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I'm into reading books. Partly because I like to look smart and partly because I like what I read. If you're into books I want to encourage you to check out the group I've set up on my favorite book site, Shelfari. You'll have to join (it's free) and also join the group, but it could be good to suggest books and talk about them if anyone is interested.

Link to group: Reno, Nevada group on Shelfari.

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Comment by Katie Palani on January 3, 2008 at 7:19pm: Ryan: there's actually more than that, but about half the strings went out after I plugged 'em in the first time, and I was too cold to go fix 'em. And, in other news, I've found more time to read, because I got fired yesterday. So.

Comment by Ryan Jerz on January 3, 2008 at 4:50pm: Good to know.

Comment by Jim_Scripps on January 3, 2008 at 4:28pm: Ryan: I'm on Shelfari

Comment by Ryan Jerz on January 3, 2008 at 3:23pm: Katie: I save time by not putting up 14,389 feet of Christmas lights at my house.

Jim: I didn't know you were on Shelfari. Please advise.

Comment by Jim_Scripps on January 2, 2008 at 10:17am: Shelfari is pretty cool... Here's an installment I stuck on my (small so far) Shelfari reading list yesterday — Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up":
"I've always appreciated Steve Martin as one of the fathers of modern stand-up comedy, and a holdout of from the glory days of stage entertainment, when the best performers combined music, magic and comedy. But after reading his latest, a retrospective of his stand-up comedy roots (before there really was stand-up comedy) and his rise to international stardom, I have a new respect for Martin.
The book highlights his life as a young performer, a prodigy working the Los Angeles amusement park-nightclub scene, slowing learning the trade, and studying and tweaking his act for years.
Martin spent time working at a magic shop at Disneyland, as a thespian doing dinner shows at Knotsberry Farm, and countless whiskey joints, sometimes playing to an empty room for the door take (a small payday).
He recounts with amazing clarity when and how it clicked for him — when the hard work of years of couch-surfing and living through the grind of the entertainment industry, culminated in a schtick that worked for him... his offbeat style of physical humor highlighted by ... no punchlines. Along the way he rubs shoulders with some of the greatest entertainers of his time, makes a name for himself on Saturday Night Live, Johnny Carson and on the Silver Screen, and digs out a niche as one of the greatest of his time.
Bar none, this is one of the best autobiographies I have ever read, and a must-read for anyone who wants to learn about the heart and soul of a successful stand-up comedian."