Are these really the best book to movie adaptations of all time? I don’t know about that, but here is my list of the ones I have read [B], and the ones that I have seen [M]. [BM] means I’ve read the book and seen the movie. Inspired by Jason Kottke’s post. 1. [B] 19842. [...]
I’ve been collecting pro and anti-blogging statements over the past few months. Some are quite amusing: …a web site belonging to some average but opinionated Joe or Josie… a collection of clippings, musings and other things like journal entries that strike one’s fancy or titillate one’s curiosity… on the Internet.1 A puerile self-importance that smacks [...]
Thanks to the early rising experiment, this was the first Anzac Day I’ve commemorated where I was actually up early enough for the dawn service. I didn’t go, though – listened to the Canberra service on the radio and lit a candle for all those who have died at Gallipoli and in all armed conflicts [...]