It's Time for a GD Post

Freakin' A. This is ridiculous.

I cannot believe how long it has been since we posted here. It's insane.

Not to make excuses, but...at least I have an excuse. And, it's a good one. No, really. It is. Take my word for it. And if you don't believe me, ask Zam. She'll stick up for me on this one.

Anyway, let me update you, Gretchen (since you are probably the last person on the planet that still reads here), on some things that have been happening since I last posted.

• School has ended and I am on vacation.
• After 8 years, I am once again single--and slightly recovered from the devastation.
  
• I now know all about the various controversies surrounding Shakespeare, as well as many techniques used by CSI's and forensic scientists (got A's in both classes--go me!).
• I have a dark and lovely farmer tan, complete with hat line on the forehead, after 9 days of parking cars at the annual German Festival.
• I have finally been able to sleep in every day this week because I have NO obligations from now until August.

And so, now what do I do with my time? Well, Zam and I have decided to start up the "Dawggone Long Distance Zamsterson Book Club." Or, as I like to call it, the DLDZBC. :) Anyway, basically, we decided that we would read the same books this summer so that we could not so much discuss the books, as much as basically read 'em and then say to each other, "So, what did you think?" And then reply, "I liked it." And hear in response, "Me, too."

And then, be done with it.

Ya know?

So, for those of you out there who would like to play along with the home version, here are the four books that the DLDZBC has chosen for the summer of 2005:

1. Lost by Gregory Maguire
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
3. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
4. A Widow For One Year by John Irving

Of course, since Zam has dubbed me "Speed Reader," I shall be reading other books in between these four selections, not the least of which will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (my copy has been on pre-order through Powells.com since January).

I just finished reading Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet by John Douglas and Stephen Singular, and I am now currently reading Naked Prey by John Sanford, and awaiting the green light from Zam to begin reading Lost. So, there is still time for those of you who want to jump in on this to do so!

Hurry!