Pointless pic with my new camera

I finally have a camera again – that means I can take all kinds of cool pictures and post them on my blog to bore people. This is the view from my balcony – you'll notice that the Christmas lights are still up, wrapped around the railing. Don't worry, I don't turn them on. I think they burned out a long time ago, anyway.

I've been spending a lot of time on the balcony lately, because I've rediscovered the joy of reading. And there's no better way to spend a warm afternoon than sitting in the shade of that cool green canopy with a good book in hand.

The book that has sparked my desire to read outside of work is called Jesus Land. You can read about it here. It happened to catch my eye while I was at Barnes & Noble with my sister, and I decided to buy it. I'm so glad I did – it's the best memoir ever (OK, I haven't read any other ones, but this one would be hard to top). I love the writing, it's quite a refreshing departure from the journalistic style that I've grown accustomed to reading every day.

I'm not quite done with it, but I'm already on the hunt for my next book. Any suggestions are welcome.