Or at least my literature-reading betterment. I just finished Ned Kelly (aka Our Sunshine, the book that the eponymous movie is based on) and I'm starting the Iliad today. Yes, I am reading an ancient classic for fun. I'll try to, anyway. Alex says I'll like it. And you know the reason I read or will read these books is because there's a hot guy called Orlando Bloom in the movies...so now I have a glorious face to put with the characters Yes, I know, it's a silly reason to read lit books but hey. I've got to get excited about something.

Btw: Ned Kelly is a really good book. It took me half a day to finish only because I spent three hours and twenty minutes yesterday seeing Return of the King for the fourth time. Yes folks, it's true, I have now been in a theater for thirteen hours and twenty minutes because I love that movie so much. I reserved my copy of RotK on dvd this weekend (along with spending lots and lots of money at the mall--bad jen!) and I'll get an exclusive Aragorn figurine on may 25 when I go pick it up. That date can't come too soon. Unlike Leo I can watch movies over and over and over again And in case you're wondering...yes, it's still good. Even if Legolas is Captain Obvious. I've heard he'll have more (meaningful) lines in the extended edition (which is still (!) scheduled for a Christmas release ;-P).

And on a much different note. My uncle as you may or may not know has been battling pancreatic cancer for a goodly while now, and my mom just told me that it's gotten worse. So if you're the praying type I'd really appreciate your help. And go out and give blood because he's used up about ten people's so far.

You can tell it took me a while to get this whole entry down. I called my mom in the middle of it. Funny how you can go from rather content to pretty depressed so quickly.