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david's stuff is pretty much in the same vein as DFW's, but less angst-ridden and oh-so-joyfully shallow. after Naked, your next read should be Me Talk Pretty One Day.

if you want the same tone in a novel, you should be reading Michael Chabon. Wonder Boys is an amazingly funny, yet tender, book. however, you really should start your Chabon reading with The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. it's a short book, and will allow you to better appreciate the satire, farce and more complex characters of Wonder Boys.

Save The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (also Chabon) for some dark period in your life when you feel ready to read and analyze a serious work of literature.

finding work is a pain.. in the inbetween times.. i look for pharmaceutical research companies.. they pay well usually.. as long as you are ok with having blood draws every hour for however long the study is.. eating some unfavorable food... and taking a drug that is not fda approved (but usually you can find drugs that arent' that scary.. my last one was birth control pills.. only 3 pills.. and one was a placebo) feel free to email me if you want links to some websites that list labs worldwide.