Weekly digest (6/24/11)
It has been gloriously HOT this week in San Francisco. I’m still recovering from a birthday picnic sunburn, so it’s been feeling like summer vacations of my youth (back, you know, when I had a summer vacation).
- Read it. Looking for something long and pulpy to take to the beach? Or add to your electronic reading device before a long plane ride? Might I suggest The Passage by Justin Cronin. It’s a long sci-fi-esque bio-thriller, which I confess I don’t usually pick up but the writing and story are so well-done I have not been able to put it down.
- Saw it. Finally saw How to Train Your Dragon, which was adorable and reminded me of a certain surly cat I live with…
- Heard it. The Buddy Holly tribute album is streaming at NPR and is guaranteed to make you smile.