New Topic At Hand!

maybe it'll get rejected, but oh well:

Books.
Favorite book(s) EVER.
Favorite book that you had to read in highschool.
Favorite book you had to read in ALL of your schooling.
Book that you actually wished you HAD read (either it wasn't assigned or you did Sparknotes, or the like)
Book that you've reread the most.
and anything else that anyone feels like answering.....

Elaborate on any or all answers.

and here we go..... (i figured id post without waiting to see the rejection votes)
Ok... So I'm gunna modify the guidelines I set up a little with whatever comes to mind...

2 Favorite books read recently: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Chbosky) and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Safron Foer). To see comments on Perks, see my blog, which i would put a link for, but I'm not skilled like that. So it's somewhere on the right of your screen. Extremely Loud was great - I saw Jonathan Safron Foer come speak at BC, then bought his book and read it. It's really a great read - I definitely recommend it: The short version - It's told (mostly) by a young boy who's father just died in the World Trade Center, and he goes on a quest throughout NYC to track down information about his father that might reveal a little bit more about him. A lot more interesting that I can surmise here.

Book that I wish I read in highschool - Catcher in the Rye - I read it anyway, but it should have been assigned in class. Great book, which obviously doesn't even need to be said.

I remember before highschool liking most of the books read in school, because I actually did work in my classes and actually read the books back then. But a think a few that definitely top the list are The Pinballs which I read in like kindergarten or first grade on my own, but it was assigned in I think somewhere between 3rd and 5th grade. GREAT book. Oh man, and who can forget - How to Eat Fried Worms?! C'mon, now that's a classic work of literature!! lol But I think 2 of my all-time favorite, non-HS books that I can think of right now would have to be THE WESTING GAME - 7th grade maybe? and The Call of the Wild - 8th. The Westing Game was the shit. I'm gunna hafta read that again soon. Ah, and of course- who can forget The Outsiders! Oh yeah! And in elem. school - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe! Of course! (still working on the full Chronicles of Narnia, Gong.) I've also heard The Lion... is being made into a movie soon.

In elementary school, I was a HUGE fan of those books... I wish I could remember what they were called... something about like, My Dance Teacher's a Werewolf, and someone else is a vampire, or a goul ...... stuff like that... and it was always the same kids, like a series. If anyone has any idea what I'm talking about, let me know.

Favorite highschool books that I actually read - Probably Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies. Both 9th grade. I recently re-read LOTF. Fucked up shit, that book is. I liked (from what I actually read of it) Catch 22 too. And Speight (i think) assigned a Sherlock Holmes book once; that was good too.

I WISH I had read The Great Gatsby and a Tale of Two Cities. Hopefully one day I'll get around to reading those, because I feel like they're important to read, for one reason or another.

Definitely have read the HP's the most.... Or Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Was that what those couple books were called? Remember those?? Those were awesome! I remember in elem. school Louis Sachar (sp?) wrote a sequel, or prequel, I'm not sure, to the original, and I was really excited and bought it. I've lost it since then. Must add that to my list of to-read as well.

I'm not sure I can really list a thorough yet select group of "favorites," though. I hate to be biased. See facbook if you care. Which I know you don't, because I wouldn't either lol.

Well, I think that's enough writing about reading. Share if you dare! (I was gunna write "share if you want," but I figured a rhyme was more clever (but not really though))

The World At Large.

In keeping with a suggested post [sort of], I want to elaborate. Adam loved Star Wars, but exactly what appeals to him and thousands of other jedi loving fans? I really believe its the conncections we draw with characters in a movie that set the pace for our feelings about it. For example, the scene where Obi Wan is fighting Anakin, I honestly was upset because I connected with the fighting of friends. Kevin's entire blog is loosely based upon O.C. references. Speaking of the O.C., its no wonder most of us love it. There is a stereotype everywhere to identify with. Why do some people love action movies and others like science fiction? Or both? Art as a form of expression is so heavily dependent on consumer satisfaction these days, how do you appeal to a mass demographic that demands identification? Some sacrifice of artistic principle is often neccessary. Those of you who are in my Sound class heard this discussion already, not sure how I got here, but might as well go on. In recorded music, todays technology allows for talentless people to become rich off of some heavily edited albums. Where do you draw the line between what is music and what is fake? Or is it about money? Or is it about appeal? Lets face it, the largest market for music in the U.S. is teenagers, and they don't pick up the third movement of Mozarts 40th to deal with their stress (well not all of them). Opinions?

Can anyone hear me?

I hope not, because this is more of a reading thing. But if you can see it, I hope I'm not trying in vain to make this interesting anymore. Does anyone actually read this? Maybe some sort of reader response will inspire us to write more.

Breaks are excuses.

I thought this was more interesting than a job that I'd like but won't take because of the pay, because as educated as that might be it didn't appeal to me because I am lazy. And since no one else posted its up to me. Now, for the break....I think its an excuse. Its an excuse for one person in a relationship to do whatever or whoever they want without flat out telling the other person they don't want them and to move on. It ensures that one person stays in control. I think this is totally inept. If you aren't committed to someone, you need to tell them so they can move on, however they need to. IT may be violent, you may hurt them, but in the long run everyone will have a chance to be happy. You can't let someone walk around thinking everything might be ok with this break nonsense. Tell them flat out that its over. If it really is a break where you don't see anyone else, but you don't see each other, well thats just silly too. Chances are you just need to give each other a little space. Let the other person have more time to themself, but at the same time don't deny how you feel for each other. Repressed feelings are the worst kind of anxiety. Life isn't fair, and a lot of the time we must endure things not going our way. But you should always be honest with the people you love, and most of all, honest with yourself. Don't try to use a "break" as an excuse for straying, realize the relationship isn't working and help everyone move on.

P.S. Since everyone doesn't watch Friends, I won't discuss the Ross scenerio, but feel free to comment on it.

Post Modernist Quesidilla.

I decided to combine the two because its late, and I'm tired. Cornell trip tomorrow, gone for the weekend, etc. Anyway, the post modernist quesidilla doesn't take no crap, because its so hip its beyond modern. If mexican food was a style of literature, then the post modernist quesidilla would kick ass. It would talk the scarlet letter and bash my antonia with a big helping of ethan frome. Whoever could take ethan frome to the face deserves respect, cause man that book sucked so bad. I wouldn't know though cause I didn't read it. English is 85 percent bullshit, which is why you need the post modernist quesidilla. It really has a good blend of cheese, sauce, chicken, and stupid neo-philosophy. Oh man, the other day I ate one and I suddenly knew why communism works. Or why we have wars. In fact, the post modernist quesidilla comes in four flavors, up, down, bottom, and charm. These add up to a charge of +2/3e. I'll take your money in the form of family guy. Wow, its way too late to be doing this. The next ramble will be next week. Can someone suggest some real topics this time?

I'm just lazy, I swear.

Ok, I'm sorry, I continue to neglect this blog, so I will try and do something about that. It was after all founded by myself and Mr. Stinger, who is currently involved in other activities which seem to prohibit being able to read and write. Anyway, topics? I have one in mind, but we won't go there.