Um, ouch?

So something bit my foot about 5 times last night. Seriously, what the fuck? Once is enough, maybe twice if you really hate me. But five freaking times on the same foot? Oh, great, and there's one on my other foot too. I am not tasty or nutritious! Stop trying to eat me! Probably a spider. Ew. (PROTIP: Tinnerz has arachnophobia.)

ANYWAY. This summer I've been reading a lot. So it's time for book reviews! Da da da DAAAA!

Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex
Okay, this book is the perfect book to read when I'm PMSing. It has love, family, self-discovery, everything a hormonal lady such as myself could want. It tells the story of the Stephanides family, narrated by Cal, who is a hermaphrodite and used to be known as Callie. It covers three generations of the family and explains how he came to be who he is now, and it's just absolutely beautiful. I was crying, laughing, scared, surprised...I think I went through every human emotion while reading this book. No wonder it won a Pulitzer Prize, it's fucking amazing. Easily one of the best books I've ever read, and quite possibly my new favorite.

Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner
Another new favorite. It's about Amir, an Afghani who grew up wealthy, and his friendship with his servant, Hassan. The story, told over a quarter century, is so powerful that after I finished reading I could only sit there, staring at the wall and thinking to myself, "Motherfucker that was a good ass book." And I don't think that very often. I expected the political aspect of this book to get preachy (with the Taliban and the invading Russian forces and whatnot) but I was pleasantly surprised that it took a backseat to the real story, that of an undying friendship and redemption. Fucking excellent book.

Anyway.

I fixed an old laptop this week, GO ME. I fixed it really ghetto-like with scotch tape and cursing, but fixed it is. Basically I just wanted to get my SimCity 3000 disc out of it and read some of the hilarious Harry Potter fan fiction I had stored on there. It's awesomely bad. However, no one else will ever see that shit, because its just embarrassing. My stories are much better nowadays. Mostly because it's not Harry Potter fan fic. LOL. I can forgive myself though, I was only about 13.

Let's also talk about how Jeff Buckley is God. Call me blasphemous if you please, but Mr. Buckley was fucking awesome. How can you deny the brilliance of "So Real" or "Lover, You Should've Come Over" or "Grace" or his version of "Hallelujiah?" YOU CAN'T. BECAUSE HE'S GOD. If he were still alive today I'd be a total fantard. Hell, he'd probably rule over the known universe. He's that great.

Anyway. I'm going to finish eating my artery-clogging meal from Wendy's and play with people on VFTW. Adios.

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