Archive for August, 2007
My parents and brother have been in town this week, so I haven’t been on the computer too much after work. It’s been fun having them here, but I may need to start exercising a little more next week, as I’ve eaten out every night since last Friday. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I did [ READ MORE ]
I’ve started going to a rock climbing gym. Where there were once able hands, now there are two bloody stumps, so I’ll keep this short. Here’s a couple videos from an American duo, The Dresden Dolls. I guess you could describe their sound as neurotic, lounge punk. I really like their 2006 album Yes, Virginia, [ READ MORE ]
The Books, Words, and Writing weblog linked to a list of the top 50 books that got people hooked on reading, from a survey of over 100,000 people. It’s an interesting mix of books. I’m surprised to see The Bible on the list. It doesn’t really seem like the type of book that would [ READ MORE ]
This is a list of the books and graphic novels I’ve been reading this year. I’ll be continually adding new books and occasionally bumping this post to the front page when it’s had a few updates. I think it’ll be interesting to look back at the end of the year and examine my reading habits. [ READ MORE ]
I bought a notebook the other day. This decision was prompted by a post The Struggling Writer made last week. I figure since I’ve started weblogging again, and I’d like to start writing more fiction, I should have something on hand to capture those sudden moments of deep insight. I picked up a small plain [ READ MORE ]
I find I’m incredibly susceptible to mental blocks. This is something I’ve only become aware of recently, but I think it’s a major cause of my procrastination and literary frustrations. Sometimes I’ll get an idea in my head, and I just won’t be able to let go of it. It’s often just a vague image, a [ READ MORE ]
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I didn’t know about this, but it seems Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are at it again. This time they’re motorcycling from Scotland to South Africa, covering 15,000 miles and 14 countries, in a new BBC series Long Way Down. I loved their around the world trip in Long Way Round. I watched every episode of [ READ MORE ]