When I was a kid, I was a big reader, but in the past several years, that fell by the wayside for other hobbies, such as...sleeping, and not exercising. In the past few months, though, I've actually read a few books, and I thought I'd share my thoughts on them with you, dear readers.

Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris	I'd been wanting to read David Sedaris for a while, and ended up reading this one on and off over a couple months. It's a collection of short essays about his life and his family, and was a light, enjoyable read. Somehow, he makes drug addiction funny.
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Empire Falls Richard Russo	This was probably the most literature-y of the books I read, and I enjoyed it. The beginning was slow and hard to get through, and the end a little strange, but most of it was very good. Interesting characters and a bit of mystery thrown in for good measure.
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JPod: A Novel Douglas Coupland	Microserfs is one of my favorite books, so when I heard Coupland was working on a sequel of sorts that took place at a game company of all places, I was more than a little excited. So it was with great anticipation that I read JPod on the flight to New York a couple months ago. One word: Crap. Okay, two words: Total Crap. I haven't had a more disapointing reading experience in recent memory. I returned it because I couldn't stand owning it. Any writer who writes himself into one of his stories, not even in an ironic way, should be ashamed of himself. Shame on you, Douglas Coupland. You are a poo.
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How to Be Lost: A Novel Amanda Eyre Ward	Amanda described this book well as "good pizza." Not a work of literature by any standard, but a good, satisfying, story that takes just a few hours to get through. A good vacation read.
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Life of Pi Yann Martel	A great book, and a great story. I highly recommend this book.

OMGMiniEnzo!!!

For all Mountain View residents: today Google launched their free city-wide WiFi service. Info here.

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks like the complex across the street is one of the non-covered areas, so I don't know if that applies to my place as well. I'll check it out tonight and let y'all know.

Ever wonder what the "movie trailer guy" looks like?

Wonder no more.