round-up (the other high life)
I have been listening to Occult America by Mitch Horowitz lately, mostly on the way to or from work. I love it, the stories of the various personalities and movements it covers are just fascinating to me. Really illuminating.
I also am using the small holiday to get caught up on some comics reading. I've read the two recent Jacques Tardi books from Fantagraphics and was somewhat less excited about them than I wanted to be (tho I still love his art). And I am reading, finally, The Bottomless Belly Button and Asterios Polyp (wow). I've also got The Art of Steve Ditko at hand; paged through it and liked the selection and oversized art.
And speaking of finally, I liked Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell a ton when I first started reading it years ago, but set it aside for some reason and while I have frequently considered returning to it, until recently I kept choosing some other book instead. I do not know why. It won the toss up not too long ago though and I got right back into it and generally found it completely great. I also went on to read Ladies of Grace Adieu, though I had read most of those stories some years back.
The new Nuggets set, Where the Action Is!, is pretty exciting so far, though I've only made it through the first disc. I can't help liking groovy hippie music, I am from that time. I'm also listening to the latest KGSR Broadcasts CD, which is always a highlight of the holiday season.
And then I 'might' go see Avatar, sometime. Probably.
I also am using the small holiday to get caught up on some comics reading. I've read the two recent Jacques Tardi books from Fantagraphics and was somewhat less excited about them than I wanted to be (tho I still love his art). And I am reading, finally, The Bottomless Belly Button and Asterios Polyp (wow). I've also got The Art of Steve Ditko at hand; paged through it and liked the selection and oversized art.
And speaking of finally, I liked Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell a ton when I first started reading it years ago, but set it aside for some reason and while I have frequently considered returning to it, until recently I kept choosing some other book instead. I do not know why. It won the toss up not too long ago though and I got right back into it and generally found it completely great. I also went on to read Ladies of Grace Adieu, though I had read most of those stories some years back.
The new Nuggets set, Where the Action Is!, is pretty exciting so far, though I've only made it through the first disc. I can't help liking groovy hippie music, I am from that time. I'm also listening to the latest KGSR Broadcasts CD, which is always a highlight of the holiday season.
And then I 'might' go see Avatar, sometime. Probably.