Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Our third day of our Turkey tour started a little later, which was a nice relief after the long bus ride the day before. We had our less than delicious breakfast at the hotel with me barely caffeinated with the coffee. There’s no kettle in the room so I had to make do. Later, we met the rest of our group and went off to see the sights. We started at the Goreme…

  • It was a very early start as we headed to the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport or the domestic airport. We joined a few more people on the same tour. Once we arrived at the airport we were left to our own devices to figure out how to check in and on the plane. Luckily, we had enough time and experience to sort it out. Still, that is one strike against the company…. [shashin…

  • This will be a quick one, but we arrived last night in Istanbul. The flight was fine, though Qatar Airways is not really the five-star kind of airlines they advertise, at least not in the peanut gallery. 🙂 It took us a while to get out of the airport due to the visa lines. It is good to keep in mind that you need exact change and dollars or Euros to pay for…

  • As I typed the title, I realized it could have another meaning…as in releasing a mental break…. I guess my darkish thoughts have not yet passed, but lie hidden underneath with moments of peace, but with occasional reminders that it is still there. Anyway, spring break has indeed begun and I take off tomorrow for an 11-day tour in Turkey with mi amiga, P. It should be good fun and a much needed…

  • _A New Earth:  Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose_ by Eckhart Tolle Some friends of ours had been talking about this book and how it helped them to change their perspectives on dealing with people and most especially within themselves. Apparently, Tolle is more famous for his _The Power of Now_ book, but our friends seemed more moved by this one. Since I always love a good recommended read, I decided to give it…

  • _The Middlesteins_ by Jami Attenberg Another novel edited by my editor friend and this one was so interesting. The Middlesteins are a family that is trying to survive despite a strong, overbearing and self-destructive central figure who has greatly affected everyone in the family in different ways. They become a typically dysfunctional middle-class Jewish American family. I felt as if there was a bit of British humor to it, but at the same…

  • _Invisible Man_ by Ralph Ellison This has been on my reading list for a number of years. It is not to be confused with H.G. Well’s _The Invisible Man_, which is quite a different story. Ellison’s book deals with the African-American situation in the south and then in NYC during the ’20’s and ’30’s. It is a typical story of the struggle of the black man in a white man’s world. However, from…

  • _The Devil in the White City_ by Erik Larson I am not sure how I came across this book, maybe from Oprah’s list or from Amazon’s recommended reads. It may have been when I was looking for non-fiction work after getting hooked on Jon Krakaeur’s books. In any case, this was a very interesting story of the development of the World’s Fair hosted in Chicago and the killings of H.H. Holmes, who may…

  • Now that I’ve gone down the scary dark road, I’m trying to return to the lighter ways…. Last night, a friend and I went to dinner and our second Andrea Bocelli concert. It was a really lovely night out and just what I needed in terms of conversation and activity. The concert was just okay. We missed the first half due to enjoying our delicious dinner, but the second half was spotty in…

  • Me and vodka do not really go well together. Whenever I have vodka drinks I end up feeling very very dark. With my already dark tendencies, especially of late (as you may notice in my posts), I get really hopeless about this life. Anyway, I have really been unhappy with everything and everyone lately. One of the reasons that I want to go home this summer is to be someplace that I feel…

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