...I LOVE zombies and this looks pretty interesting and possibly very irreverent...

The following excerpt looks promising, if a little bit odd when it comes to describing this fictional take on John Lennon's death:


http://alangoldsher.blogspot.com/2010/03/excerpt-from-paul-is-undead-british.html

The book isn't due in store till June 22...can't wait!:):

This new book is both a look at John Hughes' films (truly the first of their kind when dealing with and taking teenagers seriously) and the absolute power of a high school life that sometimes lingers with us long after we pass through the doors for the last time.

"Pretty in Pink" is one of my favorite movies and as someone who came of age (though sometimes I doubt I really did) during the 80s I can't help but recall all of Hughes' films (especially "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")  with much affection.  With the exception of earlier films such as "Rebel Without A Cause" and "Splendor in the Grass" very few films up until the 80s came anyway near to capturing the angst and wonder of teenage emotions and daily life.

I've only just started reading this, but I thought I'd post something about it while I'm in the midst of it and still excited...I hope to return to add more thoughts on it:)

Hope you're having a great day!!!I just came out of one our (almost always terrific!) staff meetings where we opened with a ten-minute presentation on stress management. Believe it or not I learned more in that time than I have from dozens of self-help books.

Two of the most central concepts: we cannot change our past* and we cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way (plus the idea that we cannot change the inevitable) are both small battles I have serious trouble winning sometimes.

But something about the speaker (and the peace stones she gave us!) has inspired me to try and not worry so much...and to remember that old (sometimes tired-sounding cliche when you're in a bad mood!) saying that attitude is everything!

Peace to you!!! And always be well!:) 



*Issues with the past (for many of us, I think) often involve not being able to forgive ourselves for something we did to someone else...for all the talk you hear about regretting the things we didn't do, I still think the regret over what we did do is far more painful!!

But I want to end on a postive note, so I'll just say again: HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!:)

I was SO excited to buy this yesterday! Up until a year ago I never thought I'd ever buy music digitally...I really prefer having hard copies of music on my shelf that I can grab quickly and put on my stereo. But between saving four to five dollars by going on the Amazon MP3 store and being able to skimp on gas money (to go to Target or Best Buy) to go straight to my laptop...I can't argue with the convenience. Not to mention my iAudio player makes everything sound as good (if not better!) than the stereo.

Anyhow...the bird and the bee!! Their newest album is awesome!!!They are faithful to Hall and Oates while maintaining the beautiful quirky sounds of the bird and the bee. AND, unlike other groups and singers, they aren't too worried about changing the pronouns of the songs. So what if Inara George is singing about a woman? She doesn't care so why should we.

The best tracks on "Interpreting the Masters Volume 1" are, quite simply, ALL of them!!:)

But I'm just amazed at how much I love the trippy bounce of "I Can't Go For That" (always been my favorite H&0 song!) and the deliciously earnest and frothy "Heard it on The Radio" (the only song on the ablum that's not a cover!)

USA TODAY and other publications haven't been too keen on the album, but I definitely CAN go for this great ablum...

Lately I've been catching up with all the things that had lost their buzz for me...maybe because I'd been tired or a little less passionate than I'm used to being about books. Anyway, the important thing is that I'm loving books more than ever and lucking out in finding some great ones.

The great thing about short story collections and non-fiction is that I can read them and still fit in a novel...all three types of books in different rooms of my place ready for me to pick up where I left off.

The problem with the zombie ones and Lost Girls and Love Hotels is that I can't put them down. Lost Girls is so quirky and funny and dark and mysterious plus (this is shallow!) the cover is very eye-catching!:)

As you may be able to tell from the cover Margaret is not the best role model in the world, but she's been through a lot and is trying to escape her painful past (and less than thrilling job at Air-Pro Stewardess Training Institute) by losing herself in drugs and sex in Tokyo's exotic night life.

Those scenes can be pretty explicit, but the sadness and genuine pain she's in when she's trying to forget is unbelievably barren and almost strangely familiar to anyone hoping for a little oblivion.

Lost Girls is unlike anything I've read in a while;I have a feeling I'm going to be staying up late tonight reading this all the way through...having putting zombies aside....temporarily, of course!:)

p.s.

I just found out that the book is being made into a movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0920462/