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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Hey there 2010, way to disappoint!

The year is 14 days old. I have 1 post (Now 2! Doubled - Wooohooo!). And it was written just before Christmas break.

Not good.

I just don't find myself having a ton to say. Things are... well, they are things right now. It is what it is and all those cliches.

I'm currently all worked up over Joshua Ferris' The Unnamed. Its out Jan. 17 (I think). Want to find out more about it? Well go here. What do you think I am ... Wikipedia?

Alright alright. Quite your whining. God that sounded like 10 penny nails being shot out of tennis ball machine set to "Agassi On Steroids" hitting a blackboard being scratched by a cat. Or something with big claws.

The Unnamed is Ferris' second work. His first... well, I don't know much about it, so that's pretty much all I'll say about it. But The Unnamed follows a man who has a fictional disease that, at random times, forces him to walk. And walk. And walk. And not in a circle. He walks out of work. Out of his marriage. He walks long distances into the night and across mountains. It's supposed to impart you with an appreciation of what you have.

It was recommended for Jan./Feb. by what R and I affectionately refer to as The Bible. Why do we call it that? You're very nosey today, did you know that? And just for that I'm not going to list its actual name. You'll just have to click the link. How does that suit you? Ok, ok, enough already with the nail-tennis-ball-machine sound! Its Men's Health.

Well, anyway, enough about you. We call it The Bible because I take most of what I read as gospel. Its got great "what to read, play, listen too" sections most months, plus great workouts, meals, tips and tactics.

I have a post brewing about why, or more appropriately why do I, hate populists, populism, - maybe the populus (What? Wait, I just Googled that and it turns out I don't hate most of it) and the whole touchy-feely "hate technology" movement. Update your calenders accordingly.