Hope and Didion

So, in my Creative Nonfiction class, my professor saw me re-reading "Miles from Nowhere" and mentioned that he'd actually met author Nami Mun at a writer's convention in Chicago! You can imagine my shock--shock furthered as he said he and some other professors were trying to get her to come speak at Roger Williams! It's just tentative at the moment, but gosh oh golly, I've never wanted something so much in a long time! I really hope she visits--that would be so exciting!

My professor also mentioned wanting to read Miles from Nowhere, but said he wouldn't borrow my copy as he was afraid of losing it. Oh writers.

So at the moment I am reading "The Year of Magical Thinking", by Joan Didion, for the aforementioned class. It's a nonfiction piece Didion wrote about the aftermath of the death of her husband. I'm only about eighty pages in and haven't formed a real opinion of it yet, so I think once I finish the book [and the 8-page paper on it required for class] I'll review it here.

Also, I'm working on a thesis paper for my American Literature class about John Updike, and reading the "Rabbit" books as supplements. But instead of promising reviews I won't get around to writing, I'll say maybe I'll review "Rabbit, Run" once I finish it.

I want a Kindle II for my birthday. It costs over 300 dollars, but hey, I'll be 21. It's better than buying me booze.