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I think I am finally giving up on Fair and Tender Ladies. I understand that this is a realistic representation of what the character would really be like, and how she would really spell, and that I would probably like the character if I kept reading (I mean, i like her okay now), but I really, really hate trying to read through poor grammar and intentional misspelling and the like. More realistic? Sure. Readable? Not for me. Oh well. Sorry, K, I tried.

I did finish Cuba Libre pretty quickly, and it was pretty good. I like Elmore Leonard well enough, but I don't really get off on his stuff the way I do on say, Michael Chabon. Assuming that he was historically correct with dates and stuff though, i can honestly say I learned a few things. Not that these things are interesting enough to share, mind you.

So now I am reading a copy of The DaVinci Code that i borrowed from my friend M. Everybody in my family loved it (and so did M), and they are not easy, so I figure it'll probably be good. Right now i am less than 100 pages in and I am hooked. The writing is smart. Not "dictionary at my side for constant reference" smart, but "pause to think a minute and make sure I understood that last sentence" smart. It would be cool if I knew some french, but since I knew Spanish while reading CL, I feel like it evened out. Plus, I never, ever need french at Georgia's largest flea market, the venerable J & J, but I use my spanish there about every time I visit. I wish that my high school guidance counselor was still there, so I could go back and ask him what the fuck he was thinking trying to push me into taking french class. Seriously.

Saw some good rock and roll last night. Colonel Knowledge and the Lickety Splits may not have the best name, but they sure are talented. And Dark Meat kicked much ass. I want them to put out a split sven inch with the Dictatortots, just for the fun of putting thirty people on a two song recording. Plus, the artwork writes itself. Dark Meat with a side of Tots. The possibilities are endless. I also enjoyes Subversivo!. At least when they were not singing. i think more bands should feel free to play without singing.

Okay, I need more coffee and less pants (vinyl chair, you know).
Ahhhhhh Sunday.