Archive for November, 2008
Aside | Comments are now working
This is just a message to anyone who stopped by yesterday that ‘radio silence’ on my recent posts prompted me to do some digging – and it appears my shiny new theme broke my comments!
The good news is that they are now fully operative. The even better news for those of you who hate CAPTCHA tests is that it appears that’s what broke the comments – so for the next few days I’m going to see how things go without it. If you are a first time commenter you will be moderated, hopefully regulars should be ok. And if I get a lot of spam I’ll have to try and reinstate the tool.
Sorry about the inconvenience – please revisit yesterday’s posts; especially the one where I need help reviewing the Lord of the Flies!
Book Review | Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Graphic Novel)
Coraline is about… A young girl who goes exploring in her apartment and opens a door to another world where her ‘other mother’ tries to kidnap her and her parents.
I’ve heard fantastic things about this book over recent months and thought it would be a good opportunity for me to experience my first graphic novel – but I think it will unfortunately be my last. I just didn’t get it.
Book Review | One Foot in the Black by Kurt L. Kamm
I was hooked from that very first line and thoroughly enjoyed this book. In a move away from most novels the whole story is pretty much told using dialogue between the characters rather than any descriptive narrative. This works perfectly and I felt like I was right alongside Greg, through the training, the beatings and the fires.
I was quite surprised when I finished the book to find this was a work of fiction; I was so sure it was a biography. Every year we hear on the news about the wildfires burning in California; next time I will definitely spare a moment to think about the brave men who risk their lives to save the locals, while understanding a bit more about how they go about it.
If you’re looking for a gripping read that’s a little different from the norm I can highly recommend One Foot in the Black by Kurt L. Kamm.
Aside | Blue Archipelago gets a face lift
I’ve had a bit of a wordpress themefest this weekend. Yesterday I was looking for a theme for a couple of new sites I’m working on and I decided that Blue Archipelago was looking a little tired. So I tried out a few themes and finally settled on this one. I hope you all like the new look.
I’ve also given my homepage a facelift at www.clareswindlehurst.com and my Disney World planning site has been spruced up too; if you’re planning a trip to Walt Disney World be sure to stop by and say hi.
Weekly Geeks 23 | Freestyle – help me review Lord of the Flies
Every once in a while Dew throws out a perfect Weekly Geeks challenge; and this in one of those weeks. I finished up Lord of the Flies last month and because I then got struck down with flu I never got around to reviewing it. So for this week’s Weekly Geek I am choosing challenge number 12; and I’d like you to ask me questions about Lord of the Flies. Just post your questions down there in the comments and then next week I’ll write an interview style review post answering them all.
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