Kinda dull

So, nothing much going on at work today. I've got things to do but they aren't very interesting. I actually have some stuff that would be exciting, except that I'm waiting for others to give me what I need. That's one part of the job that drives me nuts. Waiting for other people. Ugh.

I'm currently reading the Lucifer set of trade paperbacks. I collected the single issues for a while, but then stopped, sold them all, and then got all the trades. Probably not the most economically efficient way to do it, but it saves space. I'd have to say it's a good read. It's not the greatest comic I've ever read, but it is interesting and has a good premise. Basically, Lucifer, who gave up his reign in Hell in the Sandman comics, winds up with his own creation. Shortly thereafter, God abandons this creation. Lots of intrigue and drama ensue. I still have two books to go, so I don't know how it all winds up. I'll report back later.

At the same time, I started listening (books on cd) to The Age of American Unreason. It's very interesting, since it is about our culture's disdain for intellectualism and rationalism. This is a topic that I'm very interested in because I don't understand why Americans think that way at all. There's lots of talk about education and we all grow up being told about the importance of education, but then we have no respect for the educated and no understanding of science. It's also one of the things that I really can't stand about the Bush administration, as I think the President and many of his appointees exemplify this idea. I'm on disc 4 of 12. So, it will be a while before I'm done.

On a side note, I've been trying out books on cd since January and have discovered that I prefer non-fiction to fiction on cd. For some reason, I just get sick of the fiction books and have to get the actual book and read it. I think I only actually listened to one entire novel without resorting to the printed version. I think it has something to do with the same voice being used for all characters or something. I have no problem with the non-fiction and in some ways prefer it over reading the books. I don't know if this is common or not.