"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

(I don't want to brag, but am 11 for 12 in my bracket so far.)

Okay, on with the book review.

Since graduating, I haven't read much classic literature. My tastes usually run towards the contemporary. A book doesn't have to have a cell phone in it, but I usually like a story with electricity. I don't know why. It's probably a shortcoming of mine. Okay, so anyway, I have been MISSING OUT. The stuff that happens in his book is crazy. I don't want to say too much for fear of ruining it for others (I've already done that to Veronika with Anna Karenina).

At Disneyland on Sunday, a young woman in our birthday group told me she isn't "a reader" but had recently become addicted to Twilight. I had to ask her for an explanation of what Twilight is (I've heard the name, but without context). After she told me, I thought the wacky plot points and unrequited love didn't seem too different to what I was reading, Jane Eyre. She said she'd almost bought Jane Eyre a few weeks ago, and would pick it up soon on my recommendation. So, maybe I've converted a non-reader to not only books, but the classics.

Hooters' Hoops Hysteria

(CBS' bracket was too boring. I went with Hooters'.)

I haven't followed college basketball this year, but couldn't let a tournament go by without filling out a bracket. So I based several picks on how much I like a particular team's mascot. I will always root for Ohio State's nut, as long as they aren't matched up against a certain turtle. I would have picked Dartmouth and their nebulous Big Green if they'd gotten a bid. And Syracuse's Otto the Orangeman is so bizarre that I picked them to the regional.

I also filled out a women's bracket. Of course, women's basketball doesn't get nearly as much press. Mark likes to say that it's a different game when played below the rim. Which I agree with. But the lady Terps are seeded number 1, and I'll take any victory I can get.