First of all, thanks for the comments on the last post. I will NOT be posting naked pictures of myself on my blog. I don’t want to scare you away! And believe me, right now, they are scary!

Secondly, today was my friend Ken’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Ken!

I just finished reading Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs. I have read all his books so far. I knew I would enjoy this one as well. And I did. It’s a series of true stories from his life. I laughed and cried at several of the stories. I found them both thought-provoking and humorous. I really like the cleaning lady story. I love the way he writes. He writes like he’s sitting down having coffee while telling you a story face to face. He is the kind of guy that I’d like to be friends with. He wrote one story about people contacting him after they’ve read his books and talk to him as if they’ve known him all their lives. Well, after reading his books, you actually feel like you might have known him for a very long time. I know that’s how I feel. I feel like I could sit down with him and have a great conversation and not have any awkward silent moments. Also, the way he talks about his partner you just know he is totally in love and plans on being with him the rest of his life. I like that about him because of course, I want the same thing. I completely enjoyed this book and could relate to so many of the stories. If you haven’t discovered the joy of his books, you should really look check them out. I know you’d enjoy them.

Next up is Shameless by Paul Burston. I haven’t read anything by this author. I don’t even know if he’s written anything else. But it was recommended to me by someone (I can’t remember who) and thought I’d give it a try.

From the publisher:

Martin is kind, decent, easy on the eyes…and look where that’s got him. His boyfriend of four years has run off with a male prostitute, and his friends John and Caroline both have enough excess baggage to fill a Louis Vuitton window display. What’s a nice gay man to do? With no one to turn to, Martin decides to relive the wild youth he never had and – at the ripe old age of thirty-two – jumps headfirst into hedonism. But the nights of drugs, hard bodies, and even harder music are about to take their toll. Martin, John, and Caroline will find that as fun as being absolutely shameless is (and girl, can it be fun!), it also has a price – one that they ultimately may not want to pay.

Sounds like something I might enjoy. We’ll see. And of course, I’ll have a review of the book when I finish reading it.