books, books the magical fruit...

So the other day I was thinking that my problem with this thing is that I always think too much. You know what I mean? Didn't think so. Okay, so my problem is that I always feel that I have to have something really interesting or deep to say (re: two posts ago) but then when I look at other peoples blogs I realize that the whole reason for the blog is just to put a little bit of yourself out there for mass consumption. When I first started this thing I had a lot to talk about, a whole new world if you will. But now that the luster has faded and I have assimilated I have not a word to say. So I shall now delve into my everyday life. However I will not be discussing my work life in this post, but moreover how I entertain myself over here; which is either through t.v./movies or through books.
Let's start with the t.v. thing.
So lately I have to admit that I have an addiction to 24. I never really watched the show in the states, but I have to admit that I would have if I knew what I know now. It is an amazing show. Although it's politics are a little right wing and a lot of the action is impossible (side note: if it were a regular movie then the impossibilities could be overlooked, but it is a show that prides itself for being shot in "real-time" which means that the actual time line is actual...ummm, don't know if that makes sense, but I'll stick with it and simply regard you ((the confused reader)) as a kind idiot). But after those two shortcomings I have to admit that I often find myself staying up too late yelling at the t.v. and cheering as Jack Bauer (played by Kieffer "I overcame Lost Boys and lets not mention Flatliners" Sutherland pulls off the amazing. Good stuff my friends and family.
Next we have The Sopranos. Now I don't really want to talk about this show, because we all know it, I'm just a late bloomer. But it's good. So check it out: the real reason that I like it is because it was the first .avi file that I discovered my new DVD player could play. Now let me explain. For my birthday some of my friends over here pitched in and bought me a new DVD player that plays all region DVD's as well as some computer files. The reason this is awesome: everyone and there brother (but me) can download tv shows onto their computer and burn copies, and now I can borrow this discs and watch them on my tv instead of tiny computer screen. I'm happy about it...see what happens when I disregard the idea of wanting to say important things on this here thingie, you get garbage about my DVD player (which is awesome) and tv shows that you have already seen...at least four years ago.

At this time I would like to move onto books:
Just read "Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons" by Kurt Vonnegut (sorry if the title is misspelled...I think that I mispelled misspelled there as well. I need an editor, Brian you got a job?...)
It was good. It was the second collection of his stuff that I have read while living over here. It has made me realize that I really would love to hear him speak publicly...at least twenty years ago when he was doing it more regularly. I saw him on the Daly Show and was a little disappointed, and then I realized how old he was and was able to forgive him.
If you have never read Kurt Vonnegut then I feel that you should get off of your lazy ass and pick up one of his books. And when you do do this you sloth of a person, be sure to take it with a grain of salt. He is a science fiction writer after all.
I have also been reading a lot of Haruki Murikami. He is Japanese and his books are strange at times. But he is a genius and I would have loved to read him outside of this country (I am trying to say that it isn't the fact that I am living here that makes his words poignant...he is just an amazing writer). I would suggest "The Wind Up Bird Chronicles" or "Kafka on the Shore" or "Hard Boiled Wonderland at the End of the Rainbow". Each was delightful.
Currently (as in I am on page two of the introduction) I am reading "A History of Twentieth Century Russia". Don't know why, but it's a happenin'.
I want to end this pointless post by simply asking: did I do okay? Would you like to read more of this kind of material? Because I am pretty sure that I could update just about everyday with this kind of crap. Really it wouldn't be a problem.
And I would also like to say that I am sorry to all of my high school and college professors: I know that it isn't fair that I sat in your classes year after year not having read the material while spewing out BS and now that you are done with me I'm reading so much. Would you like me to stop? Should I do that for you? Honestly though, sorry.