Season premiers begin airing on television this week. It’s not looking good for new shows, but I’m happy to give them a shot. Will anything ever compare to Twin Peaks? Doubtful. SundayThe Simpsons: Great opening and loved Stephen Colbert, but the episode as a whole was a bit dullFamily Guy: Impressive cartoon of Star WarsDexter: [...]

BookSense Picks for September 2007; includes “The Folded World” by Amity Gaige, which Nancy Pearl also recommended this month. A Guide to Philip Roth in The Sunday Times (via The Literary Saloon) Get the most out of your books by Life Optimizer; I can’t say I agree 100%, but it is still worth a quick [...]

I finally took a picture of my hair color with the brown dye added. It’s not quite this dull, but it gives you the general idea.

I’m reading three books, though I doubt I’ll finish all of them by Monday morning. Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet (memoir; library book) One Child by Torey L. Hayden (memoir; borrowed from a co-worker) Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (fiction; library book [...]

Have you seen the preview for next Thursday’s CSI? They are using a Kate Bush song to sucker me back into the plot. Sara must survive!

September is going by so quickly. Here’s what I’ve been up to the past few weeks: Eating: I’ve been having strange cravings for baked potatoes, which I happily gratify. It must be the change in weather. I love Autumn! Listening: Elliott Smith’s “New Moon” album; I need some new music Living: getting ready for the [...]

Update: Ok, this hair color is not going to fly at work, so I’m going to try covering up the brightness with some brown. Sigh.

Little nervous about my hair color at the moment; the dye is almost a neon orange. Guess I’ll know if 15 minutes.

MoMA will present an exhibition of Michael Haneke’s filmography from October 3rd through the 15th. I’m very excited about this series, as several of the films are making their North American debut. I’ve seen a handful of Heneke’s films on DVD with Caché being my absolute favorite. However, I have not seen all 16 movies [...]

The L Train seems to be a popular subway line for readers. From where I was sitting on my way home from work yesterday, I saw the following books being read: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin Unlubricated: A Novel by Arthur Nersesian The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The [...]