Ten Books That Have Stayed With Me
In your [blog] list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way! Don’t take more than a few minutes and don’t think too hard. They do not have to be the “right” books or great books of literature, just something that has affected you in some way.
Yet another meme that’s been going around Facebook. Though not tagged specifically to join in, this one did strike my fancy. I’ve been a reader pretty much my whole life, and though I may not have been to the library lately that part of my identity hasn’t changed.1 I’m putting this out as a blog post, though, because simply listing the books felt unsatisfying. I want to talk about why they’ve stuck with me.
Poem-a-Day 2014
Kids are back in school. iPhone rumors are abuzz. It’s almost September, and that means it’s almost time for Poem-a-Day 2014!
Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Basically an Abrams-era Star Trek movie that didn’t take itself seriously:
- Main character is handsome white male hotshot who’s actually kind of a loser, breaks all the rules, but saves Democracy Planet anyway. Actor is named Chris P.
- Violates xkcd’s Fiction Rule of Thumb.
- Fails the Bechdel Test and pretty much all related criteria.
- Zoe Saldana.
I guess it was fun but it was completely forgettable. Pass.