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The Time Machine

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:38:49 +0000

This is a classic book. So much so there was even a Wishbone (remember Wishbone?) episode about it. I’ve wanted to read it ever since. It is a fairly quick read and I enjoyed the imagery and message of the book. Not too big a fan of the “old timey” writing style but I feel one step closer to my reading goals by checking this one off the list.

IT

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:09:34 +0000

This book has been on my “to read” list for a long time now. I’d say I’ve wanted to read this book since I was in 9th grade and I watched the movie for the first time. I bought the hardcover on half.com but ended up reading the majority of the book on my Sony E-reader. I finished it on my honeymoon by the pool and as most would agree I found the book to be a lot better than the movie.

(SPOILER ALERT) However I’m hard pressed to convince Jenn since she’s hung up on the fact that “After all that, it’s just a friggin’ spider!”. (/SPOILER ALERT)

Oh well. It’s classic Stephen King, wordier than it needed to be, but a great story none the less.

No More Plastic Grocery Bags

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:00:47 +0000

I have been wanting to cut plastic grocery bags out of my life for awhile now. However there have been a few hang ups that had prevented me from doing so:

1. Laziness\Lack of Thought – Other than when I have a cart full of food, or I’m unloading the groceries from the car, grocery bags really don’t cross your mind. Whenever I had few enough items to carry by hand, I’d tell the cashier no bag. This worked fairly well in those instances other than sometimes looking a bit silly with my arms full or getting harassed on my way out of the store because I look like I might be stealing the items.

2. Lack of decent alternative – I didn’t want to be carrying a backpack or gym bag full of groceries around.

3. Stigma – You would come off a little hippy or strange bringing your own bags to the grocery store with you.

Lately however all of those issues have been addressed. Being “green” is now in vogue. You’re no longer viewed negatively for wanting to help the environment. Most big box and grocery stores are offering low cost, environmentally friendly bags emblazoned with their logo.

I’ve purchased enough for my weekly shopping routine and keep them in the trunk of my car. I’m still adjusting to the new habit of actually grabbing the bags before entering the store, but I have not used a single disposable grocery bag since May 9th, 2010. It’s a start. I’ll update this post if I falter but this is an adjustment I do not think I’ll have a problem keeping.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:09:49 +0000

The second book of the Hitchhikers Guide series by Douglas Adams, I had no trouble picking up where the previous story left off even though it had been 2 years since I’d read the first. The humor is on par with the first book and definitely worth the read. Although I will advise it’s easier to stop reading after the first book than it is the second.

Everything’s Eventual

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:41:41 +0000

This is my first experience reading a short story collection from Stephen King. I obviously enjoyed some stories more than others, but as a whole I found that I appreciate the almost instant gratification of reading a short story by King. Would definitely reccomend this book as it requires little investment from the reader for each story.

1982 GL500i

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:11:00 +0000

What the heck? Yea, that’s right, my latest bike is almost 30 years old and designed for old foggies. What gives? Well, a number of things:

1. My fiance hates riding on the back of the sport bike. It’s super uncomfortable for her so that means I get to ride even less than I use to.

2. I won’t ride to work because after an hour on the sport bike my back is killing me and I’m numb from the vibrations.

3. I don’t have the cash to buy a new bike until I sell the ZX6R so this $500 steal will do nicely until then.

Illusionist Locket

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:27:00 +0000

Designed and carved this locket from the movie “The Illusionist”. I always wondered how the locket worked and was heart broken to discover that for the movie they used two separate lockets.

Jurrasic Park

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:00:51 +0000

I remember when this movie first came out, I begged to go see it. I absolutely loved this movie as a kid but it never crossed my mind to read the book until I found a copy for 50 cents at a used book store. The overall concept is the same, but like most books, there are quite a few differences. I’d reccomend this book to anyone who enjoyed the movi.

Let The Right One In

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:13:59 +0000

I picked this book up right after I finished the first 3 Twilight books because I wanted to feel like an adult again and I was still on a vampire kick. The movie received a number of awards worldwide and after reading some reviews the book seemed like it’d be a worthwhile read. It was.

The story takes place in Stockholm Sweden so I found some of the names and as a result some of the lesser character development hard to follow. The book is fairly graphic and deals with some rather disturbing subject matter if you really think about it but somehow it manages to spin it in away that makes it ok in your mind.

The Twilight Series

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:05:51 +0000

Wait, you thought I was a guy? Well… you’re right, I am. Why would I read this crap? Because a number of people said I should. Why did I post about it? Because if you can get over the fact that the series was written for an intended audience of high school teenage girls, the underlying concept is actually pretty awesome. Vampires hunting people, vampires fighting vampires, werewolves fighting vampires, centered around a hot female main character who wants nothing more than for Edward to take her in everyway imaginable. Good stuff. We just need to have someone re-write this for the 18-45 male audience and we’d have a winner. I enjoyed the first 3 books, but not enough to read the last one… yet.