Forget It — I Can't Think of a Title
I have no idea how to begin this update -- not because it's serious, but because I truly have no idea how to begin it -- so I shall proceed to blunder onward without regard to proper rules of composition.
Hm... My mind is still foggy. I'll see what's in my cupboard.
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I just made a pot of coffee, so I ought to be better in a bit. (Two cups of tea isn't enough anymore.) The best finish to my day would be a scotch and a good cigar, but I'm getting ahead of myself -- it isn't even noon yet.
I finished reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe this morning. Yes, I know it doesn't have a second comma in the title, but I am one of those hot-blooded fanatics who supports the "Oxford comma" you may have read about in Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss. Her newest book, Talk to the Hand, a book examining rudeness, looks promising. The first chapter was good enough to convince me that I need to purchase it or borrow it from the library soon. That reminds me, Linnville showed me a superbly illustrated book on famous battles of the Middle Ages that I must remember to order for myself at the store. Upon being handed the book, I opened it to a random page that happened to depict a diagram of the Battle of Hastings more elegantly than any I can ever recall seeing. At a glance, one can see how the Normans were able to defeat the impregnable shieldwall of the battle-hardened Saxons. I forgot to make a note of the title (and the title of its prequel on ancient battles), but I'll mention them in the next update, for all you amateur military historians who are interested (and there are so many amongst my countless readers). The topic of the paragraph you have just read, in case you were wondering, is books. My writing is a bit topsy-turvy today. Ah, the joys of stream-of-conscious updating are... something or other. What? I think my coffee is ready and not a moment too soon.
On Thanksgiving Day I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I consider it an excellent adaptation of an otherwise average, possibly mediocre, book in the Harry Potter series. The plot has its flaws, but the film was atmospheric, exciting, and humorous at the appropriate moments. The flaws involve the Tri-Wizard Tournament, which I think was as haphazardly conceived as the rules for Quidditch, but the movie is, nonetheless, very enjoyable.
We saw the movie at Findlay's newest cinema, which has stadium seating (the first of its kind in Flag City), large screens, and surround sound. Now, at long last, I needn't drive for an hour to Perrysburg, Maumee, or Toledo to see a movie the way it ought to be seen.
The next update, with any luck, will be posted before the end of the month, which is... in three days. So, expect it on the 30th.
I'll keep posting if you keep reading. Be seeing you... :-?
