Breakfast of Champions was the first grown-up book I ever read. I stole it off the shelf, even though my parents kept telling me that those books were not for kids. I stole it, that and R. Crumb’s Carload O’ Comics, and I climbed the walnut tree in the backyard, the one whose branches reached the roof, climbed up onto the roof and read both books in a day.
I was eight.
Those books Fucked. Me. Up.
In the very best way, of course, but… yeah. Eight year-old me walked around thinking that everyone else were robots put there to see how she’d react. That, and that grown-ups liked REALLY WEIRD COMICS(x).
So, thanks Mr. Vonnegut. For the fucking-me-up-ness.
Fraction, of course, eulogizes him much better. And doesn’t say fuck even once. I am looking forward to the cake.

In other news:

I keep finding out crazy stuff. Like… did you know that Stringer Bell was British? And a rapper? Why was this information kept from me for so long? I have become obsessed with the Wire, and found myself going thru flickr, looking for “the wire” tags. I know, right? And yet… Oh, in-DEED!

Sometimes, you have to admit that you are powerless over all kinds of things. Like french-fries, and the internet. Sometimes, you just like to look at pretty girls.

Seth Peck started a blog! Welcome to 2005, dude!

If you are in the Midwest, and you grew up in California, everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE will point out to you how often you say the word “dude”.

You won’t care, dude. No worries.

Ok, TWELVE INNING SCORELESS GAME? Which is then won by a Grand Slam Homer? I may have to start rooting for the Tigers.

I have seen #2, and part of #3. Seriously, this is pretty fucking awesome. Kelly Sue knocks it out of the park. Much like the Detroit Tigers (who are #3 on my list of teams who I will be rooting for this year).

(#1 are the Cubs, #2 are the A’s. Duh.)

Things will happen, and life will go on, and the next thing you know? You will have lived in Missouri for over a month. Huh. Would you look at that?

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