Reading in February

February was a very busy month. OBNOXIOUSLY BUSY! I didn't have a lot of time for reading or for much of anything else. So reading was a bit slim.

The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley*
Candide by Voltaire (school assigned)

None of these books were too outstanding. The Glass Bead Game was interesting and intellectual. I'm beginning to appreciate Hermann Hesse a lot, but his books are not exactly "leisure reads". You have to be focused and put some effort into it. The Jungle Book is obviously a classic and very nostalgic for me, but I don't necessarily recommend it to anyone. Brave New World was a simple read, reminded me of 1984... I guess I can recommend it. And Candide was assigned... end of story.

Francis and I are headed to Bloomington, IN. for a show tomorrow. I'm sick and we haven't played for a while... I think I smell disaster. Should be fun. If you're in the area, stop in at Pourhouse Cafe at 2pm.

And I've been listening to this band out of Oklahoma called Evangelicals. They're really weird and bizarre at times but then there are points where the melodies are absolutely beautiful and somewhat heavenly. Definitely a good listen when you're driving at night.

"Eternity was in our lips and eyes"