The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland

and

I'll be going back to Borders today to pick up something else as I have 40% + $10 off one item...but I have no idea what to get.

last night started to read some book about holy trees, people make signs there... but can't remember a thing since was rather drunk. shall try again.

One of my faves tho last time I read it was 2 decades ago.

Might take Tropic on my plane ride. EDIT: Damn, scratch that, the fuckng book's in Portland. Well, for the ride back then.

shit for school:
macbeth
their eyes were watching god

shit for me:
galapagos by kurt vonnegut

Picked this up today:

This. I got it for 10p from the local library.

^^fantastic looking cover

It's the norm for books to feature different covers everytime they're reprinted, and I was lucky the library owned the 1972 reprint which features that striking looking cover. :)

Talking of great covers, this has to be my all time fave.

Morrissey's been having trouble of late on his tour. He was performing in the Liverpool Echo Arena when he was struck on the head by a glass thrown from the crowd. He left the stage, refusing to return. The gig was subsequently cancelled.

Two weeks previously he collapsed at a show in Swindon which led to the cancellation of the following night's gig in Bournemouth.

And just recently Morrissey had a fan thrown out of his Hamburg gig for upsetting him over something the fan said.

1 and 3 aren't anything surprising... aside from my not understanding anyone who pays to get into a show to heckle/throw shit. 2 ...:( Was this after being hit in the head?

fucking cunt better not have given moz a brain bleed.

I only love him more with years.

That ones really good! I read it a while back.

About 40 pages to go, then I'm on to this: