readings

i can't handle committing to a real job in this stage of my life because i know i'm moving on soon. but i need money, so i signed up with a temp agency. i've been working as a receptionist for a bank with few clients that actually come in or call. with all this time sitting at a desk i've actually gotten a lot accomplished. in my two point five weeks of work i've read a lot of books, essays, stories, magazine articles, and newspapers. i also briefly tried to play on www.ourcolony.net (which is, disappointingly, a treasure hunt of riddles that award your team with abstract photos of the new xbox...like i care). now i've gotten bored enough to think that a blog is a good way to spend my time. all that to introduce the books i've read recently and think you should read too.


housekeeping -- marilynne robinson
the god of small things -- arundhati roy
the secret life of bees -- sue monk kidd
blue shoe -- anne lamott
the joy luck club -- amy tan
the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy -- douglas adams
the liar's club -- mary karr

continually reading:
collected short stories of roald dahl -- roald dahl
a people's history of the united states -- howard zinn

listening to in my car:
u2 - how to dismantle an atomic bomb
her space holiday - the young machines
garden state - soundtrack
pedro the lion - control
"i don't know" mix
"hip hop usa" mix