Irregular writing and a time of fun ahead.

Well I started this with the intention to write often and much, but that just has not happened. Life has got in the way, my brother was suddenly hospitalised at the start of May, which made us quite tired for a while and upset normal routines,creating new ones. This was interesting, for it changed the way that I completed my work day, and altered the times I could complete work at home, you know some employment requires extra to be completed after hours.
It also changed some of my reading, but I have found that this was when having books on a mobile device was good. Changing moods meant I could swap between books if I wanted to. This was such a good thing, I could read serious books on my way to visit and funny ones on the way home.
If you have not read The Reluctant Fundamentalist, please do so. It is a thought provoking book, and I think it does a good job of letting you see the difference in mindset between the western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Having read it a few years ago, I went to the film. During the film I realised changes had been made to put it into cinematic presentation. There was something that I found I could not remember from the book, and another that I thought had a different setting, and a factory that I thought was making different things, and when I re-read the book I was right. It was wonderful re-reading the book and finding how wonderfully the narration of the one man's story was covered. So please if you have not read it, do.
There is a BBC World Bookclub mp3 of an interview with Mohsin Hamid, the author. It was wonderful to listen to, and had two very interesting questions asked. It was made years before the film, so the questions all relate to the book.
My fun ahead is going to be the Annual General Meeting of the Sharon Kay Penman Australian Fan Club.  We gather and talk for many hours, about the writings of this author. She has written many medieval history books, and some medieval mysteries. Those who gather come from various walks of life, but thoroughly enjoy reading her books, and find much to talk about. One of the highlights of the weekend is a Skype interview with the author, in which we get to ask questions or make comments on common interests - dogs and books.  This is the side of the internet that has so widened my horizons, being able to be in touch with people who write books that I have enjoyed. It has not been done in the past, I would not have written a letter to the publisher for them to pass on, because my mother did not think it was a good idea. So when I joined a social networking site, and found that there were interest groups, and that I could communicate with authors who wirte books I like, I got excited. Unfortunately I do not find all those I would like to communicate with, but those who do find me buying both electronic and hard copies of their books now. (Not that they know, but they get the royalties from two purchases.)