So Booky...

Finally done the play... I sorta miss it already. I mean, it's nice to be over with the whole thing, and I can get on with my life, but on the other hand, I'm going to miss the other members of the cast, and the crazy antics we all got up to.
Ah well... all's well that ends well.

I got my "birthday gifts" today (as in, I cashed in my gift cards). I picked up three books, Superman: Red Son, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (A Trilogy in Five Parts), and Atlas Shrugged.

To be clear on something, buying a Superman mini-series is odd for me. I almost never delve into the D.C. universe being the Marvel fanboy I am. Red Son is something very interesting though- What if our American hero's kryptonian rocket had landed twelve hours later, and instead of the embrace of Mr. and Mrs. Kent, had been raised in the arms of a loving Joseph Stalin on a Ukrainian collective farm. Lois Lane becomes Lois Luthor, and it's just a very... interesting take on an American icon that's also an interesting deconstruction of the classic Communism Vs. Capitalism.

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy should require no explanation. It's the greatest sci-fi comedy ever written, and honestly, I've just always wanted to give it a try, so I'm doing just that

As for Atlas Shrugged, my meaning for that one is a little different from the other two. The Ayn Rand institution of Canada is having this massive essay competition, and the grand prize is $10,000. My English teacher recommended that I enter this, on the grounds that I'm pretty skilled at writing essays... the hardest thing about this (besides actually finishing the book... eleven-hundred pages of the tiniest text... it's going to take me a while) will be the brevity of the essay. I have to keep the things under a very strict 1600 word limit. Oh well... even if I don't do well with this essay, I can guarantee that this will be a learning experience for me.

*yawn* and now, off to bed before I die.