OMG SO CONFUSED

Well, every time I start to watch Gilgamesh, one of my parents needs to use the computer or I have to get off to do something else or there's some other distraction, so I only got through a couple of episodes today. :(

( reviews of eps 4 and 5 )

...oh my God, I'm a virgin who can't drive! ;_;

Well, today ended up being more eventful than I'd expected. We went to Costco to scout it out as a result of the material in a previous post, and not only were we impressed with how nice and happy the people seemed there, we also found that we'd be saving a helluva lot buying in bulk. So we picked up a membership, and saved about that much our first time. (The fact that it's all going to good causes instead of the evil Wal-Martization of America and its Republican cohorts is just gravy.)

Anyway, as we were leaving Costco about 2 I did a double-take and realized, "Holy shit, I have to be at the Writers Place for the Kansas City Star book club at 4!" I'd agreed to it a while ago, got the book, read it and promptly put it out of mind. So I dashed home to shower and change before going to the WP for the book club.

For the record, the book was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. It's about a fifteen-year-old with Asperger's Syndrome or some other form of high-functioning autism who is trying to solve the mystery of who killed his neighbor's dog, and in the process uncovers some secrets about his own family. To be honest, I was dreading reading it because I figured Haddon would do what I've seen other authors do - get so caught up in their character's disability that he becomes nothing more than a collection of odd tics. Fortunately, it was really well-written and the main character, Christopher, did manage to come alive rather well. (Also, the ending - especially the last line - had me getting all choked up.) I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking to pick up a good book in the near future.

So look for me in next Saturday's book club section of the Star! (Complete with probably crappy picture! I'll post a link if it shows up on the web site.)

And speaking of the Star, those of you with the hard copy (they don't include it online) should look at this week's "love story" about my mom and stepdad. It's titled "Out loud and clearly in love," and is all about how they fell in love while working on a barbecue cookbook. I even get a name-check, as the meddling matchmaking 4-year-old who was constantly trying to push them together!

And as you can see, my efforts clearly bore fruit. >D

Anyway, I typed up a copy of the article here because I think it's cute.

( Out loud and clearly in love )

To quote Cher in Clueless (a movie which I saw for the first time yesterday evening), "Awwww...old people can be so sweet."

"Elegance is important."

( Gilgamesh reviews, eps 6 and 7 )