TGI Good Friday
Welp, I made it all the away across the country yesterday so that I could be here in Connecticut for the Hauslaib family Passover Seder dinner. My flight was pretty uneventful … but I did get to catch up on some reading that’s been piling up in the past few weeks. I finally got around to reading the amazing little 1935 travel book Letters from Iceland written by poets WH Auden and Louis MacNeice:
The book has long been out of print and I was unable to get a copy of it before David’s and my first trip to Iceland last September. When the book finally did arrive, I planned to read it on our flight over to Iceland in December but … well, that trip kinda didn’t happen so back on the shelf the book went. Reading it now, altho set in an Iceland of the past, makes me want to go back in the worst way. I just love it there. I found my copy of Letters from Iceland from the amazing site Alibris.com which offers out of print books at very reasonable prices (tho, a quick search now shows that the book goes for $80+ but I managed to get it for about $15 last Fall).
I also read in full the Stephen King novella/short story UR which was written and is available exclusively for the Amazon Kindle electronic book:
I really do not want to spoil the story for any of you interested in reading it — trust me, it’s best if you read it cold. But I will reveal that the Kindle features prominently in the story (a pink Kindle, to be exact) and is absolutely a must read for any King fan. You got a Kindle? You gotta read this story.
Other than that, tho, the trip was pretty standard … I had a short layover in Philly and was very excited to see that they have a Chick-Fil-A inside the airport there … unfortch for me, tho, the damn place was closed :( I almost cried, y’all. But I cheered up considerably when David picked me up at the airport. Seder is in a few hours so … let the Passoverness commence!!
Tags: 'Letters from Iceland', 'UR', Amazon Kindle, Louis MacNeice, Stephen King, W. H. Auden
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April 10th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Have fun! Everytime I hear about Sedar I think of that Curb Your Enthusiasm episode when the sex offender comes to Larry’s house. So funny. I have friends who do Sedar and it looks like a fun feast.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Have Fun…sorry about that Chic-Fil-A..I live in Philly and when I fly out…its always closed..but everything else is open!? Never understood why?
April 10th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I wish this book was also available in print!!!
April 10th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Happy Good Friday and enjoy your Easter weekend!!!
April 10th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I’m sorry but, I think Kindles are amazingly horrible. I’m glad you like it, Trent, though I don’t think I could ever buy one no matter what.
April 11th, 2009 at 5:14 am
I saw the OC episode about seder. Hope you like reading for hours before you actually get to eat.
April 11th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Chick-Fil-A is completely owned by Christians. That’s why they’re closed on Sundays… and all Christian holidays.
April 11th, 2009 at 7:30 am
@Jackie — yep, I know that. This was a Thursday. I think it was just afterhours.
April 11th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
How awesome is the Kindle?!?!? I Heart mine oh so much! But how in the world did you get a Pink Kindle?? I’m super jealous!