THE STRAIN

I just started listening to the audio version of The Strain, a new book by Guillermo del Toro. It is the first of a trilogy about a vampire virus sweeping New York. The author is perhaps best known as a film director (Pan's Labyrinth) and is scheduled to direct the film version of The Hobbit. It is suspenseful, scary, bloody, and very well done.

Back to school...and work

I found it a little bit hard to get back in the work mode today. Which is pretty lame because I was off for just 3 days...not the whole summer as a significant segment of our population just experienced. Remember the sinking feeling when Sunday evening closed in around you, sending a not so subtle reminder that another school week was just hours away? Ah, the good ol' days...

If you or another adult someone in your household is feeling a bit blue now that September has arrived, boost those spirits by checking out Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?: and Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask by Jancee Dunn. Her descriptions of her family and the trials and tribulations of becoming an adult are, as one reviewer put it, a hoot. Anything that is described as a "hoot" is all right in my book...or Jancee Dunn's book in this case.

Did you know...

that Faye Kellerman has a doctorate in dentistry? And she was involved in oral biology research? I found this interesting fact while searching the Harper Collins web site. Ms. Kellerman's latest is Blindman's Bluff, and yes, it's very popular right now, so while you're waiting for a copy, we do have some of her previous titles available right now, and this would be a perfect time to revisit or discover for the first time Prayers for the Dead, Jupiter's Bones, The Forgotten...

And if you haven't been to the dentist in, (cough, ahem) quite some time, consider taking one of the Decker/Lazarus mysteries with you to your "soon-to-be-made-because-Faye Kellerman-would-want-me-to-do-that" appointment. Or check out Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition if you'd rather stall for a little time...