Lonesome Dove; Don't You Forget About Me

I watched "Lonesome Dove" on TV a few weeks ago, which led to the inevitable reread, ignoring the 1,000,000 books I have bought but not yet read.
I have no regrets.
I love this book. It's one of my all time favorites. I love rereading it, it's like visiting old friends and hanging out on the porch. Drinking whisky, and maybe kicking a pig or two :)

Book #11 of the Gossip Girl series. Blair and Nate are back from their month long trip to sea. Blair's mom is planning a big going away party for her, and Blair is busy making plans for when she and Nate get to Yale. Nate, of course, hasn't told her that since he ran off with her on the boat, he won't be getting his high school diploma and so he's not going to Yale after all. Once he finally does tell her, it doesn't go over well. Shocking.
Dan's mom comes for a visit and is thrilled that Dan is gay (or at least he's pretty sure he is) and throws him a big coming out party, but when his boyfriend, Greg, shows up, Greg only has eyes for Chuck. Vanessa's sister is getting married, and she asks Dan to write a love poem for the ceremony.
Serena is still confused about her feelings for Nate, and when they get together and talk about it, they end up going to bed, which really doesn't clarify anything (except that she's a terrible best friend and he's an even worse boyfriend). Nate is so confused he doesn't know what to do, so rather than face the two and make a decision, he takes off on a sailboat around the world. Blair goes to Yale, Serena stays in New York to make another movie, Dan decides he isn't gay after all and he and Vanessa get back together before he drives to his college in Washington.