Eh I was just making a joke. I actually only read Anthony Trollope.

Eh I was just making a joke. I actually only read Anthony Trollope.

I only read "hard fantasy."

I only read "hard fantasy."

More elevensies than firsties.

More elevensies than firsties.

It did $11,111? WTF.

It did $11,111? WTF.

Wiggum!

Wiggum!

I think the scene of them listening to the freaky alien warning signal is incredible and should be kept in, but yeah the cocoon sequence was no loss to the original.

I think the scene of them listening to the freaky alien warning signal is incredible and should be kept in, but yeah the cocoon sequence was no loss to the original.

HipsterDBag…arthouse…Tribeca…

HipsterDBag…arthouse…Tribeca…

One of these people is in my avatar, and it ain't Mr. Miyagi.

Well I saw it in English (there's an English-movie theater in Munich).

Saw The Avengers here in Germany with my son—we also watched Super 8 for the first time. So yeah, a good movie weekend. Also watched a Parks and Rec on VPN-enabled Hulu, and started reading John Scalzi's 'Old Man's War' after finishing 'The Wasp Factory'—which was shit.

@HDB: Always remember that part of Pnin too, even her name (Mira Belochkin).

I just read Orwell's "Coming Up for Air" last month, pretty great.

Painted Bird is great. My most re-read book is Don DeLillo's "End Zone" — funniest book I've ever read.