Where did July go? Where, oh, where?

Work has become interesting now that I�m re-learning PageMaker. It�s a jaunty li�l program, and it�s improved a bit since I last used it (way back in �93 during my brief career as a magazine editor).

In addition to reading Camille (which I have only been able to get to infrequently), I picked up a used copy of The Dark Side of the Light Chasers yesterday. No, it�s not a science fiction novel, it�s more of a self-improvement thang, about expressing the shadowy qualities you�ve repressed over the years in order to be more whole. I have come to despise self-help books, but this one at least raises some neat issues and isn�t all, �be positive, dammit!� In fact, it�s more about feeling comfortable with all the things that make you such a jerk.

I also found a used paperback of Jayne Anne Phillips� Black Tickets, which I intend to read after Camille. J.P. is the author of the single greatest short story of our time, �How Micky Made It� which I read in Rolling Stone magazine when I was in middle school. It is the short story that made me want to write short stories and read more of them. I wish I could find a copy of it and see if it holds up after all these years. Maybe it�s better if I didn�t.

In caffeinated beverage news, I have discovered green tea. It's not that it tastes good, but it tastes like goodness.