Notable Event

It doesn't happen very often that I do not enjoy a book, or that I actually have a strong desire to NOT finish reading it. I of course have my Nemesis List; there are only 4 books on it. The Nemesis List is for those books that I fully intend to read, but just can't get myself into them. Or for a book that haunted and hounded me for about 8 years *coughAnnaKareninacough*.

At the moment, I am trying to work my way through 'Gravity's Rainbow' by Thomas Pynchon. In all fairness I have not devoted as much time to it as I usually would with all the cake-baking and functions I've had to attend in the past few weeks. But the fact remains that after 3 weeks of carrying it around I'm only on page 117. Of 760.

First off, the format is mostly stream of conciousness, which I do not enjoy. It is also a stream from 7 or 8 characters, with no warning when jumping between them. Secondly, the book is filthy. Really filthy. And disturbing.

There is a good chance that this book may join the very select Haven't Finished List. Currently there is only 1 book on that list, 'Great Expectations.' I feel somewhat guilty about not sticking it out; after all, I managed to drag myself through Anna Karenina. This should be a snap! Except it is not, and if I'm being honest I don't think I'll lose too much sleep over putting this one back on the shelf for another go in a few years.

Sweet Mother!

I may actually cry a little. BMW M1 Hommage:

Brief

It's nice to have a job where you are appreciated, and are actually told that you are appreciated.
:)

Oh. My. Crap.

Is this Prowl?? Or just a regular old Chinese police car with paint job suspiciously similar to G1 Prowl? These are some spy shots from the set of Transformers 2....there are also whisperings of Jazz being in the sequel, but I'm not putting much stock into that one until I actually see it. Megatron ripped him in half and exploded his spark for cripe's sake! You don't come back from something like that!

Anyway, here's Prowl (or is it??):