wow, its 5pm and i really havent done much today.  actually ive done alot, it just doesnt seem like it...lol.  ive basically been reading all day.  my fav author is john steinbeck and i have a stack of his books.  some of read, some i havent, so i decided to dive in.  i read "of mice and men" this morning.  i really like the book.  the firendhsip of george and lenny is great, and the dream of owning your own land, being your own boss is universal.

    next i started a book called "the red pony."  i had not read this book before, but its been great.  its a colleciton of 4 stories all about the same group of characters.  ive still got the last of the 4 stories to go and though the stories arent fairy tales w/happy endings, necessarily, they are real.  thats one of the things i really love about steinbeck, hes characters are not perfect, but real.  cathy ames in "east of eden" is absolutely pure evil and totally wonderful.

   anyways, thats been my day.  the cards are still stuck out on the west coast and their game doesnt even start till after 1030...grrrrrr!!!! so ill definitely finish my second book of the day before the game.  i just love the way a book smells, the wonderful feeling of finishing a good book, its soo much betterthan tv or movies.  oh well, im certainly a nerd...woo-hoo!!!