The clearing at the end of the path …
Books
Calvin Goes Deluxe
“The Complete Calvin & Hobbes” … Mmmm!!!
The Quest Continues …
In the grip of Black Thirteen …
The Quest Continues …
To the end of Mid-World …
The Quest Continues
Speak your riddle …
Available This Month!
Books You Are Reading!
Drub started a fun little meme on the Gay Blogger’s Tribe. So, here goes …
1 – You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe
2 – Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Yup. Inman from “Cold Mountain”
3 – The last book you bought is:
“The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larsen
4 – The last book you read is:
“Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three” by Stephen King
5 – What are you currently reading?
“Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands” by Stephen King
6 – Five books you would take to a deserted island:
“The Secret History” by Donna Tartt
“Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier
“Salem’s Lot” by Stephen King
“The Martian Chronicles” by Ray Bradbury
“How to Be a Villain” by Neil Zawacki
7 – Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
Homer … just ’cause.
Casey … ’cause it would be fun to hear what he reads.
Trachalio … ’cause he talks music and not books.
The Quest Continues
The world moved on …
Quest for the Tower
One down. Six to go. Let the drawing begin.
I Heart Harry!
It’s time to start getting all nerdy again. Please hurry, July 16th!
“The Colorado Kid”
New Book by Stephen King To Kick Off Hard Case Crime’s Second Year 2005-2006
New York (February 28, 2005) – Winterfall LLC, creator of the celebrated Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style paperback crime novels, today announced that a new book by Stephen King will be the lead title of the line’s second year. “The Colorado Kid” tells the story of two veteran newspapermen and their investigation into the mysterious death of a man on an island off the coast of Maine. The book was written specifically for Hard Case Crime and has never previously been published. One of the most beloved storytellers of all time, Stephen King is the world’s best-selling novelist, with more than 300,000,000 books in print.
An End of the Year List
Since I really don’t have the brain power for something original today … here’s a listing of my favorites from this past year in movies, dvds, music and books. Enjoy.
Top Five Movies
1. “Dawn of the Dead” Directed by Zack Snyder
2. “The Incredibles” Directed by Brad Bird
3. “Open Water” Direct by Chris Kentis
4. “The Village” Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
5. “Spider-Man 2” Directed by Sam Raimi
Top Five DVD’s
1. “The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season” Released by Fox Home Video
2. “Videodrome” Released by Criterion
3. “Short Cuts” Released by Criterion
4. “The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection” Released by Warner Home Video
5. “Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season” Released by Warner Home Video
Top Five in Music
1. “Downside Up: B-Sides & Rarities Box Set” Siouxsie and the Banshees
2. “Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities Box Set” The Cure
3. “Astronaut” Duran Duran
4. You Are The Quarry” Morrissey
5. “Long Gone Before Daylight” The Cardigans
Top Five Books
1. “The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952” By Charles M. Schulz
2. “The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954” By Charles M. Schulz
3. “Magical Thinking: True Stories: By Augusten Burroughs
4. “The Grim Grotto” By Lemony Snicket
5. (Eeeeep. I didn’t read much this year.)
Next Potter!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: July 16, 2005!
JK Rowling’s two English language publishers Scholastic and Bloomsbury announced today that “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will be released at midnight BST (British Summer Time) in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa on Saturday, July 16th, 2005. Bloomsbury will be releasing both the hardback childrens and adult versions (same text, different cover) of HBP like the previous books, both with a recommended retail price of £16.99, with the US version at $29.99 (although some stores have already set their pre-order price at $17.99). Bloomsbury has informed us that HBP will be “a bit shorter than Order of the Phoenix.”