i started reading this a few nights ago. i guess it's my smut reading. it took me a very long time to get through _the blind assassin_, and i'm breezing through this book, as it's a bunch of short stories. but, there's something kinda disturbing about this book. i just started the fourth or fifth story, and two of the women characters have died as a result of their love. killed by the men they love. WTF?! i had issues with _the blind assassin_ because of the side story and how the woman allowed the man to mistreat her ... she kept going back for more! hmmm ....

anyhoo, i took the boys to the city park yesterday for a couple of hours. i was hoping it would wear them out a bit so i could have some time to myself. instead, i think it just gets them more wound up.