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

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)

Picks

Music:
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
Idlewild - Post Electric Blues
Polaris - The Adventures of Pete and Pete Soundtrack

Movies:
The Squid and The Whale
Burn After Reading

Quote:
"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."
Arthur Schopenhauer

Comic:
Cat and Girl that eerily reminds me too much of myself