Picks

Books:
Ben Sisario - Doolittle (this was an interesting read, although lacking a KIm Deal interview, therefore incomplete)

Movies:
The Prestige

TV:
Defying Gravity
Vampire Diaries (so far it's good, would be better without the diary stuff)

Picks

Books:
Michael T. Fournier - Double Nickels On the Dime (I'm a big Minutemen fan and still learned some things by reading this book)
Charlaine Harris - Dead and Gone

Movies:
Rachel Getting Married
The Hangover
Wall-E (Rhino is fully awesome)
Sunshine Cleaning (while I thought it was a good movie, it was billed as a comedy which it was most definitely not)

On this day in history

1861 - Capture of Cape Hatteras

1913 - Robertson Davies is born.

1937 - Toyota Motors incorporates.

2009 - I had lunch.

Picks

Movies:
Bolt
Quantum of Solace
Memento
Mr. Brooks
Gigantic - This destroyed and restored my faith in humanity.

Books:
Marc Woolworth - Bee Thousand (33 1/3 series)

Re-reads:
Neil Gaiman & Andy Kubert - 1602


Quote:
"I had always thought of Del Shannon as being right down there with Pat Boone.

Why?

Because I didn't know what the fuck I was talking about."
- Joe Pernice

Picks

Movies:
I Love You, Man

Rereads:
Orson Scott Card - First Meetings
Arthur Conan Doyle - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Saturday wisdom

Saturday's alright for fighting.

A roller skating jam called "Saturdays".

Saturday in the park.

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!

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