WAG - Too Many Distractions
Okay, today was nice and sunny. The temperature was a bit high, but bearable in shorts [of course, I was wearing pants in accordance with Missourian dress code, but I'm not too bitter]).
I decided to take the scenic route back to the dorm today.
I burnt a new CD today and was rocking out to a recording of "Sinnerman (Where are you gonna run to?)" performed by Nina Simone. It's a 10-minute long classic spiritual; and makes for perfect background music.
I stopped by the University Bookstore. I discovered in class that two different gel pens had ran out, so I decided to engage in some conspicuous consuption (an considereing the current economic condition, that makes me a patriot[by the same standard it's also "patriotic" to max out all your credit cards and go on a spending freenzy to Vegas - but let's not talk about my Easter vacation plans now...]).
I picked up a couple new pens, found a paperback I've been looking for ("The Alienist" by Caleb Carr in case you were interested) and headed toward the checkout. It was then that I spotted a book that I wasn't looking for, but that I desparately needed.
It seems the newest book in the Left Behind Series, "Armageddon," had come out.
Of course, I had a copy tucked beneath my arm as I made my way toward the counter.
The major thing now is keeping myself focused and concentrated on my assigned homework when such a tempting book is close-by. I told the checkout lady it was "Easter reading." I told myself I would only read one chapter before diving into assignments. Somewhere around page 67, I told myself I had to finish the current chapter and move on to other things like Nazis and priests with AIDS. (Humanities and Cross-Cultural Journalism readings, respectively).
I mean it's bad enough I have a short attent...ooo! Shiny!
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