I'm simply genius!

I'm a genius! About a week ago I had totally radical-awesome idea. For years (seriously) I've been challenged by conflicting desires to read and to crochet; unfortunately, it's simply impossible to do both simultaneously. I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner... fool! Audio books, genius! This morning Bryan The Bread Guy and I were discussing the best part of audio books is borrowing them from the King county library, or as he says it "King county Ly-berry" and then burning them and putting them on your Sansa. He does this for his mom who is like 69 years old. The fact that I'm doing something a 70 years old women does just continues to establish my granny like qualities. My first audio book was The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde it's kind of a mystery/fantasy novel kinda book.

The plot is: DCI Jack Spratt (Of the Nursery Rhyme, Jack Spratt could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. The book aludes that his wife died because of her inability to eat lean.) heads the Berkshire Nursery Crime Division, handling all inquiries involving nursery rhyme characters and other PDRs (persons of dubious reality). After doubts arise concerning his handling of the Great Red-Legg'd Scissorman's arrest and the Red Riding Hood affair, he is suspended pending a mental health review. His DS Mary Mary promises to consult him on all cases, to bypass the suspension. They begin an investigation of porridge-smuggling by anthropomorphic bears.

Jack's troubles increase when the argumentative Punches move in next door and his son adopts a sly and sticky-fingered pet. He is forced to reveal to his shocked wife that he is himself a PDR (Person of Dubious Reality). Furthermore, his psychiatrist is particularly sceptical about his claim that his new car repairs itself when no one is watching, and the car salesman who can prove his sanity cannot be found. His self-esteem is somewhat restored when the newspaperman who has been hounding him begs Jack's help in finding his missing sister "Goldilocks". It seems she was working on an explosive story involving cucumber growers.

Meanwhile the Gingerbreadman, the notorious murderous biscuit,(or possibly cake) escapes custody leaving a trail of bodies; Jack is frustrated when the case is given to an unimaginative officer outside NCD. While Jack and Mary are making enquiries about Goldilocks, they twice encounter the fugitive biscuit, but fail to capture him.

It emerges that Goldilocks was involved in the porridge-smuggling after her body is discovered in the grim theme park Sommeworld. Jack begins to suspect the Gingerbreadman is a hired assassin and attempts to question the Quangle-Wangle, a reclusive industrialist. The solution to the mystery involves secret industrial and government conspiracies and the mysterious Fourth bear...

I totally dug this book. My only real gripe is that I feel really stupid when talking to peoples about the really great book I just listened to. Saying that is so rediculous feeling... Right after the words come out of my mouth I feel a little illiterate. *grumble grumble* I just home from the library with my newest selection of books on CD, I will crochet the world a prayer shawl with all the literary goodness I have to listen to as the sound track, I can't wait! My current audio library consists of: Certain Girls - Jennifer Weiner and Several works by Ms. Jane Austen, Mansfeild Park, Persuasion, Emma (My Favorite!), and Sense and Sensibility. Time to get to work!!

-Ms. Friday!