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Back on the home compy, complete with internet connection. I'm not sure how long this will last, but I'm sort of testing the waters here in the 'rents place - my mother wasn't terribly fond of sharing a modem with her last year, but I'm hoping this will speed along the 'let's get a router' talks we've been having since then.

Anyway, it's sort of sad how much I've missed having a line running into this PC. My current MSN name is a bit of a spin on this ("give me internet of give me death!"), but in reality old compy here has been nothing more than a glorified paperweight since returning to Guelph with me (which I've just realized is a bit of a pun, given that its sitting on stacks of paper as we speak). Truthfully, my comp generally serves two functions: communications tool and stereo. As I can't seem to find my cable that connects my speakers to the PC, listening to music without headphones became impossible. Without internet, I was really left wondering why I bothered to turn it on.

So, last entry I alluded to Hunter S. Thompson. Well, he's first on my summer reading list, but I'm not sure if I'll make quite as much progress this summer as I did last. It seems as though I'm a bit more social at the workplace these days, so that hour (30 min lunch plus two 10 minute breaks) I would spend reading is non-existent. Regardless, we'll see how it goes...anyway, back to the book: I'd had Hey Rube, a collection of the man's sports columns posted on ESPN's web site since receiving it at Christmas (thanks again, Brian). Its very good, but I had been forced to shelve the book shortly after winter semester started, only having a chance to read the first 'part'. Its strange to read of the man's gambling tips (which is what I'm assuming he was commissioned to write to justify having his column appear on a sports page) a few years after the fact (espescially given that I don't gamble), but the work is an entertaining read nonetheless as he frequently goes off on all kinds of enjoyable tagents (normally about politics).

So, once I finish that, my list is looking as follows:
1. Batman Unmasked: Analyzing a Cultural Icon (by Will Broker)
I was lucky enough to grab this from the Bookstore at a pretty sweet discount awhile ago. This gives me a chance to scratch my 'cultural studies intellecutal' itch while reading about familiar (and quite enjoyable) subject matter. These are my favorite type of books.
2. Access All Areas: A User's Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration (by Ninjalicious)
Kevin and Ryan bestowed this upon me, a book that I've only had a chance to flip through so far. I'm wary of reading this at work given the subject matter, I'd think such a thing could be misinterpreted by the less intellectually inclined folk that pass through the lunchroom.
3. The Beatles: The Biography (by Bob Spitz)
This is a relatively recently-released bio on the fab four should be a fun read, though given its size (and the fact that its hardcover) I can't see myself reading this one on-the-go. This was supercheap, thanks to my mother's bulk-buying-book-club ways.

I've also picked up some fiction over the year (Marc Acito's How I Paid for College and Robert McGill's The Mysteries, both unedited advance promo copies I got for free from the Bookstore during some spring cleaning) and even one left over from last (Angela Carter's The Passion of New Eve, which was required course reading I never quite got to in third year).

Needless to say, I should have plenty to keep my mind sharp during the mentally dull factory routine.