rawbrick.netpersonal weblog, media consumptivenew wheels- June 23, 2008 So in an ongoing effort to betray my 16-year-old self, I bought a car this weekend. A new car. One that doesn&8217;t even get that great a gas mileage for its class. It&8217;s very shiny though. And it&8217;ll make certain errands a lot easier to run. I don&8217;t plan on driving it very much, if that makes me feel any better. (Even 28-year-old me is stunned I didn&8217;t get a hybrid, and 28-year-old me was a total sell-out.) I got a 2008 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport. It&8217;s a cute.http://www.rawbrick.net/journal/1803/new-wheels King Corn- June 15, 2008 Cheney, IanEllis, CurtisPollan, Michaelhttp://www.rawbrick.net/movie/1802/king-corn Accidentally on Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood, and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made- June 14, 2008 Mary Pols is 39 years old when she gets pregnant after a one-night stand with a younger guy, Matt. She decides to keep it, on the rationale that she didn&8217;t have a lot of chances left to have a kid. She involves the Matt with the pregnancy, and to his credit, Matt, an apparent slacker who otherwise seems directionless, wants to stay involved and be a dad to his son. This book was written well, which kept me reading even as the story started to feel a little suffocating, and even as I...http://www.rawbrick.net/book/1801/accidentally-on-purpose-a-one August Rush- June 13, 2008 Highmore, FreddieRussell, KeriRhys Meyers, JonathanHoward, TerrenceWilliams, Robinhttp://www.rawbrick.net/movie/1800/august-rush The Short Victorious War- June 12, 2008 Finally, an Honor Harrington book I&8217;m disappointed by, and I don&8217;t think it&8217;s because I&8217;m not on vacation anymore and looking for different reading. This third book in the series by David Weber is the one seemingly least-focused on the character of Harrington herself. In this episode, the Haven-Manticore cold war is heating up and Harrington and her new battlecruiser are tasked to join a much larger command defending the key Hancock system. I think my problem with this...http://www.rawbrick.net/book/1799/the-short-victorious-war |