Reading, Listening and Yelling
as at 17/08/2010
Reading
Judea Weeping by George C Brauer
The Whisperers by John Connolly
Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson
Listening to
The Glory of Venice, Music of the Gabriellis
Hounds of Love, Kate Bush
Yelling about
People who take umbrage about sharks doing what they’re meant to do to us when we’re in their environment.
Skinny jeans.
Justin Beiber haircuts.
The media’s insistence on continuing to talk to Mark Latham.
as at 10/05/2010
Reading
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Listening to
The National’s new album in the office and Powderfinger’s latest (and last)
Yelling about
people who ignore the fact you’re in a relationship and hit on you anyway – disrespectful!!
as at 17/02/2010
Reading
Eugie Foster, Returning My Sister’s Face
John Connolly, The Black Angel and Every Dead Thing - re-reading
Joe Hill, Horns
Listening to
Matt Handley, Don’t Flinch
Yelling about
Nothing so much at the mo … the rage is a bit damp what with all the storm action in Brisneyland this week.
as at 6/01/2010
Reading
Fire Kristin Cashore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows JK Rowling
Too Much Happiness Alice Munro
Strange Tales III, Various
Listening to
Golden Rule, Powderfinger
Greatest Hits, Groove Armada
Keys to the World, Richard Ashcroft
Watching (post DVD sale attack)
The Prestige
Jekyll
Highlander
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Yelling about
No yelling this month, all yelling has been cancelled due to an over-supply of contentment
as at 30/10/2009
Reading
Kim Newman’s The Man from the Diogenes Club and The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club
Joinville and Villehardouin Chronicles of the Crusades
Waiting for these to arrive in the mail
Jeff VanderMeer’s Finch
Joe Hill’s Horns
Listening to
Pink
Jet
Newton Faulkner
The Cure
The Smiths
Gin Club
Yelling about
People who begin a conversation with “Yeah, I reckon I could write a novel, it’d be easy.” Right.
as at 21/08/2009
Reading
Voice of the Flame by Alan Moore
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (okay, so this is a re-read of a re-read of a re-read)
Listening to
Lily Allen
The Gin Club
The Verve
Yelling about
No yelling at this point … give me a couple of days
as at 26/07/2009
Reading
The Dead Path by Stephen M Irwin
Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks (second volume of the Night Angel Trilogy)
The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan
Empress of Mijak by Karen Miller
Negotiating with the Dead by Margaret Atwood
Women in Medieval Life by Margaret Wade Labarge
Listening to
Tea and Sympathy by Bernard Fanning
Laundry Service by Shakira
Yelling about
The octuplet mum
Michael Jackson’s children not being left alone to have a childhood
Ridiculous amounts of money paid to sportspeople when we still can’t cure cancer or AIDS or SIDS or wipe out Third World Debt
as at whooa long time ago now
Reading
China Miéville’s The City & The City
Jeff VanderMeer’s City of Saints and Madmen
Margo Lanagan Tender Morsels
Listening to
Pink Funhouse
Rihanna Good girl gone bad
Shriek: excerpts from the soundtrack by The Church
Dianna Krall The Girl in the Other Room
Dave Matthews Band Crash
Yelling about
Nothing thus far.
