Tag: Books

Nobody likes a quitter…but,

BUT, I’m officially giving up on two books I’ve been trying to get through pretty much the entire summer: Bone: The One Volume Edition by Jeff Smith and Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Both of these books are highly thought of, both are of the fantasy genre, and both are surprizingly boring. I remember reading the …

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Recent Reads

I have a big stack of books sitting by my computer and had been planning to write brief reviews of them all, but the stack is ever-growing and I doubt I’ll get the time. So here’s a summary: No More Shaves by David Greenberger – This is a compilation of material from Greenberger’s comics series …

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Bob Dylan: Chronicles Vol I

I recently finished reading Chronicles Vol I by Bob Dylan, which my Mom gave me as a present. I’m probably not typical of the audience for this book: I’m too young to have been around in the 60s for Dylan’s heyday, and I’ve never had a real “Dylan phase” like many folks. I do like …

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JonathanStrange.com

JonathanStrange.com I was just poking around this site while eating lunch–there’s a lot of cool stuff to be found there about this very cool book. It’s a difficult book to describe… but it’s kinda like Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and J.K. Rowling all rolled into one. Interestingly the author, Susanna Clarke, sites comic book writers …

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Wanna buy some clothes?

My stuff for sale on Ebay Check out the above link for some sweet vintage clothes I’m selling on ebay, including a stylish “Camaro” windbreaker from the 70s, a nehru-collar shirt, and several westernwear shirts.