This week is school conference week - also known as teacher torture. It's the seemingly never-ending week of late nights that are added on top of my already full as-we-prepare-for-state-testing days. Anyhow, in a random twist of fate, three books that I've been waiting for have all become available at the library in the past couple of days, so they are all sitting beside me. Actually, I've already finished one, so it is on the return-to-the-library pile. So, while I KNOW in my rational mind that I should be doing additional conference prep work, the books are calling my name. I've begun the second book - "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton - and now I don't want to put it down. I meant to be asleep by 9:30 tonight, so that I would be perky and well-rested for conferences, but instead I am blogging and reading. Shows my true priorities, eh?
I realize that none of these books are deep by any means, and sometimes I feel guilty about how much fluff I read, rather than trying to expand my horizons or increase my understanding of undoubtedly crucial issues. Instead I choose to immerse myself in fictional escapism - novels by James Patterson ("Witch & Wizard", his newest teen novel, is on my pile), Sue Grafton, and Ted Dekker. I'm sure I could be a much more organized and productive person if I could wean myself a bit from this habit, but I don't have the willpower to do it.
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