Vacation Update

I'm here in beautiful Durango, Colorado, visiting my dad and Eve. I'm having a great time. The weather has been outstanding, though the fishing has not.

When Mike was still here, we went out to three different lakes to try to catch some trout, to no avail. A couple of days later, my father rented a boat and we went to Lake Vallecito to try to our luck there. Four hours later, we'd had one fish almost make it to the boat before spitting the hook and a couple of nibbles, but nothing to show for our efforts. My father caught an 18-inch trout on the way home from running some errands a couple of days ago, but of course, I wasn't there. I think he bought it at Albertsons. :)

The rest of my vacation has been vacation-y. Eve and I went out to the driving range on 9/6 and I hit the balls pretty well. Still not hitting consistently, but when I do hit them correctly, they do what they're supposed to. I'm looking forward to playing a full 18 with Dad, Eve, and their friend Ray this afternoon.

As you can see from my book pane, I've read three books this week, and I'm working on the fourth. I'm going to have to hit a bookstore at some point, since I'm reading the last book I brought, and I still have another week here, and a plane ride, as well as the cruise to get through. If you have any recommendations, I'd love to hear them.

The Neverending Story: was surprisingly different from the movie. Only the first half of the book is covered in the movie, and there are a couple of key differences that I found a bit surprising, but which inform the rest of the book. The second half of the book is more a lesson in morality, so it took me a while to get through it, but the fantasy elements were really interesting.

Prep: I really breezed through this book, finishing it in less than 24 hours. I don't necessarily think that the plot would appeal to everyone, but I really enjoyed it. It's about a midwestern girl coming of age at a new england boarding school. While I obviously didn't go to boarding school, I could still relate to the normal events that happen in any high school. The writing was very easy to read, even if the main character was occasionally whiny, I was still able to continue and get through it in one day.

The Phantom Tollbooth: A nice two-hour read. This book was very much like the movie, and the illustrations were simple, but very imaginative.

That's all the news that's fit to print here in Durango. I'll try to post a picture of my dad from our fishing trip, taken from my new phone. It takes pretty good pictures in daylight, but it has no flash.