It has been a month since I went in for surgery.  During my recovery time I assumed that I would read a little, watch some movies and tv, maybe knit.  Instead I mostly just read.  The following is my list of things to read when in recovery:

1. The Winter Room    by Gary Paulsen
2. A Tan and Sandy Silence   by John McDonald
3. The Mysterious Benedict Society   by Trenton Lee Stewart
4. The Friday Night Knitting Club   by Kate Jacobs
5. Promethia (vol 1)   by Alan Moore
6. Tam Lin  by Pamela Dean
7. The Scarlet Ruse   by John McDonald
8. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey   by Trenton Lee Stewart
9. Dragons Wild   by Robert Aspirin
10. Dragons Luck   by Robert Aspirin
11. Dealing With Dragons   by Patricia Wrede
12. Sunshine   by Robin McKinley
13. House of Mystery (vol 2)   by various
14. The Ruby in the Smoke   by Phillip Pullman
15. The Shadow in the North   by Phillip Pullman

I've had a really good run of interesting and amusing books.  Some were from series I already know I liked (McDonald's McGee mysteries) some are the start of new series for me to read (Dealing with Dragons) but all of them held my attention.  I've just started the third of Pullman's Sally Lockhart books, and on deck after that is a book from my brother by Lee Child called 'Killing Floor'.  I don't think I'll be able to maintain this reading pace for much longer, and certainly not without finding the closest library to where I will be living.  But it's been good to simply dive into books for a month.

So there is apparently a group that proposes the idea of posting 30 entries in the 30 days of June (one a day being the ideal, but not a requirement).  emo_snal had been talking it up and I expressed tentative interest, and then ended up on a list of people probably playing.  Since today is June 4 and this is my fourth entry of the month I figure what the hell?  Besides lists are never wrong.

If you're curious about the details more info can be found here.  The idea of posting daily appeals to me, especially since I have a lot going on in the month of June (with bonus medical stuff).  I'm not sure how well I'll do on the part where it should be interesting to someone who is wandering in out of the cold - but I'll try.

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Today is pretty quiet.  I've spoken to the surgical nurse at the hospital
(Nurse: "Weren't you just here last week?" 
me: "yup" 
her:  "Well I'm guessing nothing has changed..." 
me:  "Other than the fact that last week I had surgery" 
her:  "Okay, then we don't need to go through all of this again - I'll just copy the data over from last week.  See you tomorrow.") and watched a movie.  I'm planning to head out for a long walk to the bookstore (with stops for ice cream and picking up a prescription on the way).  I figured I should take advantage of being able to get out before I go back to the beginning of recovery.  At least this time I have my camera here so I can take photos to document the healing from the beginning.

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What are your favorite books to read and re-read?  Most of my comfort books are packed already (and J packed his books to start too) so I'm taking suggestions.  I'm making another stop tonight at the used bookstore (I don't like bringing brand new books to the hospital) and will need to stock up, in the last week I finished five books and started a sixth this morning.  Please, recommend away!