Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

So, I finished this one like, a month ago. Number seven in the list. I was hoping for something a little more memorable. The fact that I didn't want to run right over to my desk and share each little detail that I loved with the world is an indicator that, this wasn't my favorite Sedaris read. I do however, remember enjoying the chapter "The Girl Next Door". It reminded me much too much of the place described in this blog; a place where daily I screamed, "My God, the things you don't know. My God" (pg 121). Compared to Barrel Fever, I'd give it a 5.

Julie and Julia

So, it's not incredibly well written, but Julie and Julia did get me excited about living in a shitty little apartment in Champaign, IL. Moving across the country, cooking for my special friend, bitching about our cat, and blogging about the unrealistic goal I’ve set for myself this year seemed at first to be very boring, bland things to read/write about. In actuality, they are, but fuck it; 365 days of the same distractions got Ms. Powell a book deal. Let's just wait and see what I can get out of it. I think I’ll hold out for a new bookshelf, or maybe a carton of cigarettes.