Meetup

I was online searching for a way to edify myself and meet new people and I ran across a Seattle Book Club.

So, I joined and signed up to go to the actual meeting this past Sunday. It was held at Half-Priced Books and there were 5 people there including me [I think it was the sunshine].

It was kind of a waste of time, because I hadn't read the book they were there to talk about but I'm very excited about the new book.

hooray for new stories!

Good Books Gone Bad

Made my way to the library a week or two ago and I stumbled across a couple books on tape that I've been meaning to read.

First, I listened to Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland. Thanks, Lee, for the recommendation. I finished that one easy.

Then I attempted to listen to The Great Gatsby, but the reader's voice was too low to hear while driving on the freeway to work. So disappointing.

And now I am in the middle of Ender's Shadow - the sequel to Ender's Game. It's about Bean - the smartest kid in battle school. I've enjoyed hearing about his past and how the IF thought of him when he was a child, but I'm most excited to hear how he plays into the future.

A book I love reading every now and then, because it allows you to do so, is One Taste by Ken Wilber. He writes a year's work of memoirs about Integral Spirituality. He has a good sense of humor. Here's a story that made me laugh for days.

"When Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, his first words were, 'One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.' The next thing he said was, 'Good luck, Mr. Gorsky.' The little-known story behind those words: When Armstrong was a young boy, he overheard a heated argument coming from the neighbor's bedroom window. Mrs. Gorsky screamed at Mr. Gorsky, 'You'll get oral sex when that little boy next door walks on the moon.'"

Love it.

The book sitting underneath One Taste on my night stand is A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn. A lovely present from my roommate.

Then there's the book I got about food. It has been a wealth of information, and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in what's in what they eat.

And of course those books that I will read for work.

And No, I haven't finished American Psycho.

Are there support groups out there for people like me?

Dark Comedy Favorite

"American Psycho" the movie has inspired me to read the book - a fiction that will be foolproof in broadening both my imagination and articulation.

Does the care Patrick Bateman takes of his body and mind make him insane or is it an attempt at sanity? My question is how can anyone watch this and not find their morning regimine significantly more enjoyable? A blossoming obsession with fashion and professionalism has now been justified. Maybe his love for music by Whitney Houston and Huey Lewis can be paralleled by learning to cook with new ingredients. Ah to be as good a cook as he is a psycho.

Moving away from the dark and heavy theme and onto the comedy, I must share what I consider to be one of the best movie scenes of all time.