Hello, Is It Me You Are Looking For?...

Due to my freaked out computer I haven't really been allowed to post much of anything. This lack of posting may also be because I was given several books as Christmas presents as well as a Barnes and Nobles' gift card. So I have been immersed in words that I had forgotten I could comprehend and its exciting. Reading really is better when you don't have a deadline or a paper that depends on it.

When I started during Christmas I noticed that I was rusty and that I couldn't read as fast as I had remembered. But four books later and I am up to my previous level. See its not enough to read for me- I have to finish because I have a hard time concentrating on anything else if I still have a book that is half way done. So here is the short list of books that I have read this Winter.

1. Scar Tissue- Anthony Kiedis
I am a big fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and it was an interesting read- but most of all it was a really sad portrayal of a druggie who just can't stop.

2. Don't Try this at Home- Dave Navarro
A year in the life of another druggie but with the bizarreness (is that even a word?) of Dave Navarro- although I do enjoy his sarcastic humor.

3. Hairstyles of The Damned- Joe Meno
Its about punk, teenage drama and the usual social outcast high school days. Not bad but not the greatest either.

4. Down These Mean Streets- Piri Thomas
This book has always been on my list of things to do. It chronicles Piri's life as a Puerto Rican in a time of social unrest. Thirty years later and things may not have changed much... I highly recommend this book.

Now that the rain has stopped I should start to work on my art and all of the goals that I have for myself, but its just so tempting to read another book...