- Fold out shelving system. Wow this is just awesome looking.
- Kurt’s key list of propbuilding tools.
- Rich and Bob’s Tripod reco — Gitzo1541T and the Really Right Stuff BH-40LR. I actually need this.
- Hangman light. Awesome tho I think the rest of the family might object.
Archive for August 31, 2009
Stuff I Want But Don't Need — shelving, lighting, tools, tripod
Football Week One — Hurray!
Finally here. Here’s your reading for the day:
- Navy Football — know your enemy. Navy Sports, The BirdDog.
- OSU Depth chart out and other goodies in the weekly PDF.
- Because I can’t help it, a little USC preview — how to attack Barkley.
Navy opens at a 21.5 point underdog. I don’t think OSU beats the spread, Tressel will keep the plan conservative. OSU 28, Navy 14.
Books — Maelstrom, Third Degree, T is for Trespass
Some airplane reads:
- Maelstrom by Peter Watts. World at risk as cyber/nano/bio advancements spin out of control, helped by misguided human conspirators. The unique part of this tale is the abuse backstory of the protagonist and how that affects her actions. Amazon says 4 stars, might be a bit rich, but a solid effort.
- Third Degree by Greg Iles. OK suspense tale, a control freak rips apart family when events happen out of his control. I am not sure why I bought, Amazon says 3 stars, that is probably about right.
- T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton. First I’ve read in this series, perhaps that was a mistake. When do authors really hit their stride in a detective series? I’d imagine it is probably in the 4th or 5th book, not the 20th. The characters and cases are mundane, the detective misses massive issues to keep the story going, the plot really flags through the middle 50% of the book, this just doesn’t feel like a lot of effort went into it. I was really bored halfway through. Amazon says 4 stars, I’d say 2. Perhaps if I had read others in the series and was familiar with and invested in the characters, I would feel differently.
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