oooooooh, barracuda

It has finally arrived. Or at least I think it has. I got this picture from Amazon.com.

Other than that, I STILL haven't heard from the people from Ruby Tuesday. M is supposed to be talking to them about me tonight, so I hope something goes right. Or else it's back to square one.

Hello, square one.

I've been having dreams about Adam Brody or maybe it's Seth Cohen I'm dreaming of, either way, it's incredibly hot. Not the dream, but the person(s). 

Last night, I read the entirety of nothing can keep us together, a Gossip Girl book I picked up, just yesterday at the library. It was really good, and now I have the last three on hold and are waiting to be picked up. I'll also be getting Lost, season 2, which is extra exciting. I think that will be on my list of things-to-do tomorrow. 

I laid out today, and read Lucky, an It Girl novel. I'm still reading, actually, even at 5:30. As for laying out, I feel as though my legs aren't getting as tan as fast as my arms are. It's quite unfortunate, if you ask me. I really need to find out a way to tan equally on all sides. I think tanning beds are exceptional if you don't have the time to lay out during the day. Since I have the time to lay out during the day now, I don't really want to  go and spend more time laying half-naked in a tube of glowing lights. I'm not bashing tanning beds, because I've used them on several occasions. I've even use them to create my "base tan" for the season of Spring. Malibu was the one who kind of talked me into going to tanning beds in the first place. I think I am going to write that book about my freshman year in college. It was life changing, I'm serious.

I believe it is strange how food that is supposedly more good for you is more expensive. The same goes for more economical cars and so on. Why do things that are supposed to be better for our lives and the life of our planet so unattainable except for the wealthy, who only aspire to be "green." My aunt just re-built her house after Katrina, and she had a lot of economically good things that she added to her house. I can't recall them now, but I remember the conversation my mother and I had about her sister. Well, the stuff my aunt added to her house wasn't extremely costly. So maybe having a "green," economical house isn't as expensive as attaining a hybrid car. 

Whatever. I just got a call from a friend and I must depart. Although I do want to continue to bitch about the economy and how it is completely unfair.

p&l

rachel

Writer's block is getting me down, so I'm stuffing my head with useless knowledge

I started reading Lucky, the fifth It Girl novel, and the latest one to come out. I only just began reading a few minutes ago, but I remember now why I enjoy them so much. It's not like it's been forever since I read the fourth installment: Unforgettable. 

There is going to be a sixth book, Tempted, but I'm not sure on it's release date. 

Jenny Humphrey is a very wholesome character. It seems that no matter how jaded the people around her are, she's still true to herself. I don't know. She grew up in NYC with people like Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen. How wholesome can she really be? 

And who else will be looking forward to the release of the newest edition of the Gossip Girl book series? The Carlyles? I think there's going to be a lot more scandal going on in NYC this school year. 

Speaking of scandal, Britney Spears was in a car accident this weekend while I was in her hometown. The 21-year-old driver she rear-ended said that he had been admiring the white Mercedes behind him, and the woman driving the car, not knowing that it was Spears driving. However, he surely did know it was her after she hit him from behind, causing a three car pile up. Way to go, Britney. Oh, and the reason for her collision? She was putting on her make up while driving. I'm not sure if it was on the highway or an interstate, but Britney shouldn't be driving and applying make up at the same time. I knew someone in high school that did that. I rode with her to school because she lived in my neighborhood. It scared the crap out of me sometimes, but we always got to school safely.

Tomorrow, I'm going to be receiving three Ernest Hemingway books. I haven't read anything by him before, so I feel like I'm branching out in some way. Well, I am an English major, so I should be well-read, right? I think I'm pretty well-read anyway, I just haven't read a lot of what people call the "classics" or "masterpieces." Who's to say what is good and what isn't? Well, I can't say I love everything I've ever read, because I know I loathe John Saul and probably everything he's ever written, even though I've only read one book by him. He seems like another Janet Evonovitch or Danielle Steel. Someone who puts out books every other month just so they can keep their names on the New York Times Bestseller List. 

Authors like that don't inspire me to write. They don't impress me either. It makes me wonder what kind of people actually read these books? (I do know some people who read John Saul though. My neighbor gave me one of his books once and I cringed at the thought of reading it.)

Now, if you want me to tell you some good books, people should read: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, or anything by John Irving. You know, even long novels are good too. Like Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. That book is like 933 pages long and it took me about a month to read it, but it was still a great story, even if it was partially biographical. And don't forget about Chuck Palahniuk. He's pretty awesome in the literary department, if I do say so, and there are a lot of people who think so too. 

Oh yes, two of Chuck's books will be put into film soon. Another Fight Club? I'm hoping so. 

I'm out of things to say.

p&l

rachel