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I bought a couple new books yesterday: The Character of Cats and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction lately. I used to devour novels but anymore I just don’t trust my judgment as to what’s good. So I was intrigued by this post at defective yeti. He’s basically asking his readers to recommend books and promising to read them this year. Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. Most of the books I get are ones I see recommended on blogs anyway. Therefore I’m asking you guys to help me out. What should I read? There’s no requirement that it be new, but I’d prefer fiction over non-fiction (since I have no trouble picking those out myself). Bonus points for unusual stuff like graphic novels. I promise to post at least something about every book as I finish it. So, whaddaya got?

I was going through some pictures last night when I found this awesome one of me at a cast party in college. And who is that with his arm wrapped around me? Rob “Dell Dude” Sudduth. Oh yeah. Me partyin’ up with the cute Dell guy. I told you!

After curry, three glasses of wine, and the latest episode of The O.C.

Me: …So, I thought that the accepted psychological basis for heterosexual man’s preoccupation with lesbianism was that they got to watch naked women without the presence of a man to make them feel all gay and stuff.
Snook: Nahhh, for me it’s just because there’s twice as much boobies.
Me: [after shooting wine through my nose] Dude! Can I put that on my website?
Him: Whatever…

Okay, remember when we played this before? I give you the setup for an Australian television advertisement that is currently pissing me off, and you guess the punchline and the product. Ready?

We crane in on a couple panting in bed, presumably post-coitus. The man is fidgety and disheveled. “Sorry,” he says. The Angelina Jolie-lookalike beside him grins. “That’s okay.” She rolls over to the night table as the wacky trumpets of sexual dissatisfaction kick in. As her partner covers his eyes in masculine shame, she moans with pleasure as she pops open… WHAT? And WHY?

Let the guessing commence. Your clues: This isn’t one of those ads that airs at 2:30 am. It’s been on every day this week during Days of Our Lives, which runs at 1:00 pm. You can tell this because the woman is wearing a tank top to cover her boobies, despite the fact that nobody – outside Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the women of Sex and the City – have sex with a top on. So it’s not that dirty…

• Did Mimi on Days of Our Lives get fake boobs? We’re just up to the bit where Philip is going to rent her half of the loft, and as she stood there in her (awful, horrible) crochet shawl, I suddenly noticed that her new (glaring, orange) huge breasts were filling half the screen. Snookums was unable to confirm (and he usually has good fake-boob-dar). Any opinions?
• Man, Lost is soooo good. We just watched the second episode. The Snook is the King of Wild and Unsubstantiated Speculation. When the Korean woman unbuttoned her top button, he turned to me in all seriousness: “She’s going to kill him.” When Sawyer read the piece of paper and then meaningfully glanced at the hiking group, he announced: “He’s gay. You’re supposed to think he’s looking at Kate, but he’s really checking out hobbit ass.” Luckily the damn polar bear was a twist neither of us could have made up. I think we’re hooked. (Although every time they mention flying out of Sydney, I get a little more freaked out. Qantas… Qantas never crashes…)
• Finally finished watching the second season of The Office. My heart broke. How in the world could Maria Lucas do that to Tim? She’s such an idiot! Yeah, I think I read a spoiler somewhere that they kiss in the Christmas special, but I’m worried that I read it wrong and they might not have a happy ending because that would be so, you know, hip and realistic and crap. I don’t care if it’s realistic or not. I want Dawn and Tim to hook up, dammit! So now I need to rent the DVD, I guess.

And hey, doesn’t the new Survivor start soon? And the Rob-and-Ambah season of the Race isn’t far off. It’s a good time to TiFaux.