tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post110064413448711052..comments2023-10-31T04:02:25.798-12:00Comments on ANDREW'S TERRIBLE BLOG!: What did I learn?Andrew Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01448207961100048650noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1101241584119854312004-11-23T08:26:00.000-12:002004-11-23T08:26:00.000-12:00Thanks. I knew someone would know the author. It...Thanks. I knew someone would know the author. It is well worth the read. Unfortunately my copy had several blank pages towards the end. Like literally one side had the text and the other side was completely blank! And it was right towards the climactic ending! Ahhhhh!Mat Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572618956112125321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1101219454854480492004-11-23T02:17:00.000-12:002004-11-23T02:17:00.000-12:00Silence, was written by Shusaku Endo. I've never r...<I>Silence</I>, was written by Shusaku Endo. I've never read it but it's on my short list of books to read before I die.Andrew Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448207961100048650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1101168458811211812004-11-22T12:07:00.000-12:002004-11-22T12:07:00.000-12:00Reading books a second or third time. My wife and...Reading books a second or third time. My wife and I were just commenting on this. She is currently in grad school (PhD in French Linguistics at Indiana University) and constantly complains that she doesn't have time to read books she wants to read, vs books she has to read. Now that we're spending time in France she has the time to read for fun. The first book she picks out is Sense and Mat Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572618956112125321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1101104184188172472004-11-21T18:16:00.000-12:002004-11-21T18:16:00.000-12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Andrew Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448207961100048650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1100902333857359142004-11-19T10:12:00.000-12:002004-11-19T10:12:00.000-12:00Hmm... books I been reading lately (and enjoying) ...Hmm... books I been reading lately (and enjoying) here are some:<br /><br />Annie Dillard's <I>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,</I>Jostein Gaarder's <I>Sophie's World,</I>Philip Yancey's <I>Soul Survivor</I> (for the third time),<br /><br />Fyodor Dostoevsky's <I>Crime and Punishment</I> (second time)<br /><br />and<br /><br />Robert Bolt's <I>A Man For All Seasons</I>.<br /><br />Also I just finished Andrew Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448207961100048650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1100860738423508762004-11-18T22:38:00.000-12:002004-11-18T22:38:00.000-12:00You can just call me Mat. The midnitcafe handle i...You can just call me Mat. The midnitcafe handle is a very old one that sort of got attached to me and hasn'tlet go. Mainly I use it because it has become MY user name and so I use it everywhere more for my potential to forget anything else than any real desire to be called that.<br /><br />Ah yes, no movies would give us more time for reading. I haven't had a TV in a couple of months and so IMat Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572618956112125321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1100832101476978202004-11-18T14:41:00.000-12:002004-11-18T14:41:00.000-12:00Interesting...I have to admit, you have inspired m...Interesting...I have to admit, you have inspired me to try something similar, I'm not sure what yet. But I agree, when we drop T.V. or something of the like, it does inspire more reading. The only problem is finding good reading material, but I've got some great books to read in the near future, so I might just attempt something like what you did. I'll keep you posted.Eucharistohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997296474613918993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1100822352570931942004-11-18T11:59:00.000-12:002004-11-18T11:59:00.000-12:00Dear Mr. Midnight (does one address cafés as Mr.?)...Dear Mr. Midnight (does one address cafés as <I>Mr.</I>?),<br /><br />I understand completely. Although staying away from movies for a month is an experience I might recommend to anyone who wants to reevaluate their thinking on movies (and maybe Art in general), the idea of giving up movies for the rest of my life almost seems to smack of heresy! (But you <I>can</I> get an awful lot of reading Andrew Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448207961100048650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946742.post-1100781287211049742004-11-18T00:34:00.000-12:002004-11-18T00:34:00.000-12:00You have made me want to try a month without movie...You have made me want to try a month without movies. I don't think I could do it though. Living in France now, it would be much easier to not see movies in the cinema (and in fact I haven't seen a new release since I've been here, some two months) but not watching a DVD would be very difficult indeed.<br /><br />I certainly agree with you that all to often watching a movie is a distraction, Mat Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572618956112125321noreply@blogger.com