Not much happened this weekend. On Saturday we went to a BBQ at Hai-Nhu's brother's house. There was tons of food, but it was very good. Afterwards we went over to see Hai-Nhu and John's new house (this was all in San Francisco).
Sunday I did...nothing. Well, I read. But essentially nothing.
Working our way through our Netflix queue, we saw The Ice Storm. Okay, I'll admit it. I didn't get it. I mean, I got it, but I didn't really enjoy it. I didn't get anything out of it. In fact, I was kind of bored.
I also re-read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. It was as good as I remembered it the first time around, but a little depressing. The dystopian future taken over by an extreme branch of Christianity centers around the roles that woman (and to a lesser extent, men) play in society. I read it in preparation for Atwood's new book, Oryx and Crake which is also about a dystopian future, but one where licentiousness rules and biotechnology goes too far. I'm about halfway through it now, and so far my review is that it's depressing. I'm hoping it picks up a little. It's gotten good reviews.
Okay, off to German class. Quiz tonight.
Posted by Shelby at June 9, 2003 05:20 PM