I watched the season 10 premier of Doctor Who in my local theater on Monday, and was pleasantly surprised at my lack of confusion, irritation and boredom. The previous two seasons have been plagued by lazy writing leading to rushed, confusing, overly-manipulative plot-lines. So I was expecting to do a lot of sighing and woling …
The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood
This novel tells a story parallel to Oryx and Crake, and although it was well written and enjoyable, I'm not quite sure what the point of it was. For anyone who has read Oryx and Crake, there is very little new info. It is stuff you already knew, seen through the eyes of new characters. …
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The waterless flood
I liked Oryx and Crake so much I got the sequel, The Year of the Flood--although I've heard several people say it can stand alone and doesn't need any knowledge of Oryx and Crake in order to read it. So far this is true. The story follows several characters who are a part of the …
The Night Manager, E01: weird sex and violent Arabs.
I haven't watched any new TV in a while, and was attracted to this one by Hugh Laurie, and also that it was written by John Lecarre--who, although I've never read him, has had many good movies based on his books. I guess I'll say spoilers, but the episodes have aired weeks ago by now, …
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Clearing my mind
Before I get to work on cleaning up the novel I just finished, I think I'd do good to 'cleanse my palate' so to speak. So I'm aiming to write a couple short stories to take my mind off it. I am already halfway through one (I hope). There's nothing quite like the freedom of …
Jonas David 