Friday, May 14, 2004
I am now back in Calgary. Looks like Quesnel is going to miss me, and I Quesnel, but the transient life I lead compells me to move on. I will be in Vegas so soon that Calgary is like a stopover, but I suppose I'll do some work while I'm here. Gonna put up some forms, gonna fill em with concrete, gonna get a paycheck. That's about it.
I just finished American Gods by Gaiman, and that was an interesting book. Thanks to Mr. R for recommending it! It's quite a diversion from my normal Pulitzer prize winners but the story was very good and I didn't want to put the book down. It's one that I would recommend to someone wanting to read something different. It's a work of pure fiction, there is no reality involved and yet it felt like a very real account of a man and his life. I got it and that makes me pleased.
I saw Van Helsing on the weekend. I couldn't believe the intricacy of the plot, and then, it all unravelled because there weren't any twists. Like LXG it combined the stories of several literary miscreants, but unlike LXG there were no twists, it was like a kids version of LXG, dumbed down so that even a five year old would be able to figure it out before it ended. Why does Hollywood have to ruin such good ideas?
Anyways, I'm off for now. Going to see a movie this weekend, maybe with Mr. Poker!
I just finished American Gods by Gaiman, and that was an interesting book. Thanks to Mr. R for recommending it! It's quite a diversion from my normal Pulitzer prize winners but the story was very good and I didn't want to put the book down. It's one that I would recommend to someone wanting to read something different. It's a work of pure fiction, there is no reality involved and yet it felt like a very real account of a man and his life. I got it and that makes me pleased.
I saw Van Helsing on the weekend. I couldn't believe the intricacy of the plot, and then, it all unravelled because there weren't any twists. Like LXG it combined the stories of several literary miscreants, but unlike LXG there were no twists, it was like a kids version of LXG, dumbed down so that even a five year old would be able to figure it out before it ended. Why does Hollywood have to ruin such good ideas?
Anyways, I'm off for now. Going to see a movie this weekend, maybe with Mr. Poker!
Saturday, May 08, 2004
Just finished Empire Falls by Richard Russo. It's a good book, rife with the usuals of a novel. Plot, foreshadowing, ending, etc. and yet something is missing... It is not a recommended book, and I am not sure why exactly. That not being sure really pisses me off, and yet I will stick with my gut. This thing won the Pulitzer a few years ago. Perhaps they read a slightly altered novel? Perhaps they have had different experience with life and so they view seedy as interesting and whatever else. I am at a loss.
Back to working in Calgary in 5 days. Gotta buy some tools so I look like a professional. Who wants to help me shop?
Back to working in Calgary in 5 days. Gotta buy some tools so I look like a professional. Who wants to help me shop?
Saturday, May 01, 2004
Finished another couple books in the scorching heat of Quesnel in late April.
Flatland, a book that even the science nerds should appreciate. About the oddities of dimension and the complete incompatibility with higher dimensions and the human brain. A neat little book written well before these thories were generally accpeted by "humans". A definite read, I would say, for all those nerdy nerd nerds like Chris and Toby.
Also, I read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Now obviously I should have read this when I was young but I did not, so now I have the fortune of reading it while knowing what I know now.
Flatland, a book that even the science nerds should appreciate. About the oddities of dimension and the complete incompatibility with higher dimensions and the human brain. A neat little book written well before these thories were generally accpeted by "humans". A definite read, I would say, for all those nerdy nerd nerds like Chris and Toby.
Also, I read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Now obviously I should have read this when I was young but I did not, so now I have the fortune of reading it while knowing what I know now.
