books.

i'm trying to be smart by reading more books.
yesterday i bought two.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
i picked this one up because stephen christian seems to really like it. it was also the book of the month for spin.com book club, picked by ryland from cobra starship. it seemed really intersting, so i figured i would give it a shot. i've read the first few pages but i will probably read them again since i wasn't focusing as much as i should. the whole bokononism thing seems really interesting and i can't wait to find out more about that.

summary from the back cover:
"Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of this century's most important works...and Vonnegut at his very best."

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk.
i picked this one mainly because i love palahniuk. i have only read fight club and excerpts from other works, but wanted to explore him more. this book stood out to me immediately because of the title and cover art. haven't started it yet, but will as soon as i'm done with cat's cradle.

summary from the back cover:
"Haunted is a novel made up of twenty-three horrifying, hilarious, and stomach-churning stories. They're told by people who have answered an ad for a writers' retreat and unwittingly joined a "Survivor"-like scenario where the host withholds heat, power, and food. As the storytellers grow more desperate, their tales become more extreme, and they ruthlessly plot to me themselves the hero of the reality show that will surely be made from their plight. This is one of the most disturbing and outrageous books you'll ever read, one that could come only from the mind of Chuck Palahniuk."

aside from those, i still have to read "Odyssey" or whatever for honors. i have so much to do for that before school, which, when you really think about it, isn't far away at all! hopefully my sister can help me on some of it, since she's into the whole mythology thing.

band camp starts tomorrow. i'm kinda scared just because shannon quit after her first day, so i'm worried that will happen to me. if i quit just because i couldn't handle band camp i think i would kill myself - band is my life. i need to really drill the music today, work on memorizing more of it.

i really want to go school shopping. i bought three new shirts at warped (oh! read about my bad warped experience here.), to write love on her arms, chiodos, and anberlin. i want to get a twloha hoodie (righthere.), and it's only 38 dollars so maybe my mom will get it for me since she doesn't have to buy as many shirts. i need new vans. well, i don't need them, but i want them.

i've recently lost someone who i thought was a great friend. it (losing our friendship) didn't bother me as much as i thought it would. i've moved on now, and am ready to meet new people in the upcoming school year (finally not a freshman! yayyyy!). i am looking forward to maybe winning those pep rally competitions we have, since freshmen never win. but, i swear, if i have stirn for alg.2 i will kill someone, possibly him. he just really made me angry as last year progressed and i don't want to deal with him anymore.

i'm listening to anberlin. they just calm me down and help me concentrate. i need calm and concentration right now, so it's perfect. we're supposed to hang out with dear jessie today, but i don't know, since she never called yesterday. anyways, she's my ride to band camp so i'll be seeing her tomorrow (bright and early - 7:30! she has to get there at 8 for colour guard stuff) no matter what.

blg is performing on trl tomorrow. ha, sell outs? i don't know. whatever they want to do, i suppose. i can't find myself getting into them as much as i used too.

i need to make backseat chad a get well card. poor guy. =[
i hope adam d gets better. so sad that he had to leave warped. =[

i want charts to update on lastfm soon.

the lyrics in "naïve orleans" really speak to me:
"And I finally found that life goes on without you.
And my world still turns when you're not around."

same with "change the world (lost ones)"
stephen christian will always be a genius writer in my eyes.

the keyboard thing broke, so now i have it sitting on my legs. it's getting somewhat heavy, but i can handle it. i think.

another stephen christian reference to end the post -
"never take friendship personal."
- a.