Hard Candy

Haley (Ellen Page) meets up with Jeff (Patrick Wilson) her online friend and potential boyfriend. Except Haley is 14 and Jeff is a 32 year old photographer. And then Haley turns the tables on Jeff, drugging him, tieing him up and interogating him. The first act (where the two are flirting) is truly creepy. And the second act (where Haley interogates and tortures Jeff) is disturbing and well-done. But it starts to fall apart in the third and final act as it becomes a back and forth, cat and mouse typical thriller sequence. They try to pull it out again at the very end, but it just doesn't hold up anymore. Which is a pity, since it was a very effective movie up to that point...

Birthday, Jersey Style!

And a happy birthday to msginnyo. I forget what Jersey Style is now. I think its when we dump toxic garbage on your lawn...

Feb. Book List

Feb 3rd: Mercedes Lackey - Brightly Burning

Feb 5th: Rob Thurman - Nightlife

Feb 6th: Terry Pratchett - Nightwatch

Feb 8th: Pratchett - Thud

Feb 11th: John M Ford - The Final Reflection

Feb 13th: Elaine Cunningham - Shadows in Darkness

Feb 14th: Peter Straub - lost boy lost girl

Feb 17th: Straub - in the night room

Feb 18th: Pratchett - Men at Arms

Feb 19th: Glen Cook - Sweet Silver Blues

Feb 20th: Cook - Bitter Gold Hearts

Feb 21st: Cook - Cold Copper Tears

Feb 23rd: Christopher Moore - Practical Demonkeeping

Feb 25th: Simon Green - Shadows Fall

Feb 26th: Cook - Old Tin Sorrows

Feb 27th: Cook - Dread Brass Shadows

Feb 28th: Cook - Red Iron Nights

Total for Feb: 17

Huh. Interesting, looks like they're reprinting the older Garret Files books...

Wal-Mart

Well many negative things can be said about the Wal-Mart chain and its owners. I've probably said some of it in the past. And much of that is likely true. BUT. And its a fairly important exception for me. I just paid 12 bucks for my two main medications; metformin (2 months supply, $8) and lisinopril (1 month, $4). At CVS, with my insurance discount, I was paying a little less than $70. Thats a pretty hefty savings there...