i went to a 40th anniversary of woodstock party at my favorite bar on thursday night. there was plenty of accoustic guitar, mandolin, and bongo music throughout the entire evening. there was also quite a bit of tie dye and flowers. i completely fit in here. they served free rice and pb & j sandwiches (apparently concert goers ate these foods). thankfully, there was no mud... the music was played indoors. i live in a strangely wonderful town. it's funny how things can change on you. so much is different about my life/enviroment from last year. i like it.

the boy is out of town this weekend so i'm enjoying some "me" time as well as hanging with some friends. i'm actually going to a minor league football game with some friends tonight. i think we are probably going to hit up every bar along the way. i'm glad i don't have to be the dd. i think it might rain....

josh moves on tuesday into his house. i'm excited to see it. his mom asked me to help clean/move but josh said all i need to do is make sure the fridge is properly stocked with beer and malibu (my fav). his mom and i work all day tuesday so i have a feeling josh will be on his own for most of the heavy lifting. it's going to be a crazy week.

i've been reading quite a lot this summer. some of my favorite books i've read are:
amsterdam by ian mcewan
atonement by ian mcewan
the story of edgar sawtelle by david wroblewski (absolutely amazing.... read it!)
host family by mameve medwed
crow lake by mary lawson
the heart is a lonely hunter by carson mccullers (one of my favs of all time... read it!)
one hundered years of solitude by gabriel garcia marquez
gap creek by robert morgan
the reader by bernhard schlink
white oleander by janet fitch
the pilot's wife by anita shreve
timequake by kurt vonnegut
slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut
the family orchard by nomi eve
cold mountain by charles frazier

right now i'm reading:
as i lay dying by william faulkner
so far so good. i want to read light in august or sanctuary by him as well.
i also want to read kill two birds and get stoned by kinky friedman and stephen colbert's book but i don't think my local library has those....

i had a lot of time on my hands this summer. i think reading was a postive way to spend my afternoons...evenings... and mornings. school is really going to hinder my reading time. :)