Schizophrenic Reading

So I have fallen off the reading wagon with all the season finales on the TV.  What I am going to do without new TV?  Sniff.  So I am currently reading three books: Contest, Matt Reilly, Bleeding Kansas (below), and Bloody Jack, L.A. Meyer.  Contest is the first, and probably worst, Matt Reilly book.  It is very aliens in america, and apparently they are trying to make it into a film, which is why I decided to check it out.  I will finish it, but definitely not my favorite, though there should be another Scarecrow book in a couple of months, I hope.  I need to just give up on Bleeding Kansas, but I hate not finishing books no matter how awful they are (I am looking at you Raising Atlantis).  Finally, I just started Bloody Jack, and I love it.

Have you meet my new drink buddy?

So it is summer and I am obsessed with BBQs and drinking outdoors. Why it is illegal to walk around with liquor, I will never understand, but I guess that’s what makes places like New Orleans and Las Vegas great.  Anyway, if you need a crafty way to dispense 2 gallons of mixed liquor, this is the thing for you.  In fact, why would you ever mess with pitchers again after seeing this is beyond me.   Plus, did I mention that is “unbreakable” (within reason I am sure).  So, if you are anything like me, 2 gallons later, and thing might get broken, but not this thing, baby!  You know you want one.  Drink Strong!

Horse in the Sea

Mellow indie loveliness.  This Chicago staple has now made it on iTunes.

Damn you, Apple, why must you be cool occasionally.