the cheese monkeys

i'm reading this book right now called the cheese monkeys. it's about a(n unnamed) kid in his first year at a(n unnamed) state university. he's taking art but he doesn't like art, he just likes to make things and can't go to school for making things. so he takes art, and ends up in a really interesting graphic design class. the book itself is a bit of a work of art/graphic design, as there are words spelled along the edges of the pages when angled at the correct position. a friend lent me this book and told me about one assignment that the students get in which they are dropped off in the middle of nowhere in wintertime with nothing but a bristol board and a sharpie. the assignment is to write something on the board that will entice passing drivers to stop and give them a ride home. each car that passes you will lose you a grade level. first one picked up gets an a. it's pretty silly. i havent finished it and apparently it falls apart plot-wise at the ending but its a really interesting read and the characters are pretty witty and fun to read about.

if you ever stumble across it, it's a fun read.
-love kathryn