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And all the rest: February
Stuff I read or watched but didn’t write about (February 2012). Books A Useful Dog, by Donald McCaig. Movies/TV Space: 1999, season 2 (eps 9-48). Swing Kids. Sarah Connor Chronicles, season 2. QB VII. The American President (1995).
And all the rest: January
Stuff I read or watched but didn’t write about (January 2012). Movies/TV Space: 1999, season 1. Space: 1999, season 2 (eps 1-8). The Sarah Connor Chronicles, season 1.
And all the rest: December
Stuff I read or watched but didn’t write about (December 2011). Movies/TV Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe. The Dark Knight. The Road. Inglorious Basterds. Tron: Legacy. Mamma Mia. Inspector Lewis, series 3. Spooks, series 4. Little Mosque on the Prairie, series 3. Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. eps. … Continue reading
And all the rest: November
Stuff I read or watched but didn’t write about (November 2011). Movies/TV Little Mosque on the Prairie, finished season 2. Spooks, finished season 2. Burn Notice, finished season 4. Law & Order UK, season 2. Inspector Lewis, season 2. Die Hard. Space: 1999, eps 1-6. Spooks, season 3.
Top words of 2011
Top Words of 2011, by Global Language Monitor. November 11, 2011. Do you think Arab Spring is something like Indian summer; that “fracking” is something they do on the Galactica; or that Seal Team Six is part of the Maquis? The Global Language Monitor has compiled lists of the top ten words, phrases, and names … Continue reading
And all the rest: October
Stuff I read or watched but didn’t write about (October 2011). Books Emma, by Kaoru Mori, vol. 2. Emma, by Kaoru Mori, vol. 3. Emma, by Kaoru Mori, vol. 4. Emma, by Kaoru Mori, vol. 5. Movies/TV Burn Notice, season 3 (eps 1-8). Spooks, season 2 (eps 1-7). Eureka, season 3.0. Eureka, season 3.5. Little … Continue reading
Borders Book Shop quiz
Way back when, to get a job at Borders — there was only the one store — you had to pass a knowledge test. I took it when I was about 23 and failed it. CNN posted a dozen of the questions and answers. How would you do?
And all the rest: August / September
Stuff I read or watched but didn’t write about (Aug/Sept 2011). Books Bitter Angels, by C.L. Anderson. 2009. Ciudad de las Bestias, by Isabel Allende. 2002. (link goes to English translation) Here If You Need Me, by Kate Braestrup. 2007. Movies/TV Warehouse 13, season 1. Eureka, season 1. Warehouse 13, season 2. Burn Notice, season … Continue reading
And all the rest: June / July
It looks like I was busy in June and July but I don’t think I’m going to have time to do individual entries for these. Books: And Furthermore, by Judi Dench. Stories I Only Tell My Friends, by Rob Lowe. El Libro Salvaje, by Juan Villoro. Surviving the Angel of Death: the story of a … Continue reading
