Yesterday I had some time to kill while waiting to meet with someone so I headed to the Library. I also had to return some books - so it was a natural fit. I picked up 4 books tonight. The one I am most excited to red - The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Philosophy.  My husband is a Philosophy graduate student. He’s starting his 5th year next week.  Most of our friend are also Philosophy Grad students, or taking it/took it as undergrad.  Most of social gathering involved lots of talk about Philosophy. Sometimes I feel a little left out in those discussions because while I may understand the concepts, I don’t have all the lexicon and with these guys it makes it hard to keep up. A lot of times I just don’t join in. I do something else. I flit around, or I get on a laptop. I always joked with hubby that I should read The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Philosophy - since I’m an idiot that needs to learn some shite about Philosophy. Granted - he’s a teacher, and so are most of our friends; but in my experience friends don’t make good teachers.  Besides - it’s hard to get an word in edgewise when you don’t know that the fuck anyone’s talking about. I always joked with the hubbster I should get this book - but I didn’t know this book actually existed until today. After I picked it up I read the 1st chapter and realized that I was gonna need to take notes.  On the way home after meeting with that person I stopped at a CVS. I got a little 1/2 size notebook - a pink jelly one. I also got a purple precise pen. I love writing what that sort of pen. Plus - pink and purple just GO - ya know?!?  This way I get cute new stuff AND I get to learn something. It’s a win/win in my book.