Monday, May 24, 2010

Best Spy Novel

The best spy novel ever written is, Eye of the Needle, by Ken Follett.
The worst spy novel made into a movie is Eye of the Needle - 1981, starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. It wasn't done right at all, and the music does nothing for it.

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Away too Long

There are reasons why I haven't posted in such a long time.
One is my babysitting. At the end of the day, I'm too tired to do anything other than play Mafia Wars, or tend the farm on FaceBook. It doesn't feel like 'playing'. Mafia Wars can be very annoying. The game always has glitches, the loot drops can be few and far between. I don't know why I keep waiting for the next Energy Pack. There are 100 people in my mafia - small by most standards, level 335, which isn't too shabby.
Then, there are the two farms. Mine aren't as elaborate as most, but they also take time. FarmVille keeps you coming back with new things. Farm Town has started 'facilities', like pizza shops, bakeries, flour mills. It's not nearly as fun as it used to be.
Then, there's Lexulous. It's like Scrabble. I usually have about 6 games going, with four different people. Those are fun.
MW, FV and FT are starting to get boring, which is a very good thing.

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Books Read in 2009

I think my favorite for the year 2009 was Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant. The novel is set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. Novice Serafina, and Santa Caterina are the main characters. The hoped for ending is perfect.
The most recent is at the top.
  • A Plague of Secrets - Lescroart +
  • Sacred Hearts - Sarah Dunant +
  • Rules of Vengeance - Reich +
  • Extreme Measures - Flynn +
  • Sail - Patterson yawn
  • Rules of Deception - Reich +
  • Scarecrow - Connelly ho-hum
  • On Kingdom Mountain - Mosher
  • First Family - Baldacci so-so
  • Long Lost - Coben
  • The Ghost War - Berenson - wow
  • The Faithful Spy - Berenson - wow
  • Garden of Beasts - Deaver 2x
  • Georgiana - Foreman
  • The Survivors Club - Sherwood
  • The Silent Man - Berenson
  • The Associate - Grisham
  • The Brass Verdict - Connelly
  • Disgrace - Coetzee
  • World Without End - Follett
  • Passion of Artemesia - Vreeland
  • Divine Justice - Baldacci