Summer Bookfest '09

Hey, so I am one of those guys who actually enjoys reading books. But I'm batting about .300 for actually finishing books. Let's not think about it that way, though. I like to say that I'm currently reading several books. Just because I haven't finished Harry Potter #5 since I started reading it freshman year of college doesn't mean I won't come back and finish it sometime in the future. Right?

It doesn't mean that you'll finish the book either.

Well, it just makes it sound like I'm a real book worm and I like to read 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 books at a time. You know, it's like my life is simultaneously made up several adventures of various genres. The morning consists of wizardry, with Honey Bunches of Oats, and orange juice. I then walk to class with my good friend C.S. Lewis. Afterward, I take a break between my classes to eat a nice helping of nonfiction. And when the day is almost over, and I'm feeling kind of stressed because I didn't get the right amount of change back at the Coffee House even though I came back and showed them the receipt plus the change that they gave me back, but it was a different girl at the register, so she didn't know what the hell I was talking about and I yelled at her because I just failed a quiz in my last class, but I knew it wasn't her fault, I'm just going through some thangs, you gotta understand, I unwind before bed with Shane Claiborne.

Do you always have a facade when you talk to people? You really make it seem like you want people to think that you have an interesting life.

I was just using that bit as a funny part of this blog, alright? Chill. And my life is wonderfully interesting, thank you very much...

What did you just say?

Nothing. I said that in actuality I usually will start reading a book and, most of the time, enjoy it. But somewhere along the road I stop reading and it's hard to go back. This summer is different though! I am over 200 pages into This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin, and almost 100 pages into Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne, which I just bought 2 days ago.

But that's not really that much. I mean, I read Harry Potter the night it came out. It was a breeze, you know. It was just like, so good. And you read faster if you're interested in the book.

Well, thanks for making me feel like I'm the slowest reader in the world. It's actually a big deal for me to read that much. Douche. But really, I'm effing slow at reading. I think it takes me like an hour to read twenty pages. I'm gonna finish these books this time, though! I'm almost done with Mr. Levitin's book, and I cannot put down Mr. Claiborne's fabulous piece of writing as well. They are both great books that I highly recommend. Also, the font is a little larger than normal in Irresistible Revolution and the pages are smaller, so I'm burning through those pages. I feel like a speed reader, hehe. Also also! The words are printed in BROWN! Sassy.

Hm. That is pretty sassy, I have to admit. I'll have to check that book out, actually.

Yeah.

What book or books are you reading right now?

I don't read books. Books read me.

What the hell is that supposed to- wait that's from Tropic Thunder. That's a really good movie.