I Am Not Myself These Days...

Now, it's common knowledge that I pick up completely random books, right? Well, I'm pretty sure that I Am Not Myself These Days... by Josh Kilmer-Purcell takes the cake.

I promise, you'll never believe the premise. And, mind you, this is NONFICTION!! It's the guy's memoirs. Josh is a gay, alcoholic, drag queen (his drag persona is Aqua) who meets and falls in love with Jack, a gay S&M hooker.

I kid you not.

It is by far the most random series of events I have ever read. They fall in love because Jack takes care of Josh, something Josh despairingly needs. But eventually, Jack begins to fall apart (he gets addicted to crack). It all comes crashing down in just 7 months, and Josh finally realizes that the complete party life may not be for him. Not that he's going to stop, but the last thing he needs is a lover who can't get his crap together.

It was absolutely stellar. Not for the feint of heart by any means, but if you want a laugh, a rip-roaring good time, and a look at a life that most of us will never live, read this.

I mean...Josh kept goldfish in his fake breasts. It was so great!!