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Good Night, Sleep Tight - Part VI
By Andrew on Feb 25, 2010 | In Books, Writing | 2 feedbacks »
My dad is very much alive. But I dreamt that he hung, dead, from our coat rack many times. His body held no surprises; it always hung in the same spot, impotent, unable to touch me. One night, the nightmare just stopped, but that visual often haunts m… more »
Good Night, Sleep Tight - Part V
By Andrew on Feb 19, 2010 | In Books, Writing | Send feedback »
My wife and I attempted to find sleep, listening to the wind blow against the house. Melanie lay to my left, on her stomach, comforter drawn up tight around her neck. Our single-paned windows shook violently back and forth in the frames. Car headlight… more »
Good Night, Sleep Tight - Part II
By Andrew on Feb 17, 2010 | In Books, Writing | Send feedback »
All encompassing defeat awaits the day, I choose to plunge and embrace this nightmare. 2I watch myself, as through the lens of a camera, glide smoothly through the front door. My eyes absorb the empty living room. Paintings of deer used to adorn… more »
Good Night, Sleep Tight - Part I
By Andrew on Feb 16, 2010 | In Books, Writing | Send feedback »
I'll take you to a place where chimes are ringing, To a place with a chill where souls are singing,I'll bring you to a state of nightmares clinging, Where your innocence dies with lies I'm bringing. I'll take you to a place lying six feet bel… more »
No blog post yesterday
By Andrew on Feb 10, 2010 | In Books, Writing | Send feedback »
So I had joined a 28 Day Blogging Challenge that was started on Twitter, by Scott Bishop. He made a resolution to blog everday in the month of February. I joined the challenge a few days ago, and already failed by my 7th day. My biggest reason for ac… more »
A non-fiction kind of mood
By Andrew on Feb 8, 2010 | In Music, Books | Send feedback »
I don't know why, but the majority of books I have been reading lately are non-fiction.
I think it started with Joe Bonomo's Sweat: The Story of the Fleshtones, America's Garage Band, a great account of the titular band. Then came John Grisham's An In… more »
Another reading post
By Andrew on Feb 7, 2010 | In Books, Family | Send feedback »
Just a quick one. Last night, Aidan read to us again. this time, Grandma Judy was visiting, so he got to show off his reading chops. He read from Detective Dinosaur, which has three short stories, all of which feature Detective Dinosaur in need of sol… more »
Storytime with the kids
By Andrew on Feb 5, 2010 | In Books, Family | Send feedback »
One of my favorite parts of the day is reading a story to the kids before bed. Last summer we read James and the Giant Peach. We check out loads of books from the library (usually dino-related) for story time. For Christmas, we got the kids a boxed se… more »
Another widget
By Andrew on May 23, 2008 | In Books, Internet | Send feedback »
I just added another widget: books I am currently reading. I saw Kyle's library widget on his blog, and wanted just to add what I am reading right now. So I set up a LibraryThing account to do just that. more »
Batman Year One
By Andrew on Apr 2, 2006 | In Comic Books | 1 feedback »
I read Batman Year One yesterday. I've been meaning to for years. I made it a priority when I heard that Aranovsky was going to adapt it for the first good Batman film since Schumacher ruined the franchise, but then Christopher Nolan did Batman Begins… more »
Another Watchmen Chapter Down
By Andrew on Apr 2, 2006 | In Comic Books | Send feedback »
Chapter VI is an unsettling work. In it we see a young Rorschach and the violence and abuse to which his mother subjected him. It is essentially a superhero origins tale, but one that is more richly written than most. Gibbons illustrates the violence wit… more »
Working though Watchmen
By Andrew on Apr 2, 2006 | In Comic Books | Send feedback »
I posted once about starting to read Alan Moore's "Watchmen" graphic novel, and had said I would continue with updates as I progressed through the book. Unfortunately, other reading endeavors got in the way at that time. I have, though, once again begun… more »
Top Ten of 2005
By Andrew on Dec 29, 2005 | In Film, Music, Books, General, Television | 6 feedbacks »
Since work was fairly slow this morning, I spent a little time considering what I would put on a top ten of 2005 list. First, I had to consider what categories belonged. Being like Rob Gordon from High Fidelity, I believe my list must include books, fi… more »
Who owns the stars?
By melanie on Dec 11, 2005 | In Books | 1 feedback »
Could it be that the gift for the person who has everything is a permanent legacy in the cosmos? For less than $60 you can....
NAME A STAR FOR ANY OCCASION
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Watchmen Thoughts, Pt 1
By Andrew on Dec 6, 2005 | In Books, Comic Books | 8 feedbacks »
I just started reading Watchmen, mostly on Kyle's recommendation. I've known for a while that I would do well to read some of Alan Moore's work, but, quite frankly, I haven't really felt much like reading comics. Sin City sort of re-awakened my desire… more »
