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I passed in my exams yesterday so I am officially all done for the term (and this degree)! I have a couple of minor changes to make on my QP before symposium, but no big deal. I am celebrating by having a lazy pjs day today.
Denis found this online computer game that I actually like because it's so silly. I may actually *gasp* even read something beyond a magazine article that's non-art history related. Speaking of that can anyone recommend anything good to read? Fiction, nonfiction, whatever as long as it's interesting.
Denis found this online computer game that I actually like because it's so silly. I may actually *gasp* even read something beyond a magazine article that's non-art history related. Speaking of that can anyone recommend anything good to read? Fiction, nonfiction, whatever as long as it's interesting.
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I recently recommended The Seven-Day Weekend (http://www.livejournal.com/users/grumph/83394.html), a discussion of worker friendly corporate environments and a description of something approaching an existential corporate structure.
I am currently reading Designing West Africa (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1403965498/qid=1085770418/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-9112863-7284003?v=glance&s=books), a fascinating overview of the developement of West Africa from independence in the 1960s. It briefly discusses contemporary situations, but focuses on the first generation of leaders who reigned from the 60s who pushed their various ideologies and visions for what Africa should be like. As I said, quite fascinating.
Fiction:
Anything by Ross Thomas. Thomas is amazing--these were my favorite books to work. Unfortunately, I can no longer get you a copy for free, since I no longer work there. (Interestingly, Ross could probably discourse personally on the events described in Designing West Africa--he worked as, among other things, a political campaign advisor, and wrote his first book after fleeing Africa because his candidate lost the election. Sadly, I don't know what country or candidate. Also, he's dead, so he's not available for discussion.) I particularly recommend The Cold War Swap (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312315813/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/002-9112863-7284003?v=glance&s=books) (his first novel) and The Fools in Town Are on Our Side (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312315821/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/002-9112863-7284003?v=glance&s=books&st=*)
The Weaver and the Factory Maid (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312314221/qid=1085771294/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-9112863-7284003?v=glance&s=books) is a fun ghost story I worked on.
Foucault's Pendulum (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345368754/qid=1085771378/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/002-9112863-7284003) and The Name of the Rose (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0156001314/qid=1085771378/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/002-9112863-7284003?v=glance&s=books), both by Umberto Eco, are fantastic. Those are the only Eco books I've read, but I'm sure his other books are also fantastic, and I've heard similar good things about Italo Calvino (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dstripbooks%26field-keywords%3Dcalvino/002-9112863-7284003), though I haven't read any of his works yet. And it should go without saying that if you haven't read any Borges, you need to pick up a copy of Ficciones (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802130305/qid=1085771645/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-9112863-7284003) yesterday.
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