Hey, It’s Friday
August 27th, 2004A strange sense of exhilaration has come over Little Toy Robot’s Daytime HQ, also known as “work.” After a very busy August, projects have been completed, and it finally feels like summer… at least until September. In the spirit of being able to breathe easily and enjoy oneself, here are some feel-good links.
One of the best blogs out there, bar none, is Giornale Nuovo. Thursday’s entry “Drolleries” proves why. Every word that this guy writes, every image he posts, is fascinating.
There’s a new Yahoo group called GothamLit “specifically created to carry events and information of interest to readers and writers of speculative fiction and horror in the New York City area.” What a great idea.
Men and Cartoons by Jonathan Lethem is coming out in November. I can’t wait to … umm… wait, $20 for under 200 pages?… I can’t wait to check this out from the library!
What is Jabberwocky? Nothing highlights a good mood like pronouncing those immortal words:
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
I am not particularly mathematically minded, but like most baseball fans, I am like Rain Man when it comes to baseball stats. There are two newish books that are on my reading list on the subject: A Mathematician at the Ballpark: Odds and Probablilities for Baseball Fans by Ken Ross and The Numbers Game: Baseball’s Lifelong Fascination with Statistics by Alan Schwarz.
A note: If somebody would just write a book that links the Yankees, Wilco, and robots, it would save me a lot of time by allowing me to consolidate my reading.
Here’s something kick-ass, by way of both Bond Girl and SoT: The Pixies’ “Ain’t That Pretty At All.” We do likes the Pixies.
Attention, delinquent bloggers: BLOG! I need something to read at work during the upcoming slow week.