Sooo Close

I almost made it to the WRH2SU store today, but the friend I was with spotted a jewelry store that looked far more interesting and it did not disappoint either of us. Even Master Card got a bit of a thrill before the day was rushed along to meet the demands of whatever.
A teen whom I adore decided he wanted to come over to my house tonight instead of going with his dad to do whatever his dad does on Wednesday nights. I was more than a little happy about his request to come over. I could actually see his face tonight, which is a first in about 2 or maybe 3 years. He had his hair in a pony tail which he did not waste any time telling me that he still wears it down to go to school but he thought I would like it better if he pulled it back. This is really good news because last week he didn't care what I liked at all and assured me that he wasn't going to change who he is for anyone. I bet him $100 that someday he would. I didn't try to collect on the bet but oh what a temptation to remind him.

I thought my computer woes could come to a screeching halt with the arrival of this teenager. WRONG! He may be the only teen on the planet who says he really HATES computers and does not know much about them. He claims he is not interested in gaming, facebooking, my spacing, or anything else to do with whatever I thought all teens liked to do. Who knew? So I asked him what he does when he is not doing school work and he told me he likes to listen to music and read. He is currently reading 2001 Space Odessey. Who in heavens name has ever read that? I didn't understand all they symbolism in the movie when it first came out and still don't however many years later this is. Plus, he is reading To Kill a Mockingbird. When he isn't reading, he says he likes to watch some junk on TV but hey, who doesn't do that? 

Did you know that To Kill a Mockingbird is on the list of boods banned by American schools and libraries in something like 47 states? It is considered to be "socially offensive" as are other banned books such as Ann Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Ulysses was banned for too much sex and the Harry Potter books for being irreligious. Don't you just love being in a country that has freedom of the press? So, I am making a list of the banned books for this young man so he can have a reading list that will compliment his noncomformist attitudes and promised I would help him locate any that he couldn't find on his own. Ironically, George Orwell's book, 1984 was banned for being too political however, the Communist Manifesto and other writings of Karl Marx survived the sanitation of material that would harm the developement of the easily influenced minds of children and teens. You can check out banned book list for yourself if you want. One place it was posted was the September, 2010 www.aarp.org/bulletin unless that got banned too.
I never even knew I wanted to read Tess of the d'Urbervilles before the banning. It too was banned for too much sex...It was written in 1891. I can hardly wait to see if it is as steamy as say any movie that is rated PG13 or nearly anything on TV today. I'd much rather read that than go to the WRH2SU store. I'm heading out for the library...oh wait, I can't, I have an appointment to get a massage and then a hair appointment after that and then I will surely have to come home to let the dogs out . The chances of me leaving the house again are zero and none.