in college. you could say the same thing about my movie-watching habits. there are more documentaries in the mix. am i less of an escapist or is non-fiction just more easily digestible in smaller chunks in a busy life?

i love reading. i'm not sure why i haven't done much of it lately. i blame it on knitting. it's been too interesting lately. i'm on sweater knitting frenzy. i've got two sweaters on needles and dying to cast on more.

well, this has got to qualify as a pretty random post, which is what happens when one is too lazy to do anything but blog on a mon evening. think i'll go partake of one of my many recreational activities that doesn't directly involve the internet.