Today

I started my fall semester classes today. Too bad the instructors didn't start.
My first class, Introduction to Electrical Engineering for non-Electrical Engineers, was at 9 am. The entire class got up and left at 9:20 when the professor still wasn't there. Pretty lame. My next class is at 1...so I've got to find stuff to do until then.
Hmmm....
Any suggestions?
Of course, I have a book with me. But, I don't think I can read for 3 hours. I might fall asleep and miss the next class. Maybe I'll get a haircut.

Hey...what is everyone's view on parenthood? Is it really worth it? I am a person who relies heavily on having alone time...and on having a good night's sleep. Would I go crazy if I had a kid?
This is way too weird to think about.

What the...?

In my last post I mentioned that I had tried to post earlier, but lost the post. Somehow it re-appeared once I published the new one. Weird. Find 10 differences!!

Where were you? What were you doing?

Oh my.
Has it been so long? I actually wrote a post last week, but my computer pooped out on me and I didn’t feel like retrieving it.
And then I went on vacation! Nick and have spent the last 5 days in Orlando, Florida!! Nick’s parents live there, and we stayed with them. We went to the beach, slept, ate, and went to Universal Studios. Lots of fun!
Right now we’re watching the Steeler’s winning by 17 to 14. Let’s hope it stays this way!!!
I also stopped working at FedEx. But, only for the fall semester. My classes start Monday. Oh, crap. I forgot to buy books. I might as well throw a few hundred bucks out the window. Shit.

Anyway, I’ve been reading a lot. Here’s a sampling:

Rabbit Redux, John Updike
More death and destruction in the life of Rabbit Angstrom, protagonist extraordinaire. How can you like a character that pisses you off so, so, so much? If only he could hear us as we read about him…”No, Rabbit! Don’t let it happen like this!!”

Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut
A re-read. Any book with drawings of assholes and underwear is OK by me. For real, yo.

Lord of the Flies, William Golding
Wow. How tenuous is our hold on civilization? Do we act nice only because other people act nice? What if everyone else stopped? What would YOU do?

run with the hunted, charles bukowski
Cheap wine, anyone? An excellent chronological mix of prose and poetry. Another re-read, although this time I only read the prose. I don’t know why. Jen, don’t forget that we are some day going to get drunk on cheap wine as we read this out loud.

Lady Oracle, Margaret Atwood
I can’t believe that I’m going to say this…but…can’t you think of anything else to write about? I felt like I was reading a crappy version of Cat’s Eye. AHHHHH! Heresy! May my tongue fall out so that I can not utter such blasphemy!

I’m in the middle of a book right now, too. I’ll let you know about it once it’s done!

Where were you? What were you doing?

The Red Tent. Anita Diamant
I avoided this for awhile becuase I thought it was too popular. Who says popular books can't be good? John Grisham, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich....that's who!! But, this really was good. Makes you want to be a woman. Oh, wait. I AM a woman!

Breakfast of Champions. Kurt Vonnegut.
This was a re-read. I'm on a budget and one of my miscellaneous expenses is books. I'm in such pain!!!! This was good, again. Who wouldn't want to be the god of their literary creations? And who doesn't like drawings of lambs, assholes, and American flags?

Lord of the Flies. William Golding.
Who would you be most like if stranded on a desert island? Tom Hanks, Gilligan, or Piggy?

Rabbit, Redux. Johnn Updike.
Wow. Who know sequels could be so good? Rabbit is still as depressing as always.

What else do I do besides read?
I work at FedEx Ground for one more week. I start classes in two more weeks. I go to florida the week in-between.
I moved to a new apartment with my hubby and two cats. Its a great place, except for the squirrells having sex outside our window. The cats were NOT happy with that.

Who wants to join my book club? Send me an e-mail! (Jen, this means you)

What else? The Steelers are losing their first pre-season game. 21 to 27.

That's all folks!