These are the books I picked up Sunday while with a friend in Arlington. One thing I realized is that books are expensive, especially if you buy a bunch at once (as I usually do). I think these are the last paper books I will buy for some time. My next paycheck I’m considering buying an Amazon Kindle. I’ve run out of bookshelf space and I’m tired of carrying around multiple books at once. It’d be nice to just take one device and keep all my books there. The side issue, of course, is what do with the books I already have? Do I buy them in Kindle format too? And what if a better eBook reader comes out? Will it be able to read the books I’ve already purchased or will I have to buy them all over again? (Reminds me of that joke in Men in Black where Tommy Lee Jones quips about buying the Beatles’ White Album again)

Also, I’d like to point out that Barnes and Nobles are bastards for letting me think that spending $25 on a yearly membership card just to buy books at a similar discount from Amazon (without the membership cost) was worth it. Borders and B&N can go shove it.

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
I just watched “Capote”. I realized that I have never read anything by Capote. In fact, I’m only familiar of his work in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (and his acting role in Murder By Death). So I think this is a must read.

The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
I love, LOVE, Ray Bradbury’s work. I read most of his stuff in High School (voraciously) - somewhere in time I had lost my collection of his paperbacks - this is my attempt to fill that void (I purchased The Illustrated Man a few months back)

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Another book that shows up on people’s favorite book list. This was also one of the many novels that have shown up on Lost. I think it’s subject is something I’m very much interested in. I can’t wait to dig my teeth into it.

The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
This is another book I never read. I know the story - it was given in condensed form in High School (stupid textbook teaching). I need the effect of the real thing. It is a short book, and I’m mostly done with it since picking it up on Sunday.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
I started this book a few weeks ago and (time permitting) I’m nearly done with it. I think Thompson is hilarious - he’s the crazy uncle I always wanted to have (though not anywhere near me while armed).

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
This is the book I’m saving for last. I’ve read Vonnegut’s “Breakfast of Champions” and I’ve always wondered why I never picked this one up. I’ve been wanting to read this one since high school. This is the book I’m most excited about reading, so it waits.

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