I Want To Tell You

1. I picked up the new book on George Harrison this weekend and have been spending a lot of time flipping through it, reading and re-reading the pages. Until I was in college I never listened to anything but the Beatles. I just didn't see the need to. They were and are a huge influence on me. George was always my favourite. I remember going to school in tears on the day he died.

2. I'm starting a course in audio production tomorrow, which I'm quite nervous about. But then again, I get nervous about everything. I haven't taken classes in a while and I'm not really looking forward to having to juggle school and work, but I'm excited to be learning about something that really interests me. And I'm a huge nerd for any kind of audio equipment. I may or may not have gotten a new pair of shoes to start the school year. I guess you're never too old for that back to school feeling.

A new shirt from Out of Print. They donate a book to a community in need for each shirt sold.

I knew I had to have this as soon as I saw it. The Catcher in the Rye is one of my top three favourite books (along with Homo Faber and To Kill a Mockingbird) and has been since I first read it as a teenager. I still remember quite vividly the summer I read it for the first time. There's nothing quite like discovering a very excellent book. Except maybe discovering a very good record. But that's a whole other post.

I've been a bit behind on my reading lately, what with working and getting ready for an upcoming trip. Now I'm trying to narrow down the books to bring along on vacation. Here are the ones up for consideration:

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
Swallowdale - Arthur Ransome
England Made Me - Graham Greene
A Coffin for Dimitrios - Eric Ambler
Carry On, Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse (I'm definitely bringing this one!)
Mein Name sei Gantenbein - Max Frisch
Writings from The New Yorker 1927-1976 - E.B. White
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
Berlin - Pierre Frei
The High Window - Raymond Chandler

For some reason, I like to read mysteries during the summer. I really don't read them at all during the rest of the year.