David Bell Reading

I can't believe I almost forgot to post this!

Anyway, I got to go to David Bell's reading for his new book, "Cemetery Girl" and I have to say, I liked it! It was my first time going to something like this (unless it happened when I was younger, in which case, I don't remember) and I had a lot of fun. David was funny, and sometimes while he was reading he would stop and give us some background info of where he got some of the scene. It was funny hearing him talk about how he thought he 'got away with something' with his mom, only to realize later that she was probably just letting him off. And then when we got deeper into the reading, we were introduced to this dog, and I'm sitting here thinking, "He's not really going to let Frosty die. No way." But then, even when you think that, there's no guarantee it won't happen, you just don't want it to happen. And it figures, of course, that David stopped before we could find out what happened. (I did get a hint from someone later that...oh wait, that would be spoiling!).

And there was free food! Which I enjoy very much. I brought a friend along with me and she snagged me some chocolate while I grabbed a cola on our way out. I guzzled my cola down of course (one of my favorite drinks it is), but I drank to fast and upset my already upset at the time stomach.

I think I'd like to go to more of these types of readings, now that I've experienced one. The extra credit here helped a bit, of course (and it was a mandatory thing in one of my other classes) but I bet now, if I go on my own, it will be even better.