What it's all about

Welcome to my blog!! Join me on a 365-day journey of discovery and "re-discovery" as I take up the monumental challenge of reading one of the greatest pieces of literature ever written, and in French!!
The idea was spurred by Julie Powell's "Julie & Julia" and my somewhat crazy idea to supplement my Rosetta Stone French lessons by reading Proust's "In Search..." in the original French.
Several people have looked askance (perhaps also entertaining the idea of getting me one of those nice white jackets with the sleeves that tie in back...) and said, "You've NO idea of what you're getting yourself into."
Well! Let me say that if you know exactly what you're getting into then you're NOT having an adventure. And I mean to have a GREAT adventure!!
I've absolutely no idea where this will lead, but then again, that's really the idea, isn't it?
If you've ever thought about reading this amazing work, but been intimidated by its sheer gargantuan proportions, then by all means, please join me and perhaps you'll learn a bit along the way about the fascinating man that Proust was, the times in which he lived, and perhaps find your own inspiration to pick it up anew and dive in!!
Bienvenue à m'aventure! Allons-y!!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Day 19: Time to slow down

Well, I have decided that I am going to reduce my blog posting to 2-3 times a week. Although I am having more fun that I could have imagined, it is  taking over my life, and I am literally doing nothing except reading and writing every spare moment I have, every single day from the time I get up to the time I go to bed (much too late!!). My house is a disaster!!

Now, if I didn't have a full-time job or so many other things to do, I could probably keep up the daily pace, but I am beginning to feel that I am not doing it justice, and would profit from having to post less often. Hopefully that way the quality of the posts will be better (and more interesting...) and I will not feel so pressured. I was warned by several other bloggers that trying to keep up a daily posting would be difficult, and so it has proved to be.

I am still committed to the 365 days, though, and I've decided that this journey is going to culminate with a trip to Paris, in April no less!!  And I hope you will keep following along for the duration as well!! 

I invite you all to comment, too, as that gives me more food for thought; plus, a dialogue is also much easier to keep up than a monologue, and much more interesting!!

Next post will be Thursday, March 29.

À bientôt!!
Michel


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  1. AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    Sorry Michael all vacations are canceled. Thank you for your time.

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  2. Michael HattoriApril 2, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    Hi, hi, hi. Très amusant. Très drôle. Merci mille fois pour me notifier.

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