Things and Happenings

Art School Confidential
I watched the newly released movie Art School Confidential and I loved it. It's about a young man going to art school and his struggles to find his inspiration for his art. Will he find his muse? You'll have to rent this gem and find out. This is right in line with other strange movies that I like - Ghost World, Napoleon Dynamite and Welcome to the Dollhouse.

World War Z
I just finished reading the fantastic account of the zombie war. We almost lost the entire planet to the walking dead. Max Brooks gives you the account of victory in his oral history World War Z. This book goes way beyond just ghouls; it shows what happens in different countries and cultures when world-wide panic hits. This book kicked ass and took names. I have put Night Watch down and will get back to that book in the near future. Too many books and not enough time to read!

Chuck Palahniuk
Everyone knows that I love the writer of Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, Choke, Lullaby. I picked up his non-fiction book Stranger than Fiction. Chuck is one twisted person and I can't help but read his work. I'm the moth attracted to his warped sense of the world. Check out the master of yuck at www.chuckpalahniuk.net .

Black Friday
I will be at the New Hartford, NY Barnes and Noble on the day after Thanksgiving - Black Friday at 9am. I hope to see you there. This will be my last appearance for a while. I need to go back into seclusion and finish my noir novel.