friends with money

lea’s parents are visiting this weekend, and we went to see this.

we also finished tearing down the fence with the application of bill’s sawzall.

fenced in

this weekend was a work weekend, with a twist — instead of spending it inside the building at a computer, i spent it outside doing some manual labor with dad. there is a certain satisfaction that comes along with tangible physical results that does not always come from more theoretical effort. add to the production the wonderful plants ringing the house and the freshly painted dining room, and you have a singularly productive weekend.

i posted some pictures if any of y’all are interested.

a history of violence

a very dark movie, both in subject matter and cinematography.

capote

lord of light

i had never read anything by zelazny other than his amber books, which are sci-fi/fantasy pulp of the best kind. this is an interesting book, that plays around with such lightweight themes as personal identity over time, what it is to be a god, and religion vs. technology.

leviathan

i’m not sure what to say about this book. it’s good, but it just didn’t quite resonate. there are some great lines/phrases/concepts in it, but as a whole, it never really cohered for me.