Shopping and fantastic finds!

I was fortunate enough yesterday to find myself feeling kind of depressed in the a.m. and so I was forced to try to resuscitate my mood. I even was a bit weepy, which is not uncommon for me at certain times of the month. I took a shower and decided to fix my plight with some good reads. I was thinking about my Women Writers course since I last posted and was excited about Mary Shelley, who I really enjoyed reading, but am not interested as much in the one book of hers I have, which seems to be the only any stores nearby carry, obviously Frankenstain. I have been very interested in and always held close most of my lady reads. I have almost made it a handicap, feeling that there must be something intellectually wrong with me for only wanting to read lady writers. Clearly I am a flake.

Fortunately, I bought two books yesterday and both were by men. And what is even more exciting is that one of those books, so far, has been a real page turning, passion burning masterpiece! Yes, I like my book.

The book is one I had already been introduced to in one of my English courses, probably an American Lit course, by Ralph Ellison, it is The Invisible Man. Coincidentally, the other book I bought was by an author who has his own Invisible Man, the book I bought was, however, The Time Machine , H.G. Wells. It's not one of my favorites because it's gory and scary, but I wanted to see how he wrote because I have only got one horribley boring book of his, a world history deal, and this one is short and it will do for now. But Ellison's book, now that thing has it all. It is elloquent, disturbing, haunting and action packed. It's a long book, I have been through two chapters thus far and have had to take them one at a time.

Omg! What else did I get at the store!! I spent a whopping 12 bucks! Two book, a CD and 2 VHS movies, and a sticker book for Sarah. The Cd, well, I couldn't believe it when I found it I was so excited. It is the soundtrack to a movie that I love thats weird as hell. Welcome to Woop Woop. It has all these old Rogers and Hammerstein songs redone by 90s musicians. Some of them are dance music, (how cool is that?) you will have to look the one up if you are bored and no one is around.(here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6sTn3F1w7k )

That video, I was watching it just now, how terrifying! SO I am dog sitting this week. My gentleman friend has gone out of town and has left me a beer that has yet to hit the market, I am enjoying it now, thank you very much. He is in the beer business. It's kind of a nice coincidence because I just started being into beer as some take to wine. I have been this way for a couple of years, but more so since I worked at Mellow Mushroom and they had an extensive amount to try there. I have had chocolate beer. Can you believe there is a chocolate beer? And would you believe that it tastes like coffee? Who knew? I am partial to my Shock Top rasberry wheat. Its subtle and tasty.

THERE WE ARE IN FUN MIRRORS BATHROOM, GREAT PIC, EH?

Well, mostly I wanted to share about my book. Next time I might have something interesting to say. But it's 1 in the afternoon on Sunday, and I have nothing to do except enjoy my one beer. Oh!! Quick story. Working the grocery store you see folks from every walk of life. The other day a lady was in line behind someone with some beer and she said something deragatory about the purchase. And I said,"weel, even the bible says it's okay to have one drink." And she quizzed me as to where it would say something like that, acted as if it was something old and ignorant and told me that we must all do things according to what our hearts tell us. I said nothing, I only agreed. But I don't live by that rule. I have a wild heart ;) I like a little rulage now and then. So today, a lunch beer. Red Hoptober...