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I just called in to consolate my student loans before the June 30th deadline (the interest rates are going up tomorrow).

Yes I'm a procrastinator. But in my defense, I tried to do it online a couple of days ago and got some sort of session timeout error. No problem, I figured. I'll take care of it later. Today's the deadline, so I logged back on tonight. Or rather, I tried to. Their server was totally pegged. After numerous attempts, I just gave up.

Instead, I called the Student Loan phone line, helpfully open until midnight PST today. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes or so, a nice, helpful woman got my basic information (far, far less than is asked for on the web form) and locked me in for today's intrest rate. They'll send me the rest of the paperwork in the mail.

What good is this internet thing, again?

My book club is reading William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury this month. I've owned it for a few years, but never touched it because of it's reputation for being difficult.

Having read it, I can attest that it definately is difficult.

After finishing it, I read the appendix which clarifies some things (and confuses others) and realized I'd missed much of the novel.

I found some helpful resources on the web:

The William Faulkner Foundation's character list, chronology, glossary, and explanation of the title help clarify things a great deal.

Ole Miss has a "Faulkner Web" with Sound and the Fury commentary.

The hypertext version from the University of Saskatchewan is excellent. They've created a great resource. For example, you can read Benjy's section of the novel in chronological order. They've also highlighted Quentin's flashbacks by topic so you can determine what the hell he's thinking about.