Ragnell points to this handy chart that lists the changes the movie folk are making in their version of The Dark Is Rising. I’m not sure if I’ll want to see the movie - maybe only if I’m going with someone else whose read the books so we can heckle the whole thing like Statler […]

My Heavenly Hockey Club by by Ai Morinaga (amazon.com)
Hana is a heroine after my own heart. She dedicates her life to eating and sleeping, to the extent that she studies diligently to get into a competitive high school located a few feet away from her house because she wants to cut down on her […]

Books
Last Life by Claire Messud - For some reason this book about a French family and Algeria took me months to read. I’d read a chapter or two, and put it aside for several weeks. It was well written, but I didn’t find any of the characters very sympathetic.
Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain […]

One of the weirdest things about my condo was the old owner putting in a fake wine bar where the hallway closet used to be. You don’t get the full effect in this photo, but you can get the general idea: there was a shelf around chest high, another shelf with plastic wine glass holders, […]