So far…
I stayed up till half past five in the morning, breathlessly racing through the admirable The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The first thing I did when I woke up? Ordered books 2 and 3 in the series.
I similarly stayed up till the wee hours of the morning in a strange state that was a mix of wonder, hazy confusion and anxiety, as I followed the adventures of Paul Atreides in Dune.
I watched a terrible stream of the Copa del Rey game between Barcelona and Real Madrid, both terrified and amazed by the incredible football on display. I almost dared to think they could win right there in the Camp Nou – the closest I’ve come to harbouring such a hope in a year and a half of following them!
I was utterly and completely won over a second time by the wonderful Sherlock. Benedict Cumberbatch makes a sociopath look so sexy in a black greatcoat. Every time he launched into one of his monologues explaining the obvious solution to an amazed audience, I turned into a dreamy-eyed fangirl. Cannot wait for Season 3.
I reinforced my 2012 resolutions with Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord, which has to be one of the most heart-warmingly naive, unselfconsciously charming books I’ve read in a long, long time. Happiness is a way of seeing things, indeed.
Oh, and lest I forget, work and sociability are progressing very nicely indeed :)
I’m absolutely loving January.
