Stuff we're reading / watching / listening to

[Dead Cat]

Or if it's in another category of embarrassing, about a week ago, I continued to watch Sesame Street long after the person who was supposed to be watching it left the room. So, Bob, you're among friends in the embarrassing club.

[Dragon Lady]

You can download all 3 Hunger Games books in ebook form for just over $3 from Kobo here: t.co/mMHVDZuh

[bobtheenchantedone]

Too bad I'm not allowed to read The Hunger Games.

[Dragon Lady]

Not allowed? Who holds this power over you?

[bobtheenchantedone]

Well, me, actually. It's not a good idea for me to read things involving children and death/danger.

[krebscout]

Happy birthday to my Sauron.

Is that a book or movie? And happy birthday, Sauron!

It's a mistaken thread. Sorry guys!

[Katya]

I've decided I don't spend enough time watching the DVDs I own. (If I bought them, it's generally because I really, really liked them. So why don't I watch them more?)

Anyway, I just finished rewatching Stranger Than Fiction.

[TheAnswerIs42]

I've decided I don't spend enough time watching the DVDs I own. (If I bought them, it's generally because I really, really liked them. So why don't I watch them more?)

Anyway, I just finished rewatching Stranger Than Fiction.

I do the same thing! We stopped buying movies because we never watched them once we owned them. And yet, if I see one of them when I am flipping channels, I'll stop to watch it. I looked at them a few weeks ago and was surprised by what we owned. Made me feel really dumb. I'm so glad for netflix.

[Imogen]

Hadestown is the greatest musical I currently own. Seriously. Listen to it. It's a folk opera/musical based on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. Ani DiFranco is on the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7YKDgkV ... re=related

Get it now, everyone.

[Katya]

Hadestown is the greatest musical I currently own. Seriously. Listen to it. It's a folk opera/musical based on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. Ani DiFranco is on the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7YKDgkV ... re=related

Get it now, everyone.

That sounds amazing (especially because I love retellings of folklore/myths).

I watched Midnight in Paris over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

[bobtheenchantedone]

Attempts were made to get me to watch The Matrix, Transformers, and I, Robot. I resisted them all.

[Digit]

Bicentennial Man is perhaps a more family-friendly dose of Asimov than I Robot .

[mic0]

I watched Midnight in Paris over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

That movie is great! I loved the aesthetics, the writing, the acting, the music... everything. I am a lot like the main character, so maybe that influenced my liking it, as well.

[wired]

Read Issac Asimov's Nightfall for the first time. (Available at http://www.uni.edu/morgans/astro/course/nightfall.pdf ) Splendid story. Not life-changing, but fun and poetic.

[mic0]

Oh my gosh, I love Nightfall, too! Except I read the novel, not a short story. I think the novel has the short story as a chapter or something. Either way, good read.

[Katya]

I watched Midnight in Paris over the weekend and really enjoyed it.

That movie is great! I loved the aesthetics, the writing, the acting, the music... everything. I am a lot like the main character, so maybe that influenced my liking it, as well.

I wouldn't have pegged Owen Wilson as the type to star in a Woody Allen film, but I thought he pulled it off well. It was fun to recognize a lot of the minor actors and actresses, too. (And I loved Michael Sheen's character. He was SO annoying!)

[Katya]

Oh my gosh, I love Nightfall, too! Except I read the novel, not a short story. I think the novel has the short story as a chapter or something. Either way, good read.

Huh. I didn't know it had been novelized. For me, Asimov's novels are pretty hit or miss, but I love his short fiction.

[Digit]

Interesting article about a study in which they tracked the eye movements of recruiters (who spent a whole six seconds on average looking at a resume) and constructed a heat map showing the parts looked at most in that precious six seconds before they decided to call you or toss you.

In the short time that they spend with your resume, the study showed recruiters will look at your name, current title and company, current position start and end dates, previous title and company, previous position start and end dates, and education.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-wh ... z1rexnWJl3

Note to self: Before time it's time to trade up in the job department, ask to be given a fancy job title with no extra pay.

[Dragon Lady]

Just finished Sense and Sensibility on Audiobook. I've watched the movie twice. Once 12 years ago and once 4-5 years ago. I'd never read the books. I honestly can say I had no idea how it was going to end. All I remember from the movies was that Snape had blonde hair and because it was Alan Rickman, I kept expecting him to turn out to be the bad guy. I can't even tell you what character he played. It was kind of fun, though, because I suspected who would end up married, but I couldn't figure out how she was going to get them together. Especially after we find out that Edward married Lucy. I was sitting there thinking, "But wait! Surely he's going to marry Eleanor! And it's almost the end of the book! How in the world is THIS going to work? Is Lucy going to suddenly catch a chill and die?" (Note: my favorite part of Jane Austen books is that when someone catches a cold, it's a Big Deal. They can't even get out of bed, they're so weak.) I was surprised a little at the ending. How come Mrs. Ferris could take away Edward's status as oldest son, but couldn't take it away from Robert later? And really? Lucy becomes the favorite child? I really, really don't like Mrs. Ferris, btw.

Anyway, for a story most people (or at least, most girls) know and love, I'm glad I can finally be part of the club. And I enjoyed it. I even enjoy the slightly-less-than perfect ending. It seems a little bit more real to me.

[Katya]

All I remember from the movies was that Snape had blonde hair and because it was Alan Rickman, I kept expecting him to turn out to be the bad guy.

I had the opposite reaction when I watched Die Hard last year—I was kind of on Hans Gruber's side for a lot of the movie because it was Alan Rickman.