Bright lights big...

So here's me, back in my favorite unfavorite city. But take the bad with the good I say...

Good: Free food and drink for a week.

Bad: Filming schedule is hell

Good: 40th floor room at the Waldorf

Bad: Surrounded by people... lots and lots of people.

Good: HBO... ergo... True Blood episodes.

Bad: Probably won't be able to find a TV in this entire city that will carry the UGA game.

Oop, just heard my favorite line: "What the fuck is it with white people and jello?"

So Whit turned me on to the new site (see the link to your right) for tracking books you read. I'm a bit of a reader, so instead of bitching about this God forsaken election, and how much I despise all that it seems to bring out of the people in this country, I'll bring in some literary topicality.

What I'm currently reading:

Brisingr - The third book of the "Inheritance Cycle" (Previously named the "Inheritance Trilogy" but the author couldn't finish the story in three books so there will be four) It's your standard fantasy, aka it takes almost every race, creature, and plot item from some part of Tolkien's famous trilogy, but it's well written and good brain fodder. If you've seen the movie (of the first book; Eragon) then you've seen how poorly Hollywood can write a movie out of a decent novel.

1776 - David McCullough's account of the revolutionary war, the ins and outs of how this country was born, and the people who played pivotal rolls in the formation of America. I like it so far, there are some interesting anecdotes about some historical figures you know, and information on several most of us probably don't know. I've had this book for almost two years and just recently picked it up... not sure if it was because I had nothing else to read or if I was just trying to make myself feel better about this country, and hope that the constitution can stand up to whatever is to come. This one is a great read even if you only like history, as it tells interesting stories about places and people along with the information about 'le revolucion'...

As I Lay Dying - This is one I'm struggling with. It's Faulkner, so it's convoluted and choppy, and written in a southern patwa that, being from the deep south, I have no idea where he got it. I came close to reading this one in High School but my better judgement overcame me. Perhaps I should start listening to it again...

Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy - This one sounded really fun when I read the back cover. Got about 100 pages in and I can't actually put my finger on what's bothering me, but I think it's that she (the author and subject of the book) is too... chirpy. Don't get me wrong, she's highly intelligent and has done some really cool stuff, it's just that I can't get into the 'I'm reading a spy novel' mode when she's so... perky. I might try it again when I've cleaned a few shelves of other stuff, but I have a long list of 'want to reads' so it may never happen...

And that's it right now. I plan to read "Wicked" and "The Time Traveler's Wife", both of which I already own, and "The Children of Hurin" the final book (half) written by J.R.R. himself, but that's what the next month or so will hold. I am looking forward to Dean Koontz finally publishing the third and final "Frankenstein" novel. It's been on hold for two years because his publisher was afraid the people of New Orleans couldn't take a book that had destruction of the town in it so soon after Katrina. Boo hoo. Just publish the book already.

I'm tired... happy trails people...