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Despite the fact that I should have known what I was getting into listening to an internet radio station that plays Flogging Molly, I could have done without hearing this on the radio:

So goodbye, sweet Róisín Dubh, I say goodbye
Until we meet again
Until we meet again
Until we meet again, she arrives to beautify
But slumber now must rest
Oh my Róisín Dubh
I'll forever love
The youth you once possessed

Daily post

Sleep: 8pm to 12am, 2am to 4am, 6am to 9am

Pain: 8

Weather: rainy, 75F, 88% humidity, high 85F

Daily BPAL: TRICK #1

Daily Tarot: 10 of Pentacles: Riches, inheritance. Attention to family matters, interest in one's ancestral tree. A problem concerning a will or pension. May refer to the acquiring of a house or a business property.

Reading:
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
13 bullets by David Wellington
Sandman #4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
Wide Awake by David Levithan

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Too many books!!!

Too little time!!!

50bookchallenge, 15000pages

Book #115 -- David Levithan, Wide Awake, 225 pages.

In the not-too-distant future, America has just elected the first gay Jewish president. Duncan and his boyfriend Jimmy have been working on the campaign, even though they're not old enough to vote themselves yet. For one wonderful day, everything seems perfect. Then the election is called into question and the conflict escalates. At the same time Duncan learns that Jimmy is having doubts about their relationship. For Duncan, a bus trip and a historic rally become the backdrop for events of both national and personal significance.

I don't even have the words to do this justice. It's brilliant and breathtaking and beautiful. I never imagined I could enjoy a book about politics so much, but I haven't been able to put it down all day. Levithan creates a believable future, one that I would like to see happen, and then puts his characters in the position of fighting to protect that future from those who would undo all the progress Levithan's America has made. This one is *definitely* highly recommended.

Progress toward goals: 267/365 73.2%

Books: 115/150 = 76.7%

Pages: 33083/50000 = 66.2%

2007 Book List

cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven