On Reading

broderic on November 29, 2009

When does a book become worth it?

I have a nightstand full of books that I have started and never finished. Most of these I’ve made it to page 10 and just given up. Sometimes I’m even half way finished when the urge to stop reading hits and I stop reading never to return to the book again.

Yet, sometimes I read a book and it goes slow. I’ll slog through a few more pages expecting it to become another of those books on my nightstand, but within a few more pages, it becomes good. I find myself having a hard time putting it down. It becomes a book too good to pass up. Why does this happen?

My favorite book, The Silmarillion, by J.R.R Tolkien was one of those books that took me awhile to like. Started it twice before I finished it. It is surprising.

So, when does a become become worth it?

Something’s wrong with this

broderic on November 27, 2009

I don’t quite know how to explain what’s wrong with this venn diagram. What’s the circle on the right supposed to represent? Why does the box that encapsulates it all have two labels? What’s the junction supposed to represent when the circle doesn’t really have anything? Hunh?

It’s f’ed up. Bah. And I thought xkcd was smarter than this.

Happy Thanksgiving

broderic on November 26, 2009

Another year to be thankful for…

really cute asian chicks, K-ON!, Mio, Cross Game, “Pitching, defense, and three run homers,” Oriole Park at Camden Yards, ball girls, batting cages, shagging fly balls, beer, bars, classic movies, TCM, Hitchcock, blogging, tweeting, plastic models, iPhone, Cocoa, interfaces, categories, coffee, hamburgers, hotdogs, girls from your memories, Itsuki-chan, good friends in the US, good friends leaving the US, good friends, family, the youngest members, the elders, my dad, my mom, my brothers, good health, the bicycle, bike riding, those hills, those flats, that speed, wind in your face, summer, winter, autumn…

I’m thankful for it all

Happy Thanksgiving!

Link of the Day [11.23.09]

broderic on November 23, 2009

I’ve lived in Baltimore all my life. Probably will die here. You’ll miss it once you’re gone. But I haven’t been everywhere or seen everything. Too much city for me. I still don’t know Baltimore. This may come in handy.

http://www.baltimanual.com

Banoffee Pie

broderic on November 22, 2009

Celebrated CapitolSwell’s birthday yesterday at Againn Gastro Pub in DC. I had the Lanashire Hot Pot which was some tasty lamb and had a side of some delicious red cabbage. But for desert I had their Banoffee Pie. It was the greatest desert I ever had. It came in a jar wasn’t really a pie but a conglomeration of the ingredients of the pie. Graham cracker crust. Dulce de lece. Bananas! Ganoche. Damn. Yum.

Link of the Day [11.19.09]

broderic on November 19, 2009

Because my MacBook Pro (or pretty much all my computers and iPhones) are glorified web surfing machines, this litl computer looks cool. I’m hoping it catches on in a big way so that we have a diversity of devices to choose from. You won’t really need a computer when you’ve got these other devices that do everything that you need it for.

http://litl.com/