Did I mention that I have a ticket to ComicCon for this June! YAY!

There are a lot of holidays.  sorry.
Today is:
Endangered Species Day
National Bike to Work Day
National Pizza Party Day (yum)

Tomorrow is:
Armed Forces Day
I Love Reeses Day (double yum)
International Museum Day
National Learn to Swim Day
Visit Your Relatives Day

Sunday is:
Neighbor Day
Pentecost

So yesterday unfortunately I went to see a play.  It was awful.  It was boring and confusing.  My eyes kept getting heavy.  It was called The Other Felix. It wasn't the actors fault, in which there were only two, but the play itself.  As I left I heard another patron ask the door person, "Can you please explain this play to me.  What did I just see?"  I thought to myself, you and me both lady.  My evening was better when I watched Footloose starring Kevin Bacon and Lincoln:Vampire Hunter.

It's now 100 degrees hot here.  Summer in Vegas lasts from May to October.  Time to break out the shorts and sleeveless tops.

So last night I went to a free jazz in the park concert.  Yes, it is once again that time of year.  Time to have a picnic on the government center lawn and lay back and listen to jazz under the stars.  Last night featured grammy winner Dee Dee Bridgewater and backed up by the Las Vegas Academy jazz band who are high school students and fantastic.  It was so nice.
Here's a taste:
Dee Dee singing Into My Soul-4:36

Today is:
Eat What You Want Day (usually do that anyway)
Mother Ocean Day (my favorite spot)
National Miniature Golf Day (fun if nobody's rushing you)
National Windmill Day (pretty things)
Stay Up All Night Day (I get too tired)
National Train Day (Choo Choo)
World Belly Dance Day (too difficult for me)

Tomorrow is:
Hug Your Cat Day (I want a kitty)
Limerick Day (one of my favorite mini holidays)
National Doodle Day (I can do that)
National Nutty Fudge Day (must there be nuts)

I'm not one for non-fiction as a general rule but I got my hands on a copy of Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky and it was brilliant   It cracked me up every time I read it. It's written as a narrative, and as he explains his adventures in the book I felt a part of them.  I never felt bored either just interested and laughing out loud. A must read!

"Heads in Beds is a funny, authentic, and irreverent chronicle of the highs and lows of hotel life, told by a keenly observant insider who's seen it all. Prepare to be amused, shocked, and amazed as he spills the unwritten code of the bellhops, the antics that go on in the valet parking garage, the housekeeping department’s dirty little secrets—not to mention the shameless activities of the guests, who are rarely on their best behavior. Along his journey Tomsky also reveals the secrets of the industry, offering easy ways to get what you need from your hotel without any hassle. This book (and a timely proffered twenty-dollar bill) will help you score late checkouts and upgrades, get free stuff galore, and make that pay-per-view charge magically disappear. "

Today is:
Kentucky Derby
Free Comic Book Day
Intergalactic Star Wars Day
International Firefighters Day
International Space Day
World Give Day

Tomorrow is:
cinco de Mayo
World Laughter Day

Today is:
Garden Meditation Day
Hug Your Cat Day
Lumpy Rug Day
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
No Pants Day
Paranormal Day
Public Radio Day

Today is:
Amtrak Day
Batman Day
Beltaine
Global Love Day
Great American Grump Out
Lei Day
May Day
Mother Goose Day
Silver Star Day

i just finished reading No Rest for the Dead.It's different for the fact that twenty-six writers wrote this one mystery story. It was a good book and I pulled for and liked the main detective. I also enjoyed seeing all the different styles that authors use when writing.  Yet 3/4 of the way through the book the same thing I was excited about, having different authors and their styles, was now an irritant.  It became a bit of a distraction for me. I was also able to predict who did it.  But that aside, I'm glad I read it.



"When Christopher Thomas, a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in a Berlin museum, his wife, Rosemary, is the primary suspect, and she is tried, convicted and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. In the years since the case was closed, he's discovered a web of deceit and betrayal surrounding the Thomases that could implicate any number of people in the crime. With the help of the dead woman's friend, he plans to gather everyone who was there the night Christopher died and finally uncover the truth, suspect by suspect. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption … but the shadowy forces behind Christopher’s death will stop at nothing to silence the past forever."

I had this really long post to write and this morning I completely forgot what it was about.  I hate when that happens.

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I finally figured out how to make this things above.  hit alt + a number.  who knew? arrrgh. duh,me.

Anyway I'm finishing up my mystery lists series.  I have one more of Jeffery Deaver's series starring Lincoln Rhyme.  I'm getting close to the end of my Lee Child series starring Jack Reacher.  One of the best feeling for me is to find a great series and be at the beginning of it.  One of the worse is being at the end of it.

I did check out from the library something interesting.  The band Rush released a CD titled Clockwork Angels and then released a book based off of that CD.  I heard half of the album and can't wait to read the book.
"International bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson teams up with Rush lyricist and drummer Neil Peart to expand the story set out in Clockwork Angels, the twentieth studio album by the legendary rock band.  For more than two centuries, the land of Albion has been ruled by the supposedly benevolent Watchmaker, who imposes precision on every aspect of life. Young Owen Hardy from the village of Barrel Arbor dreams of seeing the big city and the breathtaking Clockwork Angels that dispense wisdom to the people. He watches the steamliners drift by, powered by alchemical energy, as they head toward Crown City — never dreaming that he is already caught between the grandiose forces of order and chaos, between the Watchmaker and his nemesis, the Anarchist. Owen’s journeys begin at a fabulous carnival with clockwork wonders beyond his imagination, and take him aboard airships, far into the Redrock Desert to seek lost cities, through storms at sea to encounters with pirates . . . and give him a chance at love."


Tomorrow is:
Babe Ruth Day
Morse Code Day
Eeyore's Birthday Day
National Go Birding Day
Penguin Day
National Rebuilding Day
Sense of Smell Day
World Healing Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day