June 2005

Leap of faith by lz in Reading Archive on 29Jun2005

Somewhat interesting peek into the Jordanian queen (ex pat American)'s life with King Hussein. Not much revealed in terms of personal life, but a lot of observations on political machinations during the 70s and beyond....

Don't Eat This Book by lz in Reading Archive on 25Jun2005

Quick read... didn't provide too much more than I got from the DVD of Supersize Me, Spurlock's movie about eating only McD for 30 days. Eat less but eat fresh, excercise more. Sugar is bad....

Everybody's guide to Small Claims Court in California by lz in Reading Archive on 25Jun2005

Preparing for my day in court to get the remaining $210 of my security deposit back from landlord Bill Newland. I rented a unit at 601 Minnesota St in San Francisco for 15 months. Bill thought that I didn't stay long enough, and decided to dock me for repainting the...

House made out of books by lz in Weblog on 17Jun2005

Ok, no, it only looks like it's made out of books. Very cool!...

Guns, Germs and Steel made into PBS 3 part TV series by lz in Weblog on 17Jun2005

Jared Diamond's book put on TV in a 3 part PBS series starting July 11, airing Mondays. I usually opt not to see the televised/filmed verison if I particularly enjoyed the book, but am curious about how this comes off. DVR is set to record!...

Zeno's Conscience by lz in Reading Archive on 02Jun2005

Translated by William Weaver. Started and finished this one in Mexico. I was driven to read this because of the drawings by William Kentridge on display at the Met-- Zeno at 4AM. Zeno a comic figure who indulges himself and lives a pleasant life. Smoke: several thousand declarations of "Last...
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