BOOKS. pop up books

last night i went to borders bookstore with a friend of mine. i had read a review about this new crazy pop up book that was super detailed. i remembered it while we were there, so we went on a quest throughout the store looking for pop up books. (we had to search because, oddly enough, they arent the most popular type of book) when we finally found them we pulled them out and were amazed! these things were mind-bogglingly intricate and totally incredible. the best ones were by a guy named robert sabuda. he had alot of them. each page of his books had a huge pop up picture and also a few extra little ones on the sides to help tell the story. his best were the retellings of 'the wizard of oz,' and 'alice in wonderland'. if you get the chance, check them out, they are totally cool.

GAMES. the revolution continues

i happened across another interesting article about the nintendo revolution. this is a first hand account of someone who has actually played with the controller. the more i read, the more excited i get... read it here.

GAMES. the revolution

as a nintendo fanboy i have been keeping my eye on the news of nintendos next generation console, which is called the 'revolution.' if you havent heard about the crazy new controller or anything else about it, then you need to go here. on this site i read a very interesting editorial about the alternate path nintendo is deciding to take. if you have any interest in video gaming, this is a very informative article about the future of the industry. to read the editorial, go here.

TV. '05: reruns

as i look back at the year that was i find that my television watching habits have changed quite alot. partly, this may be due to the fact that this year i got a tivo... there are alot of shows i love that i never used to, and there are some shows that i am totally burned out on that i used to be really into. the great thing about tivo is that if you like a show in syndication you can have it record the show whenever its on any channel. i did this alot this year. here are some older shows i got into (or out of) this year:

friends- at the beginning of the year i was really into this show. it is on almost eight times a day around here! after a little while though, the show kind of loses something, i dont know what it is, but i slowly lost interest and now i dont watch it at all.

yes, dear- i know its not the greatest show ever, but there is a sort of charm to it. for a while i would watch most of the episodes recorded, but my interest has wained. ill still watch an episode here or there occasionally.

just shoot me- my interest in this show lasted about a day.

dharma and greg- i saw an episode and kind of liked it. then i got over it- quickly.

cosby show- they started showing reruns on tv land. i totally loved this show growing up, its nice to revisit some of the old episodes now and then.

becker- i never discovered this show until they started reruning it on wgn. it is so good! i discovered it over the summer, which is when i dotn have a job. so i ended up watching every single episode i could find. fortunately for me, they were rerunning it on three different channels around here! so i would actually watch three episodes of this show a day! the show wasnt on for that many years, so i think i have actually seen every episode. i havent grown sick of it, i have just seen everything. too bad.

TV. shows that are stupid

i feel the need to make a list of shows that are stupid. i know, these are only my opinions, but im right. so, here goes:

csi- i dont like crime dramas, and i especially dont like procedural dramas.

csi miami or new york- see above.

law and order- see above.

law and order svu- see above.

law and order whatever else- see above.

shield- see above.

boston legal- see above. (but i will give it props for keeping shatner on the air)

e ring- see above.

close to home- see above.

numbers- ok, i give. this is actually the only cop-ish drama i enjoy. and mostly thats because i really loved the movie 'pi' and it totally reminds me of some of the cool stuff in there.