R-E-S-P-E-C-T. theomania (thee-o-MAY-nee-uh, -MAIN-yuh) noun The belief that one is God or specially chosen by God on a mission. [From Greek theos (god) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze).] (via A.Word.A.Day.) Jake: First you traded the Cadillac in for a microphone. Then you lied to me about the band. And now you’re gonna put me […]
An Unfortunate Review. Eldest (Inheritance series, book 2), by Christopher Paolini. (Audiobook version.) Although eagerly anticipating listening to the unabridged version, I was unable to make it through the first tape (of fourteen). Good lord. How many plot contrievances can you pack into the first half hour? Why, at least three blatantly obvious ones (I
A Prairie Home Companion. My mother says this is very funny. Apparently the midwesterners who she went to the movie with did not feel that this movie struck particularly close to home. Hmph. Garrison Keillor: We come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel
Book Recommendations. The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, book 3), by Eoin Colfer. Listened to the audiobook read by Nathaniel Parker. I’ve read the first two book on paper; I may have to go back and listen to the audio versions. Fun YA fantasy fiction about a preadolescent criminal mastermind who comes into contact with the
Movie… …that I want to remember to check out: Still Crazy. [Playing a game to name bands with parts of the body as part of their name] Beano: Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show!Clare: Objection, your honor!Hughie: Objection sustained.Beano: Well, some people ‘ave hooks instead of hands.Les: Yeah, but it’s not part of the body;
Review. The Physiognamy and Memoranda by Jeffrey Ford. Very odd little books. I ordered the third in the series, The Beyond, because, well, some things you just want to find out. Plot (Complete spoilers): A complete and utter bastard, the physiognamist Cley, is sent out of the Well-Built City by the City’s Master, Drachton Below,