What people say to you when you're carrying a book:

I don't know what it is about carrying around a book these days, but honestly whenever I do EVERYBODY I run into finds the need to comment on it. I suppose in this day and age, carrying an old school hardcover is quite a novelty. As I get settled into my sedentary desk life, I always try to bring non-computer things to do. (because honestly sometimes your just over screens and the shitty plastic brick of a computer I have at work doesn't really encourage me either)

Anyways, so at first I read Perks of Being a Wallflower, which didn't get as much "OMG I LOVE THAT BOOK!" as expected. But a lot of people didn't even know anything about it, which was odd.   

So then it was on to re-trying a book by my favorite author Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. See the thing it I LOVE his other books (The Thursday Next Series = AMAZING), but then he wrote this other book with new original characters and though it has an interesting premise, I never really got into it. So as I was trying again, I got 

"OMG 50 Shades of Grey... I've heard so much about it, is it good?" Despite the very vibrant and colorful cover. Which was very distressing since (sorry all ya erotica fans) have NO desire to read that abomination of a book and "release my inner goddess" (which I heard is in the book like a hundred times). I got this too many times, and considering my prior ambivalence moved on. 

So onto Making Money by Terry Prachett. He's sort of like Jasper Fforde (british satire fantasy) and I'd read Going Postal by him and liked it. So when I saw Making Money for 2 bucks at my local thrift store , I jumped on it. Well, I've just started it, but already the comments are flowing. For example, I'm going Car shopping with my mother so I bring my book (paperwork = LONG TIME). And sure enough

Car Salesman: "So you learned any good tricks?

ME: (so this is sorta out of the blue, no context) Umm,, I don't know?"

CS: (gesturing galientally to my book, which does have arbitrary illustrated pictures of money on it.) "On making money! Learn anything good?"

Me: Umm well its not actually a book about money, I mean about making money.

CS:.........

Me: "Well it's actually a British satire that takes place in an alternate universe where there is no such thing as money, like as a concept. I presume my main character is going to invent money...the concept of money. I don't know...I just started it."  

CS: "Oh. Well that's great... really great..." 

My life. Gosh, did I look like a snoody intellectual this whole time>?

Work song of the day: Moneygrabber by Fitz and the Tantrums. This is appropriate.