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During dinner last night, we stumbled on an SG-1 marathon on SciFi, and it was so much fun. (Well, except for Heroes Pt. 2 crushing my heart, but even so...)
Now I not only want to rewatch the entire series, but to read and/or re-read all the Sam/Jack fic! At least, all the good S/J fic, of which there is so much. I'll have to dig up the links to ( Read more... ) -
Forever by Pete Hamill
I'm going to try to catch up on the backlog of book reviews. For better or worse, there aren't as many as I'd like for this time of year, mostly because I spend the majority of my free alone time either at the gym or obsessively watching episodes of The West Wing on Netflix. More on that another time. :)
So, Forever was a book club selection from ( Read more... ) -
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I want to get back to book reviews, but I've fallen so far behind that it's become daunting. It seems absurd to go back to 2012, but there are three books I read toward the end of the year that I very much enjoyed and want to remember. So, really quickly:
Cinda Williams Chima's The Crimson Crown was a riveting and satisfying conclusion to the ( Read more... ) -
Jaws by Peter Benchley. Also, the movie.
When we went on vacation over the summer, atomgal had this idea that we all exchange books that at least two of us had previously read, so that we could read them on because we spent so much time on the go that we had very little for reading. But we stuck with the books after vacation; atomgal finally read the Percy Jackson series, and my husband and I ( Read more... ) -
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I went on the TV Guide website last night to check on viewing options for the gym, and I couldn't resist reading this spoiler for a January Castle episode. ( cut for obvious spoilery reasons ) -
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Happy Birthday to tracyj23! I hope you're having a wonderful birthday! *hugs* -
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
As usual, I'm weeks behind in posting this, which should in no way reflect on the awesomeness of this book. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid chronicles Bill Bryson's childhood in 1950s and 60s Iowa. The title refers to his secret identity as the Thunderbolt Kid, whose super powers included the ability to smite his enemies with a glance, ( Read more... ) -
The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan
The Serpent's Shadow is the third and final book in Rick Riordan's Egyptian mythology-focused Kane Chronicles. Sibling magicians Carter and Sadie Kane and their troupe of friends and apprentices from Brooklyn House are facing the more dire apocalypse of their young lives. The ancient magicians' guild to which they belong, the House of Life, is ( Read more... )