Stuff and randomness

So lately it seems like everything I read is sad: currently it's Kelly's copy of Stone Butch Blues, before that it was a reread of the Dark Tower series, because Book 5 (The Wolves of Calla) is coming out this year or I'm going to go seriously Misery on Stephen King's ass. To counter this trend and try to win back the feeling that there's hope for humanity, I started in on The Zinn Reader ("writings on disobedience and democracy") this morning. Actually, by that point it was probably afternoon, but that's because we slept in and had waffles for breakfast --- thanks again to chocolatesmudge and nedthealpaca for the hand-me-down waffle iron! It's not often that I turn to nonfiction for my feel-good reading, but so far, so good. Still, if any of y'all want to recommend some relatively light-hearted, entertaining fiction that won't bludgeon me with an emotional 2x4, that would be great. Bonus points if I can get it at my friendly local public library (the link is mostly for my own reference, so I can check the online catalog for any suggestions that appear in the comments to this entry).

I swear I had more to say than this, but of course I've completely forgotten it. Drat.

Update, 17:14: Oh yeah: we had tostadas for dinner last night and they were super-tasty. I am pleased by the outcome of this experiment, yes indeedy. I'd gotten corn tortillas on an impulse-buy earlier in the week, but wasn't really sure what to do with them: huevos rancheros? tostadas? In the end, the latter won out, but I might have to try making me some rancheros in the not-too-distant future. We'll see. Yay for trying new foods!