Issue 156- " A bountiful blessing of books"

Written, pencilled, inked by : Heath P. Lail

I'm settling back into this rather nicely...I might make it to 200 after all, hmm? Perhaps I should graduate more often; it has been a rather prosperous venture, as I have received a more-than-fair amount of gifts, both monetary and otherwise.

I received about 300 bucks or so from various benfactors, which has gone to gas, entertainment and multiple trade paperbacks of the 90s Neil Gaiman Sandman comic series. I received the last of my gifts earlier this evening, as my brother presented me with the first 6 volumes of Shelby Foote's well-acclaimed Civil War series, aptly titled The Civil War Vols. 1-9. My mother and father than suprised me with the remaining three volumes. All total, it clocks in at somewhere around 4,000 pages of Civil War history....I think I'll start Volume 1 tonight before bed. Afterwards, my friend Jonathan Nichols visited, presenting me with a new Transformers: Alternator, Prowl, who is modeled on the Acura RSX. It is painted in the style of a modern police car, and is amazingly detailed inside and out. Brian Mitchell's fiance' Crystal called to apologize for missing my graduation yesterday but explained that she worked until 2, so I told her it was no big deal. She then proved it true that I am a prophet of sorts...

Shauna and her husband are living in Red Banks, as he seemingly could not keep a job up north. See, I told everyone that she would be back by the end of May, and it is both humorous and odd that she would move back the night of my graduation. Oh well, she has made her bed...let her lie in it, quite literally.

On other notes, I just finished a great novel by Dean Koontz, entitled Forever Odd. It tells a second tale of Odd(his true first name)Thomas, a character with somewhat unusual powers; for one, Elvis Presley's ghost visits him often, among others. I highly recommend FO,  as well as the original title, Odd Thomas. They are off-beat detective stories that are rather humorous, more often than not. Odd sort of bumbles through his adventures, as would most normal folk.

Well, I think that is enough for tonight...I miss you all, love you and hope to see everyone soon. G'night.

H