"It...it's just like I remember it. It still has that, that smell. What is THAT? Books. Frustration?" from Too Cool To Be Forgotten

I love this graphic novel about a man who is trying to quit smoking and with his new holistic treatment program somehow lands back in high school circa 1985 where he has to relive his geeky formative years; it's a great book!!:)...

There is lots of humor to be find and pop culture references a plenty...all of which may make you wonder: would you want to go back and do it all over again?

Well...if, like Andy, you find yourself thinking (in lovely cartoon bubble): "...just walking these halls fills me with vomit-inducing anxiety" you may have your answer...

Grown-ups and stuffed animals?? I love how reassuring this answer is...

When my niece was younger she was crazy about Webkinz animals and the online world that went with them. Since she's gotten older she's lost all interest and now all of the animals live with me. But I don't mind because they hang out with all of my teddy bears and polar bears and just plain bears. I worry sometimes I'm too old to have such a large stuffed animal collection, but I think they make my place look cozy and welcoming...

Just listened to this after I bought it off the Amazon download store...awesome!!! And what a great collaboration this will be as an entire album when it's released at the end of September. It's a great idea shared by two people who obviously love music a lot!!! Yay!!

It's Sunday night and every week Jack 102.7 airs an old American Top 40 show from the 80s. It's sort of nice to listen to songs I haven't thought about in years while I get ready for the upcoming work week...sometimes I hear things I don't remember at all and other times the memories associated with the songs are so strong it's like entering a time machine.

This evening Jack is re-runing the August 9, 1986 edition. Two songs on the countdown ("Stuck By You" by Huey Lewis and the News and "Words Get in the Way" by Miami Sound Machine) were my absolute favorites back then. That summer I got to see Huey Lewis and the News in concert at Merriweather Post Pavillion...at least  I think it was that summer...memory can be so unreliable!

I'm loving this book so far...it's funny and touching and very well-written. It deals with some of my favorite things: Molly Ringwald movies, legendary singers, high school crushes reappearing 15 years later and getting over the past once and for all...more on this great book later!!:)