The Truth Is Often Stranger Than Fiction

More and more I come across situations that make the title of this blog truer and truer. the situation at the present moment is nothing but ridiculous and childish, and also hard to believe for an outsider to understand. Children and adults being passive aggressive to each other on a topic that is only to be understood by the wise, or rather the experienced. And all in all when it comes to emotions we only know what we feel and can not judge what others feel. But let it be known that affirmation does not make an emotion true and real.

Whether that makes sense or not, I don't know, but it could definitely be written into fiction.

I have vowed not to buy a single book during the month of February. But there are 2 exceptions. If Kenny and I go to MOMA I am allowed to buy the Tim Burton book and when Mikey and I go to an antique book shop. Other than that NO Borders or Barnes & Noble buys. I will also refrain from buying shoes, clothes and other unnecessary items. Plus maybe if I stop buying books I can catch up on the ones I already own. I bought 11 alone this month...11. That is outrageous and unnecessary. That is clearly over $100 I could have saved, although a couple were bought with a gift card.

Now I'm going to make sure I take some time and read a bit of "What the Dog Saw".

3 more books! AH!! Imagine how rich I would be if I didn't buy so many books. But I guess it's better to be rich in words than it is in cash.

I bought to classics Great Expectations (because even thought I have the whole Dickens collection that is the one I am missing), Wuthering Heights (because it's Bella's favorite haha) and a newer novel My Name is Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare (because I am a Shake buff). Oh and here's a funny store about Borders.

The sales guy at Borders thought I was pulling a scam. Last week I got $5 Borders bucks in my e-mail which I thought was fun because I didn't think I had reached the qualifying purchase amount. But I didn't think much of it. I noticed that the rewards didn't show up on my Borders account online, but at the same time my account had been acting up so I didn't think much of that as well. So I go to check out with my new Shake novel and the first thing he did was remind me that I can only use one coupon, this was because he saw me take a coupon from a pile that I had in my purse, because a) I printed out a Borders coupon for myself and for Mikey just in case he needed it and b) I printed out coupons for several stores. Then I gave him that Borders Bucks print out that I assumed were my Bucks since they were e-mailed to me. Well apparently they weren't. Some how I got sent someone elses Borders Bucks which meant it had a different Borders Rewards number on it. Oh well, it didn't really bother me so I shrugged it off. Well he insisted on checking my card info and verified that it was mine then asked me if I knew the other person who's card number was on the Bucks. I of course, did not. So then he read of the e-mail address to see if I recognized it. Well if I don't know the person, I won't know the e-mail. Throughout this whole thing I just shrugged it off and said how weird and funny that was that I got some other guy's Bucks. Well the cashier didn't even smirk. I would understand if I was making a scene about it or was arguing but I wasn't. I didn't care. It was probably some e-mail malfunction because we both had the same e-mail provider. And the book I was buying was only $8 so I could live not getting that $5. It was all VERY weird. And I don't think I would believe I lived it if I didn't have Mikey there to talk to about it after lol. I really wasn't trying to scam Borders, I mean really I spend way too much money and time there to be ridiculous enough to try and scam them. All and all, it's quite entertaining.

What is going on with this world? Now we all know I LOVE Stephen King, but WHAT is he thinking?!?! He is allegedly collaborating with John Mellencamp to make a musical, a freaking MUSICAL! This supposed musical is called Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, with the likings of Elvis Costello and Sheryl Crow as part of the cast. No, No, No!!!!

Here is the article that is on Playbill.com


The horror!!! (both literally and figuratively)


Two of my favorite things, should not be combined! But I am sure, that since it is the combination of two of my favorite things, horror and musicals, I will indeed watch it with happiness. UGH!

It's been quite a while since I wrote. I tried finishing Songs for the Missing, and I mean I TRIED. But it was a no go. I skimmed the rest of it to get the jist of the ending. And Christmas came and went and took all of my time and my money haha. But it was so much fun at the same time. Santa brought my a beautiful new 32" flat screen, which will just prolong my inability to read when I want to. He also brought my some cute Coach shoes and a cute Coach bag, which ended up being the wrong color so after 40 minutes at the Coach store right one is on its way from California, but it should have been here already. I also got a nice Hartford Whalers sweatshirt from my brother. Its retro NHL wear and I love it! Now...back to books...

I bought Kenny's sister a Twilight parody called Nightlight. And because of her enthusiasm when she opened it I decided to go buy it with the Borders gift card I got. Well Borders didn't have it so I ended up getting What the Dog Saw and The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes, and then went across the street and bought Nightlight at Barnes & Noble. I'm currently reading Nightlight, but with only 40 pages left. It is hilarious, the Harvard Lampoon did a wonderful job. I'm hoping that tonight I'll get to start What the Dog Saw, it's a Malcolm Gladwell book so it is practically guaranteed to be great :)