Dec 252004
This seemed to be the year of the Duplicate Gift. My sister gave me the Return of the King DVD, which I had already bought for myself. And both my brother and one of my nurses bought me the same book. I’m not sure I’m brave enough to fight the post-Christmas crowds tomorrow. That might wait until Monday.
My family and I went to see The Aviator tonight. Most of what I knew about Howard Hughes came mostly through reading James Ellroy novels, which tended to emphasize his more bizarre attributes. I wasn’t as familiar with his role in developing commercial aviation. Leonardo DiCapprio does a fine job, but his youthful features make it difficult for him to age believably in a movie that is supposed to span twenty years.
I got the same book, which is good and bad – can’t wait to read it, but I should really finish re-reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay first. Then there’s the question of whether I should go into training in preparation for extended periods of holding such a huge book. Anyway, hope you enjoy it too.