"i hate to be where she is not, when she is not. and yet i am always going, and she cannot follow."
A thought: I probably shouldn't have dove back into Livejournal-Land, with what may have seemed a misleading ferocity. Which isn't to say that I won't be posting here - more that I shouldn't (can't) be as precise, just now, about hours or days ( Read more... )
i'm glad to see you back here too, Lady C. and thank you for the YA recommendation! those are always helpful, since i've read several hundred of them in the past 2-3 years, with the ultimate goal of cataloging them into a therapeutic guide of sorts, etc etc. i actually just finished re-reading a book by one of the authors i most adore, when it comes to Straight-Up [Goofy] Storytelling - and thought of you when you posted, as this one seems like something you might enjoy. political satire really wouldn't do to describe it; i know he doesn't look at it that way. hmmm - ah ha, here's a review blurb from john nichols that i think best hits it on the nose:
"Imagine Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush cast in a feature film by Russ Meyers, acted in by the Spinal Tap gang, with guest appearances by the Monty Python crew. Tim Sandlin is so off-the-wall in this wonderful travesty that maybe you have to take him seriously. I mean, the whole novel is crazy... like a fox. It's heartbreaking work of staggering lunacy." heee haaaaa!
The title is Honey Don't; it just might be a fun release/laughing relief for you.
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I could use a funny read, especially one that would be good for long flights, because I have a bunch of travel coming up soon. Wedding in SF, a week in Argentina over Thanksgiving, etc. So I'll make sure to check Honey Don't out.
The quick update, cause you didn't see it in your email: I'm still in New York. I finished grad school in May and promptly parlayed my Master's in Public Policy in to a job at Billboard, where I'm the indies correspondent. It's a pretty rad gig. I'm living with a delightful boy, who is super smart and ambitious; he just bought a condo in Williamsburg so the transition to yipster-dom will soon be complete. Ran a marathon last year and didn't have time to train for one this summer, but am still running daily and doing shorter races.
That's the news with me. Will read your blog to keep up with all your haps.
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