Book Reviews on a Halt

I haven't been posting any book reviews for over a week because I haven't written anything on my Moleskine notebook. When it comes to writing, I like to scribble down my thoughts, reflections and opinions on paper and post onto the blog. I'm recovering from a burn that was imputed on me last Sunday, when I inadvertently knocked over my mug and emptied the entire content of hot, fresh-brewed coffee on my right hand. Ouch! Three blisters popped up on the delicate skin between my thumb and forefinger. After much effort of sterilizing, washing the wound, I nourished the burn with first-aid aloe spray and meticulously, gently bandaged my hand with hurt-free, latex-free, non-sticking tape.

I've been avoiding my right hand while maintaining dexterity. I have to hold my hand in an upright posture while I'm taking a shower. I suspend all bicep curls and chest press exercises. The wound above all compromises my writing and reviewing. To prevent widening of the wound I refrain from gripping anything with my right hand. That means I have to stop writing as the tight grip of a pen will incur tension and forces on the wound. No contributon has been made to the reading journal as I hold on to my immediate thoughts in my head. When I read, my heavy leather bookweight comes to rescue big time as I have to lay the book down on the desk and flip the page with my *left* hand. I plow through the stack of homework and mark with colored inks as reminders. Post-it the papers which have problems with structure, style or coherence. After all, I have to defer commenting on them due to the affliction of my hand. So for those of you bibliophiles, I have to put a halt on writing while my hand is recovering. Reviews on Warner, Sullivan and Mahfouz are impending.

Off to meet the chair/adviser to discuss the progress on my thesis now.