A play so nice I've seen it twice. I forgot Frayn wrote it, though. I always picture him doing comedy like Noises Off and Skios.

I first read Jane Eyre around 30, which is embarrassing because it is my favourite book.

Barnes is so creative and insightful. I saw him touring his latest (The Noise of Time) last month, and he is very charming too. He managed to talk me into read that one and two of his half-histories-half-memoirs.

I finally acted on your recommendation by (A) going to see him as he launched Children at the Toronto Reference Library last month, and (B) starting the Sarantine Mosaic shortly thereafter. I started Lord of Emperors last night and wish my commute was longer so I could get through more than 50 pages a day.

Yes. As wolf-Link, Midna is helping you climb the frozen waterfall into the Zora's Domain. At one point you slide off and have to climb back up; however, you are usually just hammering A to keep climbing, so Link lets go and you plummet. Annoying.

Goosebumps! I'm playing TP for the first time and just entered the Arbiter's Grounds. I assume Snowpeak is next (I tried to wander over but got lost in a blizzard), so looking forward to something great.

Up until last week, I was lukewarm on Twilight Princess and playing it out of a sense of completeness. It was so linear until I finished the lake-bed temple, and now I'm enjoying the open world and having fun with side quests instead of feeling stuck in prescribed path. I hope this feeling lasts …

My wife and I survived with CS6 for a long time, then came a client's file created with a newer version of InDesign that would not open. Now Creative Cloud opens automatically every time I turn on the computer, monitoring me in case there's a way to gouge more money out of us.

I got a job offer today! It has been 13 months of freelance editing and infrequent interviews, but the wait is over. I start the Tuesday after Easter, which is great because I would love a paycheque or two before my income tax is due!

Glad I sorted it out this morning, because the snow (in Toronto) knocked out our Internet this afternoon. Watched it and enjoying comments with some free library wifi.

I haven't watched yet, so apologies if this has been mentioned ad nauseam, but I was just so excited to see Pacifica upgrade her rags to the llama sweater in that screenshot.

Yay, Convocation Hall! I was listening to Hayden's Live at CH album earlier today.

Bulging With Crime: The Whitey Bulger Story!

Neat! He's from Kitchener/Waterloo, which is where I went to university.

My wife has declared that she will buy The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up today. She had it out from the library in the fall, and is thrilled with the closet organization and now wants to Konmari her home office. I only got as far as tidying my sock drawer.

Years ago, GRRM was talking about a fourth novella before compiling them into a collection, so it doesn't matter whether you're waiting for Dunk and Egg or ASOIAF, you are waiting a long time. The Sworn Sword is probably my favourite of the three; Duncan's misplaced loyalty really hammers home the link between him…

Agreed; Colourless Tstukuru was in my top three books last year (out of the 50 I read)—it was a three-way tie with The Narrow Road to the Deep North and The Evening Chorus.

I gave Zentner a try after he appeared on the Giller Prize long list and became an instant fan—I recently bought Touch to reread and share around (originally read a library copy). The book's wonderfully magical while his second, Lobster Kings, takes place in the modern world once the magic has (mostly) gone away.

The Wrens have been on this list for years, so maybe leaving them off will make the album actually come out!

Long War was totally waffling while vague stuff happens (plus an inaccurate title as there isn't a war), but Long Mars was an improvement and Long Utopia might be my favourite of the set. The books care more about ideas than story, so I get why I'm in the minority of its fans.