Ready, Set, Blog!

I set up my literature blog for my English 30 class. I took this class because it would force me to read outside of my comfort zone. Normally I like to read Biographies and Auto-Biographies.

I loved Marlon Brando's Songs my Mother Taught Me. I am mostly interested in real life stories, but I can appreciate the imagination of fiction.

I just finished "The Liars Club" by Mary Karr. I was ordered to read it by my father. That's probably why it sat on my shelf as a dust collector for over a year. Then I promised myself I would finish it on my trip to England and Scotland.

Since, our U.S. Dollar is about as strong as the peso. I thought I would try to save some British pounds by taking a ten hour bus ride from London to Scotland. As opposed to take a more expensive four hour train ride. So I read and read for hours on the bus. The stories in the book are so funny about the author's insane white trashed family. I could totally relate to the dysfunction, and I also thought my friend Jessica Delfino would enjoy it. I decided I would finish it and give it to her when I got to Scotland.

When I arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland I wheeled my earthly possessions to the venue where my friend was performing. I felt like a bag lady, but quickly got over the embarrassment.

After Jessica's show we went back to Jessica's apartment where I saw the Liars Club on the table and asked, "Jessica did you take this book out of my bag?" She said, "No I'm reading that!" I looked inside my purse to find my own copy of the Liars Club. I was a little freaked out by the coincidence. She said that a friend insisted she read the Liars Club and like myself it sat on her shelf for about a year. Till we decided to pull it out at the same time.

This is not the only coincidence I share with Jessica. We both have flat feet, and wear a shoe size of 8 and 1/2. We both got our front teeth knocked out as kids and have crowns. My tooth was shot out by a bee bee gun, while her stepfather pushed her off a boat. On occasion we will both show up wearing the same outfit.