I picked this book up at the airport during a flight delay. It turned out to be pretty good, but I wish I’d read some of the previous books first since this book gives away some backstory that is critical to the “mystery” of the other books.

An average Hollywood movie, but I hate what they did to the story. I’m usually very forgiving about changes that need to be made to make a story fit the movie format, but they left out my favorite aspect of the story and added an unnecessary and baffling 20 minutes at the end. Plus, I felt they went a little overboard with the visual effects without capturing the magic and whimsy of the market across the wall. There were a few wonderfully funny elements to the movie, but they weren’t enough to overcome my disgust at the changes to the story.

This movie has inspired me never again (with a few notable exceptions, e.g. Harry Potter) to read a book before I watch the movie, or watch the movie after having read the book, because the book is always better. I guess that means I won’t be watching the Golden Compass, which is coming out soon.

This is a collection of essays about science fiction by the late great Isaac Asimov. I learned a lot about the philosophy and history behind science fiction, and the difference between science fiction and sci-fi. Enjoyable, but I chose not to read every single essay since there was some overlap between the various essays.

This is a somewhat chilling science fiction story in the style typical of the late ‘50s. The movie pacing is typical of movies of that era (very different from today’s movies) but otherwise I quite enjoyed it.

I had the “honey roasted” variety for breakfast this morning. In general, it’s pretty good, but I’m getting kind of sick of it because DH bought one of those huge double-normal-size boxes, and I’ve been eating it for weeks.

I tried the mango variety and it was really weird. I don’t regret trying it, but I do regret spending money on it.

To be fair, I’ve never had real horchata before, but this stuff probably isn’t very close anyway. It’s kind of like a cross between really runny eggnog and Kern’s mango nectar.

I read this as part of a book club.

It’s mostly a philosophy book, but having the based-on-a-true-story plot as a framework for the philosophy essays makes it readable. It’s not bad, fairly thought-provoking.

This is one of my group of friends’ favorite movies. Mostly we watch it as a drinking game, but we quote it frequently.

“The sleeper has awakened!”

Cute movie. A little bizarre, but I liked it.

The plot was sweet and unconventional, and I loved the method of storytelling. The film (being French) included all sorts of funny details that would not have been included in an American film.