books on cd

i drive around a lot! i drive my kids into the richer school district everyday--drive ellyn in(7:10), come back, bring harry in(8:15), pick up harry (3:20), and pick up ellyn either after school (2:45) or after lacrosse practice (either 5 or 6). it is only about a 10 to 15 minute drive to east lansing.

since i don't get much time to read i have been trying to listen to books on cd. i started out w/ good intentions of listening to quality literature. i would listen to stuff i had never read but always meant to--moby dick, pride and prejudice, tale of two cities, etc. everyone time i try i cannot listen to more than 5 minutes before my mind just starts trying to entertain itself. i have found that the stuff i like to listen to is a little more light. i just got done listening to Lewis Black reading his autobiography NOTHING SACRED. it is his story of why he is such a pissy, authority hating, malcontent. i loved it. he even had a small section on the UP, subtitled "Where you go to become an alcoholic."

i also listened to susan orlean's collection of essays. she wrote THE ORCHID THIEF and writes stuff for the New Yorker. and i also listened to Jonathan Lethem reading his collection of essays. i am on a lethem kick and just went to the MSU library and checked out his newest fiction collection and 3 of his earlier books. will i read them? probably not.