Book XI: Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens, first published serially 1837, 601 pages
It always comes back to Dickens for me. By far I would have to say he is one of my favorite authors to ever hold a pen. His wit and portrayal of characters is unsurpassed. I really did want to wait a while before introducing another Dickens novel to the club with Great Expectations only just recently being entered, but my desire to read more of his work overtook my zeal for variety. Oliver twist is one of his darker novels as far as looking into the despicable nature of the human soul. Go out grab a copy and lets wrap out minds into yet another literary masterpiece. I lost my tattered thrift store copy and had to go out and buy one at a real book store and still it only costs me $5. I bought that and a blank journal and the blank journal cost thrice a great work in human literature.
Summary of Book X: Lord of the flies
If you missed Lord of the Flies I would definitely recommend picking up a copy, although from the feed back I have gotten it appears that I am the only person in the America who did not read the book in 8th grade. All I can say is it is a powerfully disturbing tale of human nature in its ugliest form. Its all of 200 pages, you can read that on two train commutes, pick up and see for yourself.
This has nothing to do with Charles Dickens, Lord of the Flies or Oliver Twist but I thought it was a pretty thought provoking picture. "Talk amongst yourselves".
Surfing Ruined My Life 
have you ever heard the term Jane Goodall for white girls who are into black dudes?
yeah I have.
another blast from the past and really a good blog. http://www.myspace.com/yellowstag/blog/527651109
UCB favorite thing about New Zealand?
Hey, I am going to be cooking a 3-4 course meal starting with Gazpacho. I am willing to cook a beef or pork course. Could you help me plan what dishes to follow the soup? I am doing another beer pairings dinner since the first one was such a hit.
by the way the last one went like this: Spring greens with Chevre cheese, walnuts and Balsamic vinegarette. Next we had Spicy Mussels over linguine and I became too drunk to cook the duck in a cherry sauce, and finished it off with bourbon chocolate stout brownies.
I have some ideas. If you want to do pork I have a great slow cooking recipe for a shoulder roast, or pork belly. If you want to do lion I have a few different ideas and glazes. Beef is wide open. Call me Monday and we can figure out what suits your needs best.
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