- The Eight by Katherine Neville (Interesting concept, a bit unbelievable. Grade: B-)
- Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose (I'm not usually a big fan of non-fiction, but this biography of Lewis & Clark is very interesting. Grade: B)
- Gradisil by Adam Roberts (Sci fi, but no laser guns. Grade: C-)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Not as dark as I expected. A little bit "Hollywood", but still entertaining. Grade: A-)
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Original and entertaining twist on time travel. Grade: A)
Latest iTunes Downloads
- Gary Jules by Gary Jules: Great mellow acoustic stuff. Watch the lyrics for the kids. Grade: A-)
- Raising Sand by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (Incredible! Grade: A)
- I'm Not Dead by Pink (Not the sort of thing I usually listen to, but I really like it. Grade: B+)
- The Last Single Guy by Block (Ran across a video for one of his songs on YouTube and loved it. The entire CD is very good. Grade: A-)
- Time on Earth by Crowded House (I loved CH in the 80's. New CD is not quite as good as the old stuff, but still worth a listen. Grade: B)
- Daughtry by Chris Daughtry (Very good first effort by the guy who should have won American Idol. His voice kind of reminds me of Lou Gramm from Foreigner, but better. Grade: B+)
- Citizen Cope (Ran across his music while randomly surfing the web--mellow, catchy. Grade: B+)
What I'm Watching on TV Now
- Lost (ABC)
- House (FOX)
- Heroes (NBC)
- The Office (NBC)
- Survivor (CBS)
- The Amazing Race (CBS)
Last Movie(s) I Saw in the Theater
- Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (Some fun scenes, but mostly disappointing. Grade: C)
- Cloverfield (Interesting, but made me dizzy. Grade: B-)
- Enchanged (Pretty cute. Maria loved it! Grade: B)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (One of my least favorite of the HP series so far. Strayed from the book way too much. Grade: B-)
- Pirates 3 (I went into it with low expectations because I didn't like the 2nd one. It was better than I expected. Grade: B)
Last Movie(s) I Rented
- Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (The whole family liked it. Grade: A-)
- Battlestar Gallactica: Seasons 1 and 2 (I'm addicted! Grade: A-)
- Bourne Ultimatum (Not as good as the first but better than the 2nd. Grade: B-)
- The Italian Job (Reminded me of Ocean's 11. Grade: B)
- The Core (Cheesy sci-fi. Grade: C)
- Premonition (Interesting premise, kept my attention, but didn't like the ending. Grade: C+)
- Thank You for Smoking (Some funny scenes. Grade: B)