she comes and goes

Ruby Tuesday has a little cold. you can tell that she has a stuffy nose. and she's been sneezing. and sleepy all day. well, she normally sleeps all day.

but, it was funny this morning. i woke up and couldn't find her. and she was already asleep on the futon in the front room. she normally sleeps somewhere in my room until i wake up. and then once i'm awake, either sleeps on the rock in the tiny room, or the futon in the front room. i couldn't figure out why she was already sleeping there. but, she came running once she heard me getting her breakfast. she's a hungry girl.

so, not too much to tell you.

went to the library today. got:

- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- Everyman by Philip Roth
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

i started reading The Old Man and the Sea. it's only 120ish pages. i hate how i have all these books i want to read, but then i go to the library and can't think of any of them.

so! i came home and sat at my laptop. found the nearest thing to write with (a pen) and the nearest thing to write on (a piece of cardboard) and wrote my book list.


let me repost that list with any necessary commentation. commentary:

- Inferno
- 100 Years of Solitude - my friend Dave wikipedia'd this and saw there was a huge family tree posted of all the characters. he warned me of this in an email (the blog email address!!!), and i decided that since it was still the summertime, i wasn't up for a book that requires a family tree. but, i'll save it for later. thanks, dave!
- The Bell Jar - because i've never read it. and i watched 10 Things I Hate About You the other day and saw that Kat reads it.
- The Year of Magical Thinking
- Eat, Pray, Love
- In Cold Blood - my dad's favorite book, i think. enough reason.
- The Noonday Demon - was on the subway in Boston many, many years ago and saw someone reading this. wrote the title down on something i happened to be carrying with me. never forgot the title of the book, for some reason. also never read it. but, it's on my list.
- Arthur Miller? - i might want to read something by him.
- You Shall Know Our Velocity - never read anything by Dave Eggers. please don't hate me.
- The DaVinci Code - i've never read this either. i don't really want to. but, i'm keeping it on the list.
- The Sun Also Rises
- Madame Bovary
- Things the Grandchildren Should Know - Darren (from Phantom Planet) tweeted the other day that he was crying his eyes out while reading this memoir. did some research about it and discovered it was written by E., the lead singer of the band Eels!! which is Andrew's favorite band ever. Darren + Andrew = two great reasons!
- The Adventurer's Handbook - they're turning this into a movie with Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman and Jason Segal starring, and Kiv (from The Lonely Island) directing. it wasn't until i read that Kiv would be directing that i decided i wanted to read it.

OK! that's my list. if you have a book that needs to be added to the list - let me know. whatever it is. just comment with your favorite book and i'll read it.

i'm going to become a reader. hopefully reading all these stories and words will inspire my own stories and words and tales. that sounds lame. it kind of sounds like the start to a book.

OH, now i know. i'll start a blog about reading all these books. and i will do something in my life (either an action, or make a change, etc) that is somehow related to the book i am reading at the moment. and then my blog will become famous. they will turn it into a movie. Amy Adams will play me. and Meryl Streep will play all of the authors of the books.

wow. such a great idea. talk about an original idea, right?!?!

ok. i have more to tell you about, but i have to go to work. to check in with Courtney. so, i'm leaving you now, but know that i will return. this is only part one.


('play with fire' by the rolling stones starts to play)


.to be continued.