Archive for January, 2010

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Random List #3 – My Strangest Fears and Phobias

Puppets – This was especially a problem when I lived in Prague for three months. There are neighborhoods in Old Town where display after display of marionettes line the streets. It was really unnerving because, as everybody knows, puppets come to life at night and hang over your bed to watch you sleep.
Raccoons – It’s [...]

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

On the Bookshelf: Shades of Grey, by Jasper Fforde

It’s been a long, long time since last we met – and I’ve read many, many books. Let’s start this up again, shall we?
I’d like to start out by writing a little bit about the author of “Shades of Grey” and his prior works. I read Jasper Fforde*’s first book, “The Eyre Affair,” when it [...]

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