Books...meh.

I have some down time before I sign off from work for the day, so I just wanted to write a quick update. First, today I went down to the YMCA tech lab today and decided to see if they had some speakers for my computer I could borrow. For the whole year, I have not had speakers-and I LOVE them. Work has gone by much faster with Pandora and me rocking out to my favorite jams. I am also more voluntary to do busy work that I would normally put off. So, this is great for my productivity!

Over the weekend, I finished two books over the weekend, and I found both to be pretty blah. First I read Fool by Christopher Moore, for the April book club read. This book is supposed to be a satire off of Shakespear's King Lear. I have not read King Lear, but I really didn't find this book to be funny, nor really that amusing. The story is told from the point of view of Pocket, King Lear's jester. Basically, there were a lot of farting, peeing and sex jokes. A few of the jokes were funny and clever-but the majority of the humor in the book was elementary. Now, I am not a pretentious reader-I think Sophie Kinsella books are pure genius. However, in Moore's defense, I have never found "poop" and "sex" jokes to be funny en masse. They might get  a smile from me. I prefer book humor to be more witty and involved in the plot (meaning that a joke or a funny situation can take a while to reach the punchline). So, maybe this was not my thing and might be yours.

Okay, anybody who has been reading the women-oriented blogs is probably rolling their eyes right now. This book (part of trilogy) exploded into the internet/book scene a month or so ago as the new "mommy" porn. Essentially, since the advent of Electronic Readers, erotica fiction geared towards ladies has risen some crazy number like 300%. The idea is that since women don't have to show what they are reading anymore (via book covers), they are feeling more comfortable buying smut. They interviewed one lady who has a kindle exclusively for naughty books, and averages reading 11 a week (INSANE!). With all this background, I had to read the book that got everybody all up in arms/hot and bothered. I found the book to be a lot like Twilight (it originally was Twilight Fan-Fiction) in that the writing was simple and at times, bad, the story was basic, the man controlling, and the fact that I was in no way jealous for the protagonists' life or situation. All that said, I couldn't put the stupid book down (another similarity to Twilight). I also wrongly thought the book was going to be all smut-but there actually is an honest attempt to unmask feelings and emotions of a burgeoning relationship. 

Note: The book does try to address BDSM. I have no idea if they do accurately or not, but have heard mixed and very passionate reviews on the internet. If you read my review and are intrigued, wanting to secretly give the book a try-I would suggest reading some of the blog articles on the book, as well as reviews about the couple's relationship.

Alright! Work is almost done. 

Lastly, I just wanted to share that I have been shopping diligently to put more color in my wardrobe. Whenever I do laundry, I feel like I am just hanging out a bunch of blacks, grey's, and dark red shirts. I have started to go to H&M due to budget constraints. Not sure if that's a good idea yet, but I am happy now because I can get so much more for my buck! Hopefully, the clothes don't unravel the second time I wear them. 

Happy Wednesday!