Ah! If only one could remember to write...

It seems you and I have similar problems in the posting department.

In response (belatedly) to your last post, I believe I got all three of you HP trivia correct, although I was a bit iffy on Lockhart's favorite color. I keep attempting to think of a question for you, but they all seem to have slipped my mind....

As to your reading, I completely understand the sort of book you are talking about. Not directly connected, but also thought provoking, I've been reading The Grapes of Wrath (I don't remember the author). You most likely have read this also. It is a miserable story, yet for some reason incredibly engaging. I find it frustrating to know that it will end badly. In case you are not familiar with it, it is the story of a family in Oklahoma who originally were squatters on the land they farm. Naturally, eventually they are kicked off with the invention of tractors and must move elsewhere. And so begins their doomed journey to California. It really is an intriguing book. I also just read The Lost Horizon by James Hilton. You are most likely privy to this one as well, but I will explain just in case. It is the story of a man in the 1930's who was a brilliant officer in the war but who has been entirely used up. Glad to finally be escaping his life in the army, he boards a plane with three others. Unfortunately, they're plane is highjacked and they are taken to a hidden valley in the Tibetan mountains. There they discover a monastery where they believe in peace and moderation. That is what I found most interesting. Their entire way of life is built around this idea of moderation. Everyone is moderately honest, moderately obedient, moderately kind, and they have created a valley of peace. The catch is in order to keep their valley unspoiled, once discovered, they won't let anyone leave. Their whole purpose is to keep one small pocket of the world free of war, deceit, and hate. Interesting thoughts, all in all.

Now I must leave. I have places to go, and school to do and all that.
Your friend,
Megan