reading
A conversation with a friend, following conversations with other friends, and then the reactions of various new students I’m working with this year has revealed to me that maybe my reading habits are not the average rate of consumption that I initially thought.
I read a lot. Articles, the news, essays, books (fiction and nonfiction), correspondences (social media, emails, etc)…every day.
I read every day. Sometimes all day. I reread, I read new things, short things, things I already know about but want to refresh myself on, and things I know nothing about.
This, I have come to realize, is probably irregular.
So, I’ve started keeping a more conscious track of what I read, in terms of volume and variety. I’ve tried to take my cues from the daily intake patterns of other writers (Greg Rucka and Warren Ellis come to mind), letting my tastes sort of go all over, but until recently I never really actively thought about just how broad and odd it is.
Today’s readings (so far) have been about Gene Kranz, some entertainment/media news about upcoming TV adaptations of books, and a few chapters of TWILIGHT.