Books for 2010

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38) Little Brother. Cory Doctrow. Brightest kid on the block gets nabbed by Homeland security after a bombing and decides to get even. Interesting if implausible.

39) Saving Melanie. Elizabeth Donald. Nifty SF tale of terraformers who dream planets into being.  Go get it for 2.50!

40) Portrait of a Serial Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed. Patricia Cornwall. Detailed, elaborate procedural in tracking down Jack the ripper, including use of mitochondrial DNA. She believes it's Walter Sickert, the artist.

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36) The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. A betting man makes a Deal with the Devil. (f1)

37) The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Oh my dear. SO 70s. Paul takes his housekeeper Margaret (Hamilton) to visit her sister Billie (Hayes) on Halloween. You can already see where it's going. Included in this bacchanal are Lynde as a sheik seducing Florence Henderson with a bad Valentino impression, a trucker segment that is painfully 70s and a live performance by KISS. (p)

Of the Day's Annoyances, These

Work was a nightmare. First delivery went fine. Second delivery went fine. Then as I'm putting the liftgate up, a hose snaps and there is hydraulic fluid everywhere.

Got home late.

Took Dollface for tutoring, and finished all the squares for the baby blanket. Now to spend a whole weekend joining them up! Also finished book.

Bad scale day. Dinner, chocolate, car cleaned out.

I am ready for bed.