Movies, books, life, etc.
Jan. 5th, 2012 05:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
moominmuppetIt's been a week of flaring, and I've been playing with my book spreadsheets instead of reading articles that require any modicum of actual brainpower. Feeling a good bit better, though, and psyched about this weekend being the beginning of my Saturdays off. Yay! And I've gotten a lot done on the kids books recommendation list, although the more I get done, it seems the more I create to do. Still, it's amusing me, and it's no less useful than any other random hobby. Also, still haven't heard back from Metro about volunteering to read to kids. I wonder what's up with that.
Also, I just made use of some of the Audible credits that've been stacking up in my account. I now have How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution, Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk. I'm currently still finishing up Natalie Angiers' The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science. It's a lovely and cheerful refresher for folks who are pretty familiar with the sciences, and I suspect would be a good introduction for those who don't see what there is to love in the realm.
On the other hand, I've been having trouble getting into the Full Cast Recording of American Gods. I'm interested to hear this particular version (Neil gives a long intro explaining why it's somewhat different than all other versions), but I'm not sure full cast recordings are for me. I find the switch in actors is throwing me out of things more than hearing a single reader change their voice would. I'm going to give it a bit longer, though. I only listened to it for 15 or 20 minutes when I was already tired on the drive back from Nashville.
Also, I finally got around to watching a Netflix I've had for ages; The Second Coming, with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role, and written by Russell T Davies. Odd, and fascinating, and well worth seeing.
Additionally, I'm pleased to report back that Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale lived up to my expectations pretty well (although I was hoping to get to see the main villian in action). Definitely one I'd like to own.
Next up: A Matter of Size. Heads up to my sumo-obsessed brothers! (and Rotten Tomatoes seems to like it, too!)
Also, I just made use of some of the Audible credits that've been stacking up in my account. I now have How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution, Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk. I'm currently still finishing up Natalie Angiers' The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science. It's a lovely and cheerful refresher for folks who are pretty familiar with the sciences, and I suspect would be a good introduction for those who don't see what there is to love in the realm.
On the other hand, I've been having trouble getting into the Full Cast Recording of American Gods. I'm interested to hear this particular version (Neil gives a long intro explaining why it's somewhat different than all other versions), but I'm not sure full cast recordings are for me. I find the switch in actors is throwing me out of things more than hearing a single reader change their voice would. I'm going to give it a bit longer, though. I only listened to it for 15 or 20 minutes when I was already tired on the drive back from Nashville.
Also, I finally got around to watching a Netflix I've had for ages; The Second Coming, with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role, and written by Russell T Davies. Odd, and fascinating, and well worth seeing.
Additionally, I'm pleased to report back that Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale lived up to my expectations pretty well (although I was hoping to get to see the main villian in action). Definitely one I'd like to own.
Next up: A Matter of Size. Heads up to my sumo-obsessed brothers! (and Rotten Tomatoes seems to like it, too!)
