book thoughts: I'll Mature When I'm Dead by Dave Barry (2010)

I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood

Dave Barry

I'll just tell you now, I've been a Dave Barry fan for a long time.  As a kid, I used to read his column in the Sunday paper.  I would check out his books from the library and I also listened to a few as audiobooks during the Summer of Tetris (you get one guess what I did most of that summer). 

I'll Mature When I'm Dead is classic Dave Barry.  And by "classic" I mean 12 year old boy humor at it's best.  Essays range from why men are dufuses to pet ownership to the downfall of printed newspapers.  It also contains a reprint of Barry's article on getting a colonoscopy, which apparently got a lot more responses than he expected.  The weakest essay was a 'Twilight' spoof, since that has already been done to death (and you can't beat 's version, so don't bother trying). 

So, if you need a summer beach read that will make you channel your 12-year old self, pick up a copy. Just don't try to read it in bed or your significant other might give you dirty looks for giggling so much!

Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com

Currently Reading:
Almost Perfect (breakfast)
Tomorrow When the War Began (lunch)
Bullet Point (bedtime)

making a list, checking it twice - SDCC Exclusives and other purchases.

Okay, my card won't get charged until November, but I HAD to get my pre-order in for the next Electric Tiki Tooned-Up Buffy Maquette. This time, Spike get's the treatment.

( William the Cartoony )

In other OMG-I'm-going-to-be-so-broke-after-this-month news, the SDCC Exclusives list has started to roll out. SO many things I want. Here are the few that I am hoping to snag:

Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 'Lotso' Collectible figure
Eleventh Doctor & Dalek pack
Supernatural 'Road Trip to SDCC 2010' shirt
Toy Story 'Get a Sketch' comic book (they do the sketch for you right there of whatever character you want. I want JESSIE!)
Polly Pocket "Dressed for Justice" set (they are dressed like Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman - SO CUTE!)
Bioshock "Big Sister Unmasked" figure (even though it just spoiled me for Bioshock 2...ah well)
The Art of Drew Struzan (though it depends how much the autographed copies will be...)

Plus autographs and other freebies that they will have. And who KNOWS what random stuff will turn up. I know last year different companies were tweeting prizes and such. Oh it is going to be INSANE!!!!!

Another Joss panel was announced for Saturday. Plus a Guild panel. FELICIA YAY! So much awesome.

Don't worry, I'll hook up the ol' Loud Twitter so that my tweets go EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!