my head is spinning.
I have a cold. In fact, right now as I type, I'm having one of the weird, symptomatic hot flashes that having this particular cold entails. I feel like my face is going to explode. Either because I'm so freakin' hot right now or because my air has no escape, save for my mouth. Therefore, for two days I have resembled a teenage boy, mouth agape, playing Nintendo.
The good news though, is that I'm just a little less than halfway through Bee Season by Myla Goldberg. Every once in a while, I feel the need to actually finish a book, any book, and choose one and push all else aside. Bee Season just shoved everything out of my way. I was seriously considering hiding in the history section and reading one of the store's copies today. I'm really into this book.
To my surprise, Google has much to say about Myla Goldberg, including the fact that the Decemberists wrote a song about her. What was that?! That's right, the Decemberists wrote a song about Myla Goldberg (whose author photo was really the driving force behind me actually reading this book because she's sitting on a stoop in a baggy, black dress and black-and-white-striped stockings with clunky black shoes). And. Because Jim is much cooler than I am and got John and I into the Decemberists, I've heard this song repeatedly, but without making the necessary connections, and it's on my computer right now! Maybe it's the hot flashes talking (or the cold medicine), but that's so cool to me!
I'm somewhat disappointed to find out that Bee Season is already being made into a movie. First, this shows I didn't jump on this wagon quite soon enough. And, I don't really think I agree with one of the casting choices. Plus, this is only going to interfere with my own cast, inside my head, which stars the author (as seen in her back-of-book photo) as the eleven-year-old main character, one of my ex-boyfriends circa age 14 (because he can play the guitar) as the older brother (who is actually 16 or 17), and two unknowns in the parts of Saul and Miriam, the parents. Not to mention that now people will be tempted to watch the movie instead of reading the book. I know, because I would be if I hadn't already started it. At any rate, it comes out in November. You have to time to read the book first.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to blow my nose and lay down under the ceiling fan.
The good news though, is that I'm just a little less than halfway through Bee Season by Myla Goldberg. Every once in a while, I feel the need to actually finish a book, any book, and choose one and push all else aside. Bee Season just shoved everything out of my way. I was seriously considering hiding in the history section and reading one of the store's copies today. I'm really into this book.
To my surprise, Google has much to say about Myla Goldberg, including the fact that the Decemberists wrote a song about her. What was that?! That's right, the Decemberists wrote a song about Myla Goldberg (whose author photo was really the driving force behind me actually reading this book because she's sitting on a stoop in a baggy, black dress and black-and-white-striped stockings with clunky black shoes). And. Because Jim is much cooler than I am and got John and I into the Decemberists, I've heard this song repeatedly, but without making the necessary connections, and it's on my computer right now! Maybe it's the hot flashes talking (or the cold medicine), but that's so cool to me!
I'm somewhat disappointed to find out that Bee Season is already being made into a movie. First, this shows I didn't jump on this wagon quite soon enough. And, I don't really think I agree with one of the casting choices. Plus, this is only going to interfere with my own cast, inside my head, which stars the author (as seen in her back-of-book photo) as the eleven-year-old main character, one of my ex-boyfriends circa age 14 (because he can play the guitar) as the older brother (who is actually 16 or 17), and two unknowns in the parts of Saul and Miriam, the parents. Not to mention that now people will be tempted to watch the movie instead of reading the book. I know, because I would be if I hadn't already started it. At any rate, it comes out in November. You have to time to read the book first.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to blow my nose and lay down under the ceiling fan.
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