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Thanksgiving is approaching which means this is the time people start asking each other what he or she wants for xmas. This is what I want for xmas. Even more than a blotter.

This morning we had cinnamon rolls and my husband commented that I had left him the center roll, which everyone knows is the best one cause it doesn't have a crust. I felt guilty because I usually take the center one and this time I had left it because I had undercooked the rolls a little and the center one had deflated a little. So, I told him the truth because I wanted to be honest and we're all about being open with each other. So, then Paul responded, "Well, since we're being honest I thought you should know I always put the retarded roll in the center."

Anyway, have you seen the new Weezer video, Pork and Beans? U can haz cheezburger if you get all the net references.

I found a new way to entertain myself on my long commute home from work. Audio books. At first I wasn’t sure about this medium, but now I love it. I have very little free time and don’t get to read as much as I would like. One of the things I enjoyed about taking the express bus into downtown, when I used to ride the bus in another lifetime, was the opportunity it gave me to catch up on my reading.

Now, I can read in the car and it isn’t just anyone reading the book. It’s usually some famous actor or professionally trained voice actor, so it’s like aural drama. I recently finished We Need to Talk About Kevin. I’ve never read any of Lionel Shriver’s books but now I plan on reading more of her. I loved this book and it was perfectly suited for audio because the book is a series of letters written by the main character to her husband.

The only problem is my library doesn’t have any other audio books by Shriver, which is the only drawback of audio books. They’re not all at my library. I’m a taxpayer, so I like to take advantage of my public library, which has a great selection. I think more people should take advantage of their city’s public services. Paul and I like to use the library as a free blockbuster as well with all the movies you can get there. It was a sad day when the library put a limit of three on the number of items we could put on hold online.

Anyway, what is this blog about? I’m just saying We Need to Talk About Kevin is a great book. And go visit your public library. And public schools are awesome.

I have a new hair style. I decided to go with a bob with bangs. I haven’t had bangs in years and was a little hesitant to get them. It isn’t that I don’t look good with bangs, it’s that I don’t know how to manage them, but now with the invention of the flat iron me and bangs get along great.

I like my new look, but I think other people’s reactions to it are funny. My coworkers felt it was a dramatic change and people came by my office for the explicit purpose of viewing my hair for the first week. “I heard that I needed to come by and see your hair, OMG! That’s so cute!” I should have sold tickets.

A lot of people asked me if I liked it. I don’t know if people ask it because they don’t like it or they’re worried that I don’t like it. The best comment was from Paul, of course, “Wow, you look Asian.”

I think it says something about my life when the most exciting thing I have to blog about is a new haircut.

Yesterday our plans for entertainment sort of fell through, so Paul and I found ourselves with some rare free time.

Me: So, do you want to go see a movie?
Paul: No, we're going to the movies with Steve and Mary tomorrow.
Me: We could go get the new Grand Theft Auto IV and play that all day.
Paul: Now you're just trying too hard.