i missed an opportunity to see mtx last night. because i’m self-centered and had been slacking off in the reading of my favorite blogs. therefore, i did not see the tour information. they were here last night. all of the sudden this morning i said, to myself, “hey… i wonder what dr. frank’s up to… these days.” [not wanting to end my sentence in preposition.] can you believe that? missed it by a day. you know why? not only am i self-centered, but lately you find that my head is always in a book. always.
speaking of books, i just finished “good omens” and loved it! adored it! delighted in it! i have a feeling that this is a book that i will be pushing off on people constantly. i’ve made a deal with evildeb to read some book she is enjoying [i don’t even remember what it is] to get her to read “good omens.” i don’t know why i bother. she never likes any book i recommend. i should have learned my lesson when she failed to see the subtle humor and brilliance in isaac adamson’s “tokyo suckerpunch.” she said she didn’t like it and that it wasn’t well written. so then i had to hate her…. again. the only book i know for sure that we’ve both liked, is “wicked.”
which reminds me of louise. now, you know louise is scottish. except when she’s in new york. she has loaned me some of her audiobooks, to listen to on my commute. she was listing off the titles that she had, and she told me she had this book.. and we had the following conversation.
me: what? “midder midder?” what’s “midder midder”?
louise: you know… “MIDDER MIDDER.”
me: *scratches head in confusion*
louise: [with sarcasm i might add] oh PARDON ME, i meant MIURRR MIURRRRRR.
i’ve never had trouble understanding louise before. maybe it’s because there was no context for the word “mirror.” maybe she’s totally unintelligible and i’ve never noticed? is that true, louise? louise… say “aluminum.” …. go on, say it!