It's been awhile.

Hi there,

I've been feeling kind of crazy lately. Time to change that. If you're like me, reading is kind of a calming agent, and when you're not reading, you get anxious. This past week, I tried to change that (I also have been cutting back on caffeine aka coffee, and so far, life has been treating me better). What did I read? Well, I reread Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. Unfortunately, this is most people's introduction to the author (it was for me sophomore year in high school). I fell in love, and was compelled to read other works by him, which only got better and better. Man, I didn't remember the story being so sad. Duh, you might say, it's Hemingway, and very true. The contrast of the old man, the boy, the vast ocean and the fish, it broke my heart.

The other is a graphic novel, From Hell by Alan Moore (he also did Watchmen). I didn't know it was a movie, nor that it was a tale spun from the mysteries of Jack the Ripper. There's a reason why Alan Moore is worshiped by many. From Hell is gritty, confrontational, and violent. And like the Watchmen, it builds up to only let you down, until you realize he's giving you a total mind fuck. He's a nerd with a capital n, and my new author crush (next to you Caitlin).