Reading List: First Half of 2010; My Brother's Budding Affair

[gilee7]

1. Slash by: Slash (w/ Anthony Bozza)--- I don't usually read autobiographies or non-fiction, but, being a huge fan of Guns N' Roses and Slash, I had to make an exception. Slash has lived a very eventful, exciting life, and it was fun to read about. I especially enjoyed reading about his childhood and the early years of the band, when they were

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[gilee7]

Well, I read a review for the film adaptation of The Lovely Bones and it criticized the movie for holding back when the book didn't, which piqued my interest. But yeah, I should've known better, especially given the book's popularity despite its subject matter. Oh, and the movie sucked balls, too.

I'm pretty sure I'd like Rage quite a bit. It just sounds like the kind of book I'd really go for. I came across a collection of Bachman books on Amazon not too long ago that had it in it, so maybe I can pick that up at some point. I can't believe King had it taken out of print just because of Columbine. Very disappointing.

Anyways, about the situation with my brother, I kinda felt guilty about it there for awhile, but those feelings have passed. My brother is his own man; he's 35-years-old, for Christ's sake, he can make his own damn decisions. I'm sure he would've met up with his old g/f regardless of what I said, even though I did kind of give him a nudge in that direction.

I don't know how my record of advice-giving currently stands. I generally try to avoid giving advice if at all possible (and it's not like many people seek my advice anyway). I think part of my problem is that I'm kind of an enabler. Like, if someone's opening up to me and shit, asking my opinion and whatnot about whatever they're going through, instead of giving them the best advice and what they probably need to hear, I generally just tell them what they want to hear because I feel sorry for them. Like, a couple years ago one of my best friends started having feelings for this girl we both hung out with; only problem was, she was already engaged. I knew my friend had no chance whatsoever, but I didn't tell him that, of course. I just listened to him and was like, "Yeah, man, I think it's worth a shot." All this drama then ensued, but it was pretty damn entertaining, especially since I was the neutral one and had both parties confiding in me.

... So yeah, now that I think about it, I don't think my advice-giving is quite so good, LOL.

[2ndhandsunshine]

Bah. I should have read this comment before replying. *feels kind of stupid*