Three Items of Note

Don't you love it when two of your favorite things are strolling down a metaphorical street, happen to notice each other for one reason or another, and sort of tip their hats to one another? In this case, indie rock and NPR's This I Believe series collide: Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips believes we create our own happiness and is apparently really proud of the 11 years (!) he spent as a fry cook at Long John Silver's. You gotta admire that. You can read or listen to his essay here.

Also, I can't believe I forgot to mention this, but I guest-blogged a few days ago over at alog in response to the Question of the Month, "Tell me about your Hallmark moment." I used it as an excuse to talk about how much I love greeting cards.

Lastly, I started Story of O the other day and plan to finish it today/tonight if my sniffly nose and watery eyes will allow me (I have a cold). Once I'm finished I'll write more-ish on the topic, though with a book like this, it's often the sort of thing I dislike saying much about since I'm sure somewhere in literary journals, theses, and all over the internet, other people have said the same or better things. We shall see.