The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons

So, in the time between I last blogged and now, I read both of these novels by Dan Brown. I have to say that Dan Brown is a brilliant writer - the story lines in both of these books along with the details and facts presented are astonishing. Almost every chapter had something in it that made me want to jump on the Internet to find out if it really was true.

IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS, BEWARE - SPOILERS ARE INCLUDED BELOW.

Although, I know that the books are fiction - they were kind of intriguing. Focusing more on A&D now, there were some spiritual overtones throughout the book. Yeah, yeah - the guy who was supposed to be leading the church deceived the world and committed grave acts of violence. I'm not focusing on that. The descriptions of some of the places - such as the grottoes where the popes tombs lie, St. Peter's Basilica, even the Vatican archives - you can sense the reverence each place carries. Of course good prevailed in the end. The compassion that Cardinal Mortati showed to the camerlengo when it was revealed that he indeed was the killer. Yes, he was outraged, but his voice and his actions sense of sorrow for the young priest. Anyway - it was a good book. And I'll be a bit boastful and say that I figured out that the camerlengo was behind the Illuminati killings when he gave his speech to the conclave while having it televised. Yes, I did doubt my guess when Koler arrived, but when he handed a videotape to Langdon, I was pretty sure I was right.

Anyone read these two books? Any thoughts?

HOT HOT HOT

No, the subject line is not a description of myself. It's plain HOT here in Richmond. Today's high was 97 and it should be about the same tomorrow. The Heat Indicies are over 100. It's midnight and is still about 85. While I do have A/C in my apartment, it's just a small window unit that's in my bedroom. So, I can either keep my bedroom really cool (and the rest of the apartment really hot), or I can have my entire apartment be a little cooler - but still hot. Today's heat was no match for my A/C as it's currently about 82 in here. Woohoo.

I've gotten back into a running routine, doing at least 2 miles a day. On the cooler days, it's easier to go 3 and 4. But at least I'm getting out there. I'm slowly getting a tan, but with the temperatures being so high, I'm usually running after the sun goes down.

Work is going well. I'm working about 30 hours/week at the hospital and 15 hours/week at school. It's a bit tiresome, but since I don't have things like homework, its really not that bad. It has been slow at the hospital, but its starting to pick up now.