books to sleep by...

Dear Augosto.

I am quite exhausted today. I have been staying up until at least 3am for the last couple of days in hopes of knocking out most of my homework or taking the first shift. First shift meaning that if you wake up anytime before 3am it is my duty to either try and get you back to sleep or feed you and then put you back to sleep.

Yet, getting you back to sleep hasn't been too successful. Surprise, surprise.

So, in those instances when I can't get you back to sleep, I have taken it upon myself to read to you. When I originally decided this, my choices were limited to my very small library I have here in my dorm because most of my books and plays are in Milwaukee.

Here are some of plays and books that I had to choose from:

--HAMLET. Although I love the play, I decided to pass on this one. It's too much of a downer.

--HOW TO BUILD A GREAT SCREENPLAY. This was a no brainer. Not sure learning about "the midpoint" would be compelling enough to keep your attention. And yet, maybe it might pay off to teach you how to format a screenplay.

--THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY. I almost picked this one mainly because I used to read the dictionary when I would get bored. But I figured if I read to you from this dictionary then I would also have to read to you from my Spanish Dictionary and maybe even a Chinese one! Why Chinese? Supposedly, it's the language of the future.

--THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO. Great Pulitzer Prize winning book but I would prefer that you read it on your own.

--BROWN, NOT WHITE. Although this great historical book about integration in Houston is fascinating, I think I can find something better.

In the end, I chose Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE. A story about a man who went crazy because he read too many books. I didn't choose it specifically for that. I chose it because I have never read most of it and I figured it would be a great adventure book for both of us to enjoy.

So far, we are barely into Chapter 2.

Actually, we've been on Chapter 2 for the last 3 days now because there is something about it that makes you very very sleepy. I barely even say Don Quixote's horse's name and your eyelids start getting heavy.

Until then, Chapter 2 awaits.

Have a great night.

Love.

Dad.