Just Beam The Words To My Brain!
When are scientists going to get off their bums and invent a behind-the-eye or visual cortex Kindle? I have got very little reading done this week due to being tired, and disobedient eyes. If only the words could be beamed onto the inside of my eyelids, at the right speed and font size, I’d be sorted. And I know audio books can be good for times of rubbish eyes, but I have got a couple recently that I gave up on as the narrator was winding me up. Once I start noticing a strange pattern of pronunciation (or a nasal inhale between sentences), or if the speed is wrong, it’s hard to stop noticing.
So this stack of library books, including two Nordic Noirs, one of which inspired by a review by Sarah, Black Out, a few randoms that I either felt sure I’d like, or that had interesting covers, remains untouched.
This week, I have devoted more time to watching programs like The Hour, Endeavor and Call The Midwife and in spite of all the lack of opportunities and justice for large parts of society, not to mention TB and the Cold War, I’ve been wishing it was the 1960s, and that I was wearing those clothes, driving those cars, eating those slabs of cake, and using that language, such as prefacing things I’m saying with ‘I say…’, which nicely avoids any confusion about who is doing the saying.
In that nostalgic-for-times-before-I-was-born vein, I have ordered The Hogs Back Mystery after seeing it reviewed over at Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings. I once lived not far from there, I adore the cover, and I need the escapism so I can pretend there isn’t really a serious risk of the idiot tangerine from over the way starting a war rooted in idiocy.
Lucy
Sarah
I would definitely be on board for a visual cortex Kindle, sounds amazing 🙂 Hope you get your reading back on track soon – Blackout is great & I enjoyed the Hog’s Back Mystery too, although I remember very little about it!
I really enjoyed The Hour & was sorry when it got cancelled. I had serious envy for Romola Garai’s wardrobe, even though in real life I could never be bothered to make such an effort. That green dress is lovely *sigh*
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And it was cancelled on such a cliff hanger, too! I look at some of the things that continue on, getting crappier and crappier, year after year, and I feel like writing a stiff letter to the BBC! That dress is gorgeous, and my hair was based on Anna Chancellor’s style for a while., I loved everything about that show!
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I can’t stand audio books. I don’t have the auditory concentration skills. Good for sending me to sleep, though.
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I can really appreciate that, it’s easy for my mind to wander, too. I find if I’m worried about something, I can still worry while watching a film or listening to something, but if I can settle enough to read, it occupies enough of my mind to be a proper holiday from myself for a while 🙂
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I’m having the same issues – keen to read but desperately struggling with the eyes too. Can I get a new set?? And I hope you enjoy Hog’s Back – a great read, I thought!
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That would be so great! If only eyes could be popped in and out and were cheap to purchase (and buy-one-get-one-free!) 😉
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Sadly, I’ve been spending the last couple of evening cleaning out the basement, rather than reading. I’m coming across boxes full of books I want to read, but instead I have to sort through old clothes. Bah! I’m with you on the cortex Kindle!!! (I’m listening to Suite Francaise at the moment, and it is excellent! The first narrator somehow had a French accent without having an accent. I had so much fun listening to him. 🙂 )
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When audio books are done well they really are a job, I particularly like those that are a cross over with a play and there’s a few different voices.
You could always sell the old clothes on eBay and use the money to buy more boxes of books 😉
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I know what you mean about audio books… I’m currently listening to one with two narrators and the woman is great, the man sometimes sounds a little like my male Siri…
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Ha! It must be tempting to ask him to do things! I really like ones with multiple voices, far more than just one. They are easier to concentrate on, and I feel more like there’s a play going on in my head 😉
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Snap! I have had hardly any time to read this week. It would seem that working full time plus taxi driving children entirely wipes out my reading time. Thankfully, I don’t often have to work flat out like this as my mind feels like a cultural desert!
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The condition of our minds is rarely given enough attention to! When I’ve been working a lot I feel like I’ve lost myself a little, forgotten what I care about and what excites me in life. Needing time to read and appreciate art should totally be a valid reason to ring in sick.
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