saturday night special

so i finally finished a book. it has been a long time since i've been able to sit down and actually finish a whole book! nice...

i had never before read the godfather (mario puzo). i had heard of it's greatness...seen the movies. but never actually read the book. there were moments i enjoyed more than others, but the overall feeling the book left was epic. moments i enjoyed:

'...his oft-repeated belief that every man has but one destiny...'

'...he found himself standing, his heart pounding in his chest; he felt a little dizzy. the blood surging through his body, through all its extremities and pounding against the tips of his fingers, the tips of his toes. all the perfumes of the island came rushing in on the wind, orange, lemon blossoms, grapes, flowers. it seemed as if his body had sprung away from him out of himself...' '...both men laughed. calo, his honest face filled with the utmost seriousness, said, "you can't hide the thunderbolt. when it hits you, everybody can see it. Christ, man, don't be ashamed of it, some men pray for the thunderbolt. you're a lucky fellow."...'

'...yet, he thought, if i can die saying, "life is so beautiful," then nothing else is important. if i can believe in myself that much, nothing else matters...'


theme music for the day:
it was all about the hair bands, from night raider singing sister christian to the blue oyster cult singing burnin for you. it was mixed with a little bit of silver tide singing blue jeans and dare i say there was some journey involved...shhh keep that one between you and me, i won't admit to the journey thing but every so often. the day is winding down with bluegrass...a little banjo and some fiddle to keep me warm tonight.