I'm woefully behind in my books. Allende? Obama's Audacity (the one I was reading while visiting ) was good, though not really something I didn't already know. It was a read I figure my high school US history teacher might assign in a decade, and his educational plan made me waaay overprepared in college US civics and history classes. But still, it was fun. And more goofy anecdotes! And geeky gov't talk that gives me hope.

I'm more apt to read Dreams of My Father. Really, it's more like, "What's on the bookshelf right now that I haven't already read -- Annie Dillard's Maytrees. An Elizabeth Berg book. Meh.

I've like 100 books I've been meaning to get to, but not in the mood. I get it.

I have been reading the same book since spring. ugh

I'm going to try and be frugal while shopping at the bookstore tomorrow, but I've had my eye on this collection of an old magazine called The Chicagoan that just screams Art Deco goodness.

Speaking of Chicago, I loved this from DailyKos:

For Sale:

1 Sears Tower---$1.2 billion
1 Wrigley Field---$10 million
1 U.S. Senate seat---$500,000 or best cabinet-level position
1 Lincoln home---$4 million
Lou Malnati's pizzeria chain---$10 million
1 Fermi National Accelerator Lab---$300 million
Randomly-chosen Illinois citizens---$50 each
The Evanston Symphony Orchestra (yes, they do windows)---$100,000
Buckingham Fountain---$2.5 million (includes pump)
Peoria---$16 million
1 Illinois Governor's office, including desk, chair, books, American & Illinois flags, and assortment of bongs---A satchel of magic beans
1 Illinois governor's soul---Free with purchase

Cash or MO.
Serious offers only.
No federal agents, please.
Call Rod at: F-ING-GOLDEN

I have been reading the same book since spring. ugh

That doesn't sound like fun. I was browsing the oral history of George Plimpton's life as told by his friends - George, Being George and it was very fun and engaging. He had a lot of fun. Plus he did the Harvard Lampoon with Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and John Updike. Or they were all around roughly at the same time.

I'm going to try and be frugal while shopping at the bookstore tomorrow, but I've had my eye on this collection of an old magazine called The Chicagoan that just screams Art Deco goodness.

I was just looking at that tonight, Kathy. It really was very closely modeled on The New Yorker in the 20s.

I have been reading the same book since spring. ugh

I am msbelle. Feeling very illiterate.

Ugh. I just spent an hour trying to figure out my Costco bill. I took a friend and she bought a whack of crap. Then had buyers remorse about all the crap and returned some of it, only to buy something else. She gave me some money the first time, and left me to settle the bill. Oh boy, Math is hard!

Loki is such a squeaky cat.

podcasts, music, and knitting just keep winning out over books. I only watch like 3 tv shows.