I've got a problem. It's a problem that many parents and teachers would love for their kids/students to have. The problem is very simple: I've got too many books. Too many books to read. Just when I thought I'd settle down into one book for a change ("Making Money" by Terry Pratchett) my dear sweet mother dropped by the local thrift shop and acquired a box full of classics that I need to read for high school lit. credit. The sad part is that I actually want to read those books but can't.

So "Crime and Punishment" can wait for now, but oh, look. "Les Miserables" is looking so, so pretty. Oh, Victor Hugo, don't tempt me. After finally finishing "All Quite on the Western Front" I thought things would settle down, but oh no. I just had to go to the library and pick up a newer thriller by Jason Elam (if you follow American Football avidly, then yes, it is the same guy) called "Monday Night Jihad". Football? Jihad? Read me!

And that's not even counting the fact that I'm going to have to read "Catch-22" soon for literature. Looks to be a great book, though. From what I've heard, Joseph Heller put together a masterpiece. Even if I finish that, however, I've still got all of the Halo books on the waiting list. Oh, and did I mention that I wanted to read all the Bionicle books again? Sometime. I hope.

-don't touch my pocket protector