Weekend Blurble- Take 8342

I watched X-men 3 last night. We usually catch blockbuster movies after they've left theaters, which they often do unreasonably quick in CT, and worked their way to the library as a DVD. Personally, I think that the producers would have made X-men sans dialogue entirely, just had some stop-action shots occasionally with quote bubbles...like a comic book, then gone back to the exploding this and levitating that...if they thought the idea would fly with audiences. (pun entirely intended)

Over the last few days we've also seen Antwone Fisher, Dreamgirls, Glory and something else that I don't remember. I'm almost movie'd out.

The title does have a certain significance. hehe. I love numbers. Leave a comment if you think you know what it is.

Post Picture: Not Mine.

By Its Cover- The Wasp Eater

By Its Cover is my completely independent book review column. Selections are made based entirely on the book's cover. I'm testing the old saying in my quest to find new authors.




Title: The Wasp Eater
Author: William Lychack

I chose a smaller book this time, simul-reading this with The Godfather, not sure I'd be able to finish both in the loan time.

The story tracks that of a young boy and his parents after his mother finds out his father cheated on her. She throws him out the house. The remainder of the book has the boy feeling torn between the adults, wanting them back together, wanting to be with one or the other and feeling guilty.

For as simply told as The Godfather was, this was far more lyrical. It seems to skip along like a rock on a pond, dipping into feelings and the scenery of the moment before sailing off again. In those contact points it was brilliant. The cover said it 'is at one time lucid and dream-like'. But it's confusing, how it would jump between thought sequences, the future and reality...which was really happening?

The father as the best drawn character. I felt sorry for him, rough and tumble guy who appeared to momentarily lose his way. I really wanted him to get his family back. I wanted his wife to forgive him.

There also felt like there were things left unsaid in hopes that the reader would infer them. It didn't really work. There was just too much missing...or it was too short, too conflicted to feel real.

ThisNext- The English Language

Originally, I saw this on etsypal, Neawear's blog, Creativadoration. I thought it was cool...and true. The English language is kinda bland in terms of different characters. Makes me want to learn Cyrillic.

By Michael Ciancio
It's on sale, now (via Michael Ciancio)

Zephyr- The Closet

Adding things to the Closet. I had been neglecting it, I must say. I'm back now with a pretty big box of bits to photograph and list.

Enjoy!

Weekend Blurble- Config

i had been
in a near panic trying
to figure out how to package these

i bought some clear boxes but
they were far too big
the search for smaller ones
yielded one set
of 288!

these sold and had to be sent so
i wrapped them up
with a bit of yarn
from knittydirtygirl

i like it.