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growyourwings) wrote2008-03-17 07:18 pm
growyourwings) wrote2008-03-17 07:18 pm
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Weirdness...
It's probably just because I'm tired. I didn't get much more than 4 hours of sleep last night. But things seem weird to me tonight.
So less than 2 weeks (OMG!!!! *hyperventilates*) until the LA con. I watched Mystery Spot for about the billionth time this weekend and spent Sunday evening browsing LJ for meta's on the episode. I really, really, really love that episode. It's right up there with WIaWSNB for me.
Tim has a book reading assignment this week. "A Wrinkle In Time" is the book. Some Newberry award winner I believe. He's reading it in class and I bought the book on tape for us to listen to. It's read by the author, who is surprisingly good at reading her book. A lot of times author's suck at narrating their own book. The book is very interesting. Strange. Weird. About 3 children (one a 5 year old who seems to have some kind of special abilities) who end up meeting a set of three women, who aren't really women. And who end up traveling with those "women" to another planet. I believe they are in search of 2 of the children's missing father. Anyway, interesting and weird.
So then, just randomly the end of last week I heard a podcast recommendation for Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" novel. I love Gaiman's Sandman graphic novel and am in the middle of reading it. So on a whim, I ordered the book through Amazon. It came today. Now, due to my recent descent into Attention Deficit Disorder due to my addiction to fanfic, I haven't really sat down and read a real book in ages. And if I have, I never get around to finishing it. But for some reason, this afternoon rather than picking up my laptop to read fanfic, I picked up "American Gods."
Okay I knew nothing about this book. It's also weird (btw, I really like weird and different). I'm only on page 41 but so far I'm reminded of not only the book Tim and I are listening to ("A Wrinkle in Time"), but also Supernatural. No real idea where the book is going and I'm determined not to look online to find out. Nor will I read the last few pages (which I've been known to do a lot.)
But still, I'm feeling weird and a little disoriented. Kinda like the subject matter of both books is somehow real.
Again, I'm tired and I can be easily transported by books. Years ago when I read "In Cold Blood" I felt kinda "evil" for days after. Like the two main characters had somehow creeped into my psyche. And I don't even wanna talk about what Stephen King's "It" did to me. Evil Clown Apocalypse indeed.
So then, just randomly the end of last week I heard a podcast recommendation for Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" novel. I love Gaiman's Sandman graphic novel and am in the middle of reading it. So on a whim, I ordered the book through Amazon. It came today. Now, due to my recent descent into Attention Deficit Disorder due to my addiction to fanfic, I haven't really sat down and read a real book in ages. And if I have, I never get around to finishing it. But for some reason, this afternoon rather than picking up my laptop to read fanfic, I picked up "American Gods."
Okay I knew nothing about this book. It's also weird (btw, I really like weird and different). I'm only on page 41 but so far I'm reminded of not only the book Tim and I are listening to ("A Wrinkle in Time"), but also Supernatural. No real idea where the book is going and I'm determined not to look online to find out. Nor will I read the last few pages (which I've been known to do a lot.)
But still, I'm feeling weird and a little disoriented. Kinda like the subject matter of both books is somehow real.
Again, I'm tired and I can be easily transported by books. Years ago when I read "In Cold Blood" I felt kinda "evil" for days after. Like the two main characters had somehow creeped into my psyche. And I don't even wanna talk about what Stephen King's "It" did to me. Evil Clown Apocalypse indeed.
So less than 2 weeks (OMG!!!! *hyperventilates*) until the LA con. I watched Mystery Spot for about the billionth time this weekend and spent Sunday evening browsing LJ for meta's on the episode. I really, really, really love that episode. It's right up there with WIaWSNB for me.