queen of double posting

[arisha]

Books!

1. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell
I've totally been failing at reading this year, unless reading Peru guidebooks counts. Pretty much every book I've borrowed, I've lost interest one or two chapters in. :| But I guess all I needed was some pop sociology, because I managed to finish this one! (It has a chapter on how Blue's Clues is an evolved form of Sesame Street, how could I not finish it?) It's a really interesting book, although as usual with books of this type, I don't have anything more to say about it.

2. Shakespeare: The World as Stage, Bill Bryson
I read this book on a recommendation from lysanderpuck, and I really enjoyed it! It's a biography of William Shakespeare that's really honest about what exactly we do and do not know about him, and it also manages to put his life into context in an understandable way, something I didn't get from the other biographies I've read. Apparently some of the things I'd believe to be true about Shakespeare are in fact total guesses, which is good to know! I also very much enjoyed the last chapter, in which Bryson deals with all of the Shakespeare-didn't-write-Shakespeare theories in one fell swoop, by pretty much saying "ANAGRAMS ARE STUPID AND YOU HAVE NO PROOF FOR ANYTHING!!" Bill and I are now BFFs, just so you know. xD

Movies!

18. Liar Game (Season 2), 2010
Oh Liar Game, how are you so amazing, and why can't you go on forever so I can watch a million episodes of you? :( It took me a few episodes to really get into this season, as it has a bit of a different look and feel from the first season, but soon enough I was hooked again. I kind of want to play that smuggling game in real life, not gonna lie. xD Also, Katsuragi is an awesome antagonist. The movie has just been released in Japan and I can't wait to see it; judging from the previews it looks like the writers have finally decided to act on the ~romantic tension~ that's existed between Nao and Akiyama since, I dunno, about five minutes into the first episode. ADFSlAE;HQkLAS FINALLY!!!!

I also feel the need to mention that I was quite amused when I realized that neither Nao's ailing father nor Akiyama's time in jail were ever mentioned in this season. And I had expected the former to turn into a big and obnoxious plot point!

19. Alice in Wonderland, 2010
My favourite part of this movie was that I watched it at an employee screening, and when one of my co-workers pulled out his cell phone, another one shouted, "Don't be a Tommy Texter!" hahahaha oh gosh.

My second favourite part of this movie was the dress that Alice wore when she was in the Red Queen's palace.

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Comments

[the-wykydtron.livejournal.com]

... and then M fell asleep.

I think that says everything anybody needs to know about this movie.

[lysanderpuck.livejournal.com]

I told you Bill Bryson's wonderful :D "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" is ALSO awesome, and "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is super awesome in explaining science

also I'm in love with his "Notes From a Small Island' AND BASICALLY HE'S WONDERFUL