I hope everyone is having a pleasant 4th. The celebration began a little early here in downtown Minneapolis. Last night, someone was settling off some heavy duty fireworks near my building. I couldn’t determine what their exact location was, but I could see the reflections of the fireworks’ ascents and explosions in the glass windows of the IDS Tower and other office buildings. Kind of pretty, in an urban sort of way.
To distract myself from my uncertain employment status, here’s a list of things i might get myself for a birthday present:
The Historian — This seems to be the hot book of the summer. It’s being described as a more literate, better-written version of The Da Vinci Code (which shouldn’t be that difficult, considering the latter has the literary value of a cereal box). And it’s got vampires. Vampires are cool.
Mysterious Skin — Michael over at Bookslut has been raving about this book for a while. The subject matter is pretty grim, but I’ve learned to trust Michael’s judgment in these things.
20 Years of the Best Science Fiction — Because I simply don’t have enough SF on my shelves.
Film Noir Classic Collection Vol. 2 — I have Volume 1 and love it. This set promises more tough guys and femmes fatales with shadowy pasts.
MST3K Volume 5 Collection — I can’t believe that I don’t have any collections of one of the funniest things I ever saw on television. I’m more partial to the Mike Nelson years and this has some of my favorites from that era.
The Outer Limits Season 1 — Man, there’s a lot of geeky stuff on this list. I’ve never seen this series and I’m curious to see how it compares to The Twilight Zone.
Of course, I’m not going to object if anyone out there decides to get me something, but I’d never use this blog as a way to hit people up for presents. Some things are simply beneath me.
