I'm kind of deliriously tired, so this may be an odd post. I was up till 2:45ish last night (insomnia strikes again), so I turned off the alarm and decided not to go to the 9:30 am basic class. We have to go to one basic class a week as part of our requirements. Some are at night. Yuckily, I woke up at 8:30 am. My body is just programmed for this class. I was a little disappointed because the teacher didn't play any Kate Bush. She usually does. But anyway...
I stopped at B&N after class to listen to the new Sheryl Crow CD, but it didn't seem to be on the shelves, so I poked around and made the following discoveries:
1) I don't like the new David Gray CD, hence I won't be buying. I do like White Ladder though.
2) Gregory Maguire's new book looks awesome! I'll be going to a reading of his tomorrow night. Maybe he will let me take a picture of him, like Jennifer Weiner :)
3) Zadie Smith has a new book out called On Beauty. It's odd, I didn't love White Teeth as much as my college roommate did, but I read all her books anyway.
4) T.C. Boyle has a new short story collection out called Tooth and Claw. So I have to hit www.nypl.org and put some books on hold!
On another note, I finished Bel Canto by Ann Patchett last night. I won't spoil it if you haven't read it, but I avoided reading it for a while because the cover didn't grab me. (Does anyone not judge books by their cover? At least a little?) It turned out to be really different from what I expected. It was very original.
I stopped at B&N after class to listen to the new Sheryl Crow CD, but it didn't seem to be on the shelves, so I poked around and made the following discoveries:
1) I don't like the new David Gray CD, hence I won't be buying. I do like White Ladder though.
2) Gregory Maguire's new book looks awesome! I'll be going to a reading of his tomorrow night. Maybe he will let me take a picture of him, like Jennifer Weiner :)
3) Zadie Smith has a new book out called On Beauty. It's odd, I didn't love White Teeth as much as my college roommate did, but I read all her books anyway.
4) T.C. Boyle has a new short story collection out called Tooth and Claw. So I have to hit www.nypl.org and put some books on hold!
On another note, I finished Bel Canto by Ann Patchett last night. I won't spoil it if you haven't read it, but I avoided reading it for a while because the cover didn't grab me. (Does anyone not judge books by their cover? At least a little?) It turned out to be really different from what I expected. It was very original.
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Don't forget to post how the Gregory Maguire reading is! I love him!!!
Thanks too for posting all the photos and stuff from D's birthday. We're sorry to have had to miss it. Looks like so much fun!