Sunday Stuff
I cleaned out my office last night and got rid of old dead computer stuff and reorganized. I ended up with five bags for the charity story and a couple for trash and recycling. I also got some baseboards painted in the dining room that I've been meaning to do. A productive weekend so far. Let's see if I can keep it up today.
Went to see Dark Shadows last night and it was okay. The funny bits were funny, but the story didn't hang together very well. The movie starts with Victoria Winters as the main character, and is creepy and quirky and scary, and the woman playing her is excellent. Even though the Collins house is daunting and weird and haunted, it's clear that she's somewhat weird herself and can take it. Then it shifts to Barnabas (Johnny Depp) as the main character, and it's more funny, but it loses some of that neat gothic feel and story flow. It would have been better to stay with Victoria's perspective and tell Barnabas' story through her eyes.
links for Sunday:
Atlas Obscura: Chaukhandi Tombs
The Oatmeal: Why Nikola Tesla was the Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived
For steampunk fans: Galveston Historical Society Store pocket sextants, compasses, other cool stuff.
Book rec: The Emperor's Knife by Mazarkis Williams PW says: "A riveting and intense debut ... compelling characterizations will keep fans of grim fantasy entirely enthralled"
Katharine Kimbriel: Book Review - The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells
N.K. Jemisin just linked to this on Twitter: Kate Hart: Uncovering YA Covers: 2011
Last year, I started a series of infographics about YA book covers, mostly as a tongue-in-cheek reaction to the Wall Street Journal's "Darkness in YA" controversy. But the further I got into compiling statistics, the more alarmed I became at the covers' monochrome approach to models. All total, I found 224 white girls-- and only nine of any other race or ethnicity.
Went to see Dark Shadows last night and it was okay. The funny bits were funny, but the story didn't hang together very well. The movie starts with Victoria Winters as the main character, and is creepy and quirky and scary, and the woman playing her is excellent. Even though the Collins house is daunting and weird and haunted, it's clear that she's somewhat weird herself and can take it. Then it shifts to Barnabas (Johnny Depp) as the main character, and it's more funny, but it loses some of that neat gothic feel and story flow. It would have been better to stay with Victoria's perspective and tell Barnabas' story through her eyes.
links for Sunday:
Atlas Obscura: Chaukhandi Tombs
The Oatmeal: Why Nikola Tesla was the Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived
For steampunk fans: Galveston Historical Society Store pocket sextants, compasses, other cool stuff.
Book rec: The Emperor's Knife by Mazarkis Williams PW says: "A riveting and intense debut ... compelling characterizations will keep fans of grim fantasy entirely enthralled"
Katharine Kimbriel: Book Review - The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells
N.K. Jemisin just linked to this on Twitter: Kate Hart: Uncovering YA Covers: 2011
Last year, I started a series of infographics about YA book covers, mostly as a tongue-in-cheek reaction to the Wall Street Journal's "Darkness in YA" controversy. But the further I got into compiling statistics, the more alarmed I became at the covers' monochrome approach to models. All total, I found 224 white girls-- and only nine of any other race or ethnicity.
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