Mary- Updates! (Game Plan, Mencken and Nerdom)

Attractive author? YES MA'AM. Okay, so maybe just this picture... :)
(WHAT? Lorelai is a bad role model, what can I say?) 

So, after breezing through the first two books, I haven’t read anything in quite a bit. What’s the game plan, you might ask? I’m reading Mencken’s Chrestomathy next, but I have to wait for Rosie to get done with it first. I’m quite excited b/c Mencken is quite the man.

Fate. :)

(Random Fact – Lorelai’s middle name is “Victoria.” This makes sense, given that her parents were very uptight. However, Rory’s middle name is “Leigh.” Why “Leigh?”)

I want that t-shirt. 

          Anyway, Mencken’s Chrestomathy is written by Henry Louis Menken. He was born in 1880 and died in the mid-50s. He was an intellectual elite and an EXTREMELY good writer. I haven’t read the Chrestomathy yet,  but I printed out a book of his (BAD IDEA, IT WAS EXTREMELY LONG AND USED UP LIKE, TEN BILLION PIECES OF PAPER) and I’m absolutely in love with it. Granted, it’s right down my alley (it’s entitled “In Defense of Women,”) but it’s truly exceptional. I got through the first dozen pages or so and my reaction was: “OHMYGOSH, IF THIS GUY WAS LIKE, ALIVE AND NOT 150 YEARS OLDER THAN ME, I’D TOTALLY MARRY HIM.” Because his logic is positively impeccable and his verbs ALWAYS agree with his nouns, which, incidentally usually contain more than two syllables. (Sorry, I’m a nerd, I fall for other nerds. It’s like, the rule.)

           ^(READ: I AM BEING COMPLETLEY SARCASTIC HERE. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT NERDS FALL FOR FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FROM MOVIES WITH THE WORD “STAR” IN THE TITLE, NOT OTHER NERDS. DUH.)

THIS IS MYTHICAL. IT RARELY HAPPENS, BELIEVE ME. 

          So after his sheer skill had me swooning pathetically, I came to the odd realization that this man has very strange beliefs indeed. For instance, he’s extremely narrow-minded and is very snobbish in what he considers “music” and “art.” He’s highly opinionated and very catty at times. He’s also very skeptical/critical of the existence of God. He’s also a bit of a Nazi, unfortunately. (At this point, I concluded that marriage was no longer a viable option. I abhor Nazis. Sorry, but I was raised on Indiana Jones, what can I say?) [Ten billion nerd points if you understand the Indiana Jones reference. Did you know that it was the first time in a movie that they used that specific camera angle? Well, actually the second time, but it was the first time that it was a major motion picture. In fact, the reviews harshly critized the use of such blatant propaganda….(blahblahblah. I had more here, but I deleted it so your eyeballs won’t bleed. I could write a paper on that particular reference. But not now. I’ll spare you my geekiness and move one)]

<3 GEEK LOVE <3

          See how I get off topic? I’m truly pitiful. Anyway, the point was to give you a little author bio of Mencken. I’ve got quite the love/hate relationship with him at the moment. I wonder how Rory would feel about him? Thoughts? 

XOXO, 

Marbear

P.S. While I head off to write a thesis on Indiana Jones and Nazism, enjoy these pictures of H.L. Mencken looking irritated. . :)

GRUMPY-LOOKIN' FELLOW

He looks like he's depressed. Or constipated, you be the judge.