I am a little hyper right now because I just got my butt beat in Mario for Wii; it was the old version of Mario. I think somewhere in my list of books, I will read a role playing guide for the game to catch me up on the skills. It was fun, though, and now here I am sitting in my room on N Sheridan listening to the occasional car pass by and hoping I don't have to work at Gap at the asscrack of dawn (my schedule for this week still has not been emailed to me).
So, Hitchhiker, yes, here we go. Has anyone ever hitchhiked before? Who does that? Gypsies, angry kids that are pissed at their parents and run away and then decide they need to go home to their parents since they don't have a ride to the movie theatre or don't know how to cook? Yes, probably. Or they all need a ride to Barnes and Noble so they can irritate the snot out of us on Friday nights. Oh la.
Funny story and quick side note that is SO random. Yesterday at Barnes and Noble, apparently someone tracked in dog crap on their shoe. Well, guess who had to clean it? Me. Yes. Me. Schadenfreude. Well, at the end of the day, my manager Dena approached me with a gift card. The GM purchased a $5.00 gift card for doing this uncomfortable task. The irony: the gift card had Pooh on it! LOL. We had a good laugh. Then the head cashier said Pooh Corner was not meant to be taken literally. Oh good book humor. (Pooh books are by Milne) The even better part was today. A little girl was fed up with being in the bookstore and did a fetal position right on the carpet where I cleaned it up yesterday. Her face was smooshed into it. Take that for acting like a brat.
So...back to the blog (2:00AM equals random...plus, this is not supposed to be a novel, so I am going to be sloppy and disjointed at times and use HORRIBLE grammatical skills)...Adams.
Douglas Noël Adams was born in 1952 in Cambridge, England. His Hitchhiker series began in 1978 as a BBC radio broadcast. Later it was transformed into plays, a movie and some computer games. Adam was a dramatist and was famous for his writing. He dedicated his life to the ethical treatment of animals and the preservation of the environment. Adams atheism landed him a dedicatory spot in Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. He died at age 49 in Santa Barbara, California in 2001. He was most famous for writing science fiction, satire and comedy. Plenty of information can be found on Adams online.
The only bit I know about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that it is about Earth being in the direct route of an inter-galactic highway/overpass. I am really excited about sharing my ideas about the book and my progress in reading each day. Remember...there might be a day where I only read a few pages and then other days where I fly. Grad class is priority.
Tomorrow is going to be a late post. Bestsellers are re-arranged at work for Tuesday and all of the Strict on Sale go out. Don't forget to check out the book Game Change if you get the chance. It was released about two weeks ago and is sold out all over right now. The publishers just re-printed this past week and will have the second distribution. Keep your eyes open, I hear it is a good read.
If you are going to read along side me, feel free to comment. If not, hopefully I will inspire you to read something soon enough. Every Wednesday, I will release the name of the book I will read the following week. Prices and locations for purchase will be included!
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