So, only really caught the end, but felt like i probably got a good sense of what was going on.

Yay for yellow cabs.

Otherwise, predictable and homage after homage plus flim cliches. Jaws twice (“We’re going to need a bigger [something]” and the whale song as Godzilla sinks), Hunt for Red October with the submarines. I’m sure there were more but i don’t watch that many movies.

I found the introduction scene terribly confusing—probably more an issue with me than with the writer. But as i was not terribly familiar with the point in history, the clues of which side was which and who was who and just what the battle was were a bit hazy. But betrayal! Got that! And from there on found the main character intriguing and worth following.

I know we saw the movie, but i feel like i’d read the book before, too. Perhaps the movie was so loyal to the book that i found the scenes so familiar?

Anyhow, this was a book on the trade table at work that provided a nice light diversion on Saturday.

Checked out 2006-04-29 MVPL.
Quick notes so i can remember all four of the novellas:
A Fall of Angels—interesting entropy fighting conceit
Fan —VR pop icon
O Happy Day—parable of extermination camps, humanity
The Unconquered Country—the most poetic and powerful of the four, i think, war, refugee life

I committed to going through this twelve week program, starting 7 May, on April 30th. It’s been very useful to start the more disciplined practice of morning pages all over again. I’m doing them longhand this time. I still find the “time-outs” or “Artist Dates” challenging.

This is one of my slowly-read-over-months/years books.

I may, at some point, return to this collection of short stories. They were OK.

Saw this short along with three others: Seven Gates, The Deal (written by Lewis Black), and Mr McAllister’s Cigarette Holder (one of a kind).

We watched Police at a Funeral yesterday afternoon (2006-04-16). I’m afraid we’re giving up on watching any more of these. It does appear one can now enter each “episode” into all consuming, so that’s done.

Watched eps 89-92 on Thursday & Friday night. Happily, this disk does NOT end with a cliff hanger. The T’Pol & Trip subplot continues to entertain. Not enough background on Reed’s involvement with whatever mysterious intelligence group that created such a conflict for him.

Interestingly, though, the lies of the Klingons’ to mysterious Harris regarding cooperation are echoed in Phlox’s lie regarding his work. And Harris presents a happy face at the end, although it could have all turned out terribly with the Klingons’ deception…. Ah, more politics. Pity that won’t develop….