Idle

If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
— Henry David Thoreau

aficionado \uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh\, noun:
An enthusiastic admirer; a fan.

I stayed at home all day, and was quite content for the most part. I also managed to do yoga, watch a movie, knit, wash my hair and read. While I love nature, I must appreciate the fact I am very domestic sometimes. I find pleasure in just doing such “idle” activities. I am not restless, and for me, summer is all about idle days. Winter is too. My mother and my aunt both were surprised that I did not work this week thinking that I’d be bored sitting at home. I know what they mean, and I would be bored if I had to stay at home all the time, but for such times, I love it. Eight months of the year, I cannot be idle. The older I get, the less opportunity to be carefree about such things so I must take these days in stride. They give me fuel for my character which does need work.

So yes, I watched 12 Monkeys today and read more War and Peace. I am on the verge of Natasha’s downfall so things will definitely speed along now that I am halfway. Since I saw Audrey Hepburn in the role, my mind has associated that image with Natasha so naturally. It was a wonderful casting decision. I made some progress on the eggplant purple scarf; it is about 9″ now. I hope to do it quickly or at least get tired of it soon because I find knitting consumes me sometimes. Much with books, I can not space my time of finishing a project. I must do it in a couple or few swoops rather than several days and possibly weeks. I like to finish things fast. For books, I feel I lose a sense of it when I am away too long. Even now, I want to go back and read the book, but I must go to bed now.

A good start to the weekend though.

There was a wonderful thunderstorm in the late night.

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