So confused.
My life rocks. That is all. Xoxo.
Next day addendum: And I wasn't AT ALL drunk when I sent this. Transamerica bldg BITCHES? Because standing outside of the Transamerica bldg in the rain is something I should brag about? I have large issues that I don't plan on addressing anytime soon.
Book #43 in 2008: American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
Based loosely on the life of Laura Bush, this fictional account of a woman's life from courtship to marriage to the White House is definitely worth reading.
Yes, you will probably wonder why Alice (who, just like Laura Bush kills her childhood sweetheart in a car accident and leaves her job as a librarian to marry a charming, wealthy man who ends up in the White House almost despite himself) actually stays with Charlie Blackwell (aka: George W.), but it does provide an interesting look at what it must be like for a woman in her position.
Definitely worth checking out. Again, no need to buy it in hardback.
Also: Curtis Sittenfeld wrote Prep, which if you haven't read already, you must.
Book #42 in 2008: A Wolf at the Table, by Augusten Burroughs
Deeply moving, this story about a boy who wants nothing more than his father's approval and affection is heartbreaking to read. What made it the most upsetting, for me anyway, was how desperately Burroughs wanted his father to love him, despite the fact that his father was a cruel and volatile man. Burroughs does a wonderful job of portraying a child's unconditional love for a parent, even in situations of abuse and neglect.
The stories Burroughs relates about his father are hard to read... His father is so cruel it almost hard to believe that a human being is capable of such behavior.
That being said, I am not sure if it was kind or cowardly for Burroughs to wait until after his father's death to publish this memoir.
Not my favorite of his books (I'd go with Dry first, followed by Running with Scissors), but definitely worth a read. That being said, you should wait until it comes out in paperback.
(I read the book, but the only image they had was for the CD version. Cheating, in my opinion.) :)
Book #41 in 2008: The Pact, by Jodi Picoult
I think we can all agree at this point that I have a problem when it comes to Jodi Picoult. I'm sorry. I know it's not literature, but her books are completely entertaining... Sometimes all I really want to read before I go to bed at night is a good story. And she provides that consistently.
Book #40 in 2008: Pretty Good for a Girl, by Tina Basich
Simon lent me this book written by Tina Basich, one of the first pro-girl-snowboarders. Was hoping it would get me in the mood to head up to Tahoe, but instead it got me in the mood to bust out my red pen and do some serious line by line editing.
I wanted MORE about how she got so good at snowboarding and way LESS about what it was like to date Dave Grohl. More description about making a first decent down a mountain in Alaska (I'd have been happy to read three pages about what that run must have been like and yet it was all scribbled down in a paragraph) and less about playing video games with Tiger Woods.
All in all, I can't even say it was "pretty good for a snowboarder," but I guess if you admire her, it's worth a read.
(All of this is in no way to take away from the cool ass shit she's pulled. I'd kill to be that good.)
She loves to do "fun" arrangements with my books and magazines.
This coffee table was clear previously... Which means she transported this stuff from other rooms in order to create this organized chaos.
Love it.
What's the strangest thing you've ever found in the street?
I didn't keep him though.
From the 49ers. I'd rather have a trip to the playoffs, but I guess this will have to do.
Show us your favorite piece of athletic equipment.
I really want to post the picture of Paul Walker again. But that would just be a lie. A beautiful, amazing, my life would never be the same again, lie.
