Do I need new sneakers? Where is my passport fanny pack? Do I want to buy myself a Nook? (John currently has a Nook that I've started "borrowing" on a regular basis. This could become a problem soon.) I didn't think I'd get into the e-readers (but you're looking at the girl who swore she'd never need/want an iPhone and look at me now!), but I've found it very convenient and addicting to have a library of books at your fingertips. Plus, in the past, packing leisure reading for a long vacation has been a pain in the butt, with already limited luggage space when you factor in all the other crap I want to bring along.
Anyway, I'm in the process of reading Andre Agassi's autobiography Open, which I've found to be a compelling (if occasionally poorly written and oftentimes melodramatic) story. I'm not sure how it would read as a regular memoir to non-tennis fans, but for someone who grew up watching tennis religiously with her family right around the time of Agassi's rise, it's a fantastic walk down memory lane to all of the classic Agassi matches and memorable moments in '90s tennis history. I've found myself YouTubing highlights of the old Slams after reading about Agassi's preparation or emotions before/during/after a particular match.
I haven't gotten to the drug drama yet; so far I've just been enjoying the inside scoop on the crazy world of what it takes to be a pro athlete in what is probably, as Agassi describes it, the loneliest sport there is.
Anyone else have good recommendations for light and entertaining vacation reading?
