Musing

Food for the Hungry or It's a Metaphor; You Know I Really Don't Like Poor People Realizing it's damn near April Fool's and that I haven't cranked some thoughts out to you in a while, Kind Reader, I was inspired to take pity on you. You can thank me later. Oasis : I can't even describe the experience. Two and a half hours after the amazing concert ended, Sarah and I got out tickets signed by Liam, Gem, and Noel. Noel wasn't talking much. Liam stopped to say a few words to a few of us. Gem told me he saw me from the other side of the stage; apparently my fanatical arm-waving garnered some attention. Greatest night of my life, all made possible by the greatest person in my life. And what incredible pictures . AI : Vote for Katharine McPhee, damn it. I can't take another week like that. The Future : West Lafayette emailed me today to tell me that Purdue-WL has already accepted its allotment of grad students. So IUPUI it is. This weekend, I'l...

A Couple of Good Reasons to Put Some Money in the Bank (Updated) or If You Just Won the Lottery, Set Aside Money for These Books Following up on the post about soon-to-be-release albums, here's a look at a couple of books that I'm looking forward to seeing on shelves in the near future (maybe). Most (if not all) of these books have had more than one release date already, so these current dates aren't set in stone. Hell, by the time they come out, you will probably have earned a lot of money in interest. Terry Goodkind has promised that he will end the Sword of Truth series in two more novels (after Chainfire ). The penultimate volume, Phantom , should continue the trend away from the droning philosophical tone of The Pillars of Creation and Naked Empire . Goodkind's official site, which is currently being renovated, has an estimated June release date. Amazon says July 18th. As of today, one of the men closest to Goodkind who posts regularly to the official messag...