I'm very close to finishing The Kite Runner. I should be done by the end of this week, and maybe this weekend I'll post reviews of both that and Diablo Cody's memoir, Candy Girl. I feel I should, since this blog is supposed to be book reviews and to date, I've posted one.
Ah well. No sense dwelling.
I've been slacking a bit at work this afternoon, for no real reason. I mean, it's not like I don't have mountains of work to get through. But I'm being lazy and unmotivated. It has to end.
Anyway, I was browsing the internet, and I cam across the loldogs website. How did I not know about this sooner? I'm completely addicted to lolcats. People think I'm crazy because I sit at my desk and laugh hysterically at them. And now? NEW ones. Never before seen (by me)! How exciting!
Frank Warren of postsecret has brought his project to facebook, and the general response has not been good. People are pissed because comments have been enabled on the uploaded postcards, and that messes with the anonymity. Which I agree with, but my sympathy lies more with the poor schmucks who leave a comment expressing their true thoughts without realizing that on facebook, you're not hiding behind a screen name. You're out there for the world to see. As is your hometown/high school/college/whatever. It takes a lot of guts to publicly lash someone for a secret when they can see your name but you don't know theirs.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Holy MIA, Batman.
I went one week without posting, then 2 weeks after that, and now it's been 3. I think I should cut it out, if for no other reason than I am tired of beginning my entries by acknowledging that I haven't been around in awhile and then apologizing for it.
So Hollywood is making a Goosebumps movie. There's absolutely no information about it on IMDb yet, but it is happening. I will definitely go see it. I used to love those books.
There isn't a hell of a lot of other book news to discuss, other than a couple minor points:
-James Frey's novel finally hit shelves this week. If you haven't yet, check out the NY Times review of it. The writer adopted Frey's style to critique the book, and it was really effective.
-I bought this book yesterday. I was ALMOST out of Chapters empty-handed when I saw it sitting on the new releases table, and I couldn't help myself. The blurb on the back described the main character to be so similar to me that I had to have it. And now I do. Go cyber-lurking!
I also went on a bit of a spending spree over the long weekend. I finally bought Juno, which I've seen three times and have been tempted to rent more than is necessary. I also got the new Death Cab for Cutie album. I listened to it once, and I'm not sure what I think yet. It's good - there was never any doubt about that - but I think I like their old stuff a little more. And, because of my ongoing addiction to once, I bought a Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova album, which includes a couple songs from the movie and a few others. It's lovely.
It's 10:41 and I've done nothing today. I'm out.
I went one week without posting, then 2 weeks after that, and now it's been 3. I think I should cut it out, if for no other reason than I am tired of beginning my entries by acknowledging that I haven't been around in awhile and then apologizing for it.
So Hollywood is making a Goosebumps movie. There's absolutely no information about it on IMDb yet, but it is happening. I will definitely go see it. I used to love those books.
There isn't a hell of a lot of other book news to discuss, other than a couple minor points:
-James Frey's novel finally hit shelves this week. If you haven't yet, check out the NY Times review of it. The writer adopted Frey's style to critique the book, and it was really effective.
-I bought this book yesterday. I was ALMOST out of Chapters empty-handed when I saw it sitting on the new releases table, and I couldn't help myself. The blurb on the back described the main character to be so similar to me that I had to have it. And now I do. Go cyber-lurking!
I also went on a bit of a spending spree over the long weekend. I finally bought Juno, which I've seen three times and have been tempted to rent more than is necessary. I also got the new Death Cab for Cutie album. I listened to it once, and I'm not sure what I think yet. It's good - there was never any doubt about that - but I think I like their old stuff a little more. And, because of my ongoing addiction to once, I bought a Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova album, which includes a couple songs from the movie and a few others. It's lovely.
It's 10:41 and I've done nothing today. I'm out.
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