Making attempts at surfing the waist-high slop, trying to write English papers on hideous topics and reading books have been my highlights. Even though it might sound lame, it's actually been quite nice. A bit of a change from the ordinary. I recently read an excellent book called The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. The words in the book are so smooth and flow so nicely that they lull you into some sort of trance. Then before you know it, you want to go to Spain, watch bullfights and drink vermouth all day.
But that isn’t reality… Since I haven’t had to read books for school I have really taken to reading books that interest me, or that are recommended to me. Right now I’m reading 1984 by George Orwell and it sure is a trip. This man Winston lives in this odd world that is lead by “Big Brother.” Big Brother and his "party" basically control society. They make up the past by controlling everything — including our minds. The book's a bit out there but in an odd way paints a picture of what our world could some day be, or is maybe well on its way to being.
It’s been really nice to have a lot of time to relax and hang around my house. But all the while that I’ve been here, my brother was off in some far off fantasy land where the waves were pumping and there were hot little girls running around. If you saw any of the photos you’d be quite jealous, too! It’s cool to hear that he is charging and getting some sick tubes! Someone has to do it…—Conner
