A Devout Wish

I breathed in.
I couldn’t get enough air.
I coughed through the hitch in my throat.

I tried again,
A deep breath that didn’t satisfy.
I hacked in rhythm to a steel drum beat.

A third time still.
I, my lungs to bursting, filled.
It came rushing out in an ineffectual breeze.

The birthday candles stayed lit.


-A poem dedicated to all those of my friends and family who have a birthday in July.

Picks

Books:
Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Movies:
Let The Right One In

TV
Torchwood: Children of Earth (best Torchwood series ever)

Picks

Books:

Scarlett Thomas - The End of Mr. Y
Sherman Alexie - The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

TV:

True Blood season 2
Torchwood: Children of Earth (brilliant day one and two)

10 Best and 5 Worst comic book movies

Best:

1 - The Dark Knight
2 - A History of Violence
3 - Sin City
4 - X-Men 2
5 - 300
6 - Watchmen
7 - Batman Begins
8 - Superman II
9 - Spiderman 2
10 - Iron Man

Worst:

1 - League of Extraodinary Gentlemen
2 - Batman & Robin
3 - Elektra
4 - Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer
5 - Superman III

Picks

Books:

Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly - Local
Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba - The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
Hannah Berry - Britten And Brulightly
Steve Niles & Berni Wrightson - Dead, She Said
David & Dan Lapham - Young Liars: Daydream Believer

TV:

Caprica pilot
Warehouse 13
Eureka final half season

Quote:

"International she goes out
Fresh from the sweat factory
I’m in love tonight
Perhaps we’ll be best friends for the week"
-Robert Pollard (Tight Globes)