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Book 27: Killing Yourself To Live by Chuck Klosterman
The only interesting thing I learned in these 235 pages is that Nico (from that marvelous Velvet Underground & Nico album) died at the age of 49 from a biking accident in Spain. Was it worth it? Probably. 3/5 235 … Continue reading
Book 26: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Woohooooo! I’m done! I’m never reading another Twilight book again! Seriously, though, this one had some good spots, but overall it was pretty horrendous. 768 pages 1.5/5
Book 25: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Yeah, whatever. I guess I’m in this for the long haul now. (Although I thought it was certainly more effort to get through than the last one.) I guess if I’m going to be all twilight-twinkie about this I am … Continue reading
Book 24: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Read it quickly. Not as bad as the first one. Emily made me promise to be honest, so I have to tell you that there was a little piece of me that enjoyed this one. It helped that she also … Continue reading
Flex 4 vs ColdFusion vs SQL Server data typing: Issues with Rounding
I have been pulling my hair out for a few hours, trying to figure out why Flex seemed to be automatically rounding numbers en route to the SQL Server (via Coldfusion). It was hard enough figuring out how to set … Continue reading
Book 24: Ford County: Stories by John Grisham
Yeah, I’m reading Book 24 on Week 26, but there’s a long weekend coming up and I’m pretty sure I’ll catch back up then. Anyway. I brought this book home with me after my last trip to MT; my Mom … Continue reading
Book 23: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
I finished this book moments ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I picked up “American Gods” because it was the first “one book one twitter” selection. I enjoyed the modern mythology of how the gods of america were brought here by … Continue reading
Book 22: At Home On The Street by Jason Wasserman & Jeffrey Clair
This book, “At Home On The Street” and accompanying film “American Refugees” are an exquisite study of homelessness in Birmingham. Rather than citing facts and figures from other studies, the authors (Jason Wasserman & Jeffrey Clair) spent an enormous amount … Continue reading
Book 21: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Picked up this book because I saw it on a reading list, and I had to take out two separate extensions from the library on it. Not for lack of inspiration – indeed, Paul Farmer M.D. is the man I … Continue reading
Book 20: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Someone recommended this book on a recent “how do i become a better person” metafilter thread. I usually loathe self help books, but I actually liked this one enough to order a copy for myself. (I can say this because … Continue reading
