a history of me

The worst thing about working in "the branch" is the surrounding businesses. On one side, there's a nasty, cockroach-ridden deli where I buy my breakfast. On the other side is a hair salon which reeks of who-knows-what. Depending on the day, the office smells like one store or the other. Today, it smelled like old lady conditioner and my head felt like it was being squeezed by a gaseous vice. By day's end I felt like I was drowning in Aqua Net.

I found time to read two books by Brian Michael Bendis, Torso and Goldfish. Both were labeled as "crime novels," and they were both pretty good. I enjoyed Torso more because it was based on a true story (featuring Eliot Ness even). Goldfish is good too, but the main character was really irritating. He reminded me of Dante from Clerks, also a jerk. Great movie though.