elizabeth mckenzie's stop that girl
this is your sort of generic coming-of-age book, about a girl with a somewhat mentally unstable mother and grandmother. i liked it for the first 3/4 or so, but then it suddenly jumped ahead like ten years in the narrative and never really went back and explained what happened in those years. i actually thoguht i was missing a chapter or something. and then it ends pretty abruptly with the main character pondering things, as these things often do. i am pretty sure the ny times gave this a good review, furthering my recent distrust of their opinions.
on the agenda for today: building shelves! my last set (for now)! probably watching more of entourage season 2 (the new season starts the 11th). maybe more sitting outside in the shade and reading. yay sunny saturdays! oh wait, never mind, i'm seeing cars, yay!!! i guess i'll do that other stuff later. :)
ETA: actually we ended up seeing prairie home companion, which apparently features many favorite characters from keillor's show (although i liked the characters and i've never once heard his show). virginia madsen's character didn't work for me, but otherwise the behind-the-scenes stuff and the performances were entertaining.
and hey, any day that culminates in proposal-writing/brainstorming over creme brulee is totally awesome, in case you didn't know.
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