Building on my previous post, I've pondered more about cramming everything you love into simultaneous sessions. I find myself not only watching the DVD set of the The Tudors - Season 2 but needing to follow along with its companion book, which of course I read ahead of time but still felt compelled to consult as I viewed. The director occasionally deviated from the script and it was great fun to compare the two versions. For example, at the end of the season finale when Anne Boleyn is to be executed, Brandon's young son, who claimed he "wanted to see someone die" bravely stares at the impending victim with tears streaming down his face, versus the script, where his father forcibly holds his face towards the block when he tried to avert his eyes. They both work equally well in their respective media. Bravo!
And as for books in general, I find my Amazon.com wish list growing lonnnngggg. It's up to 7 pages now. For every couple books I buy, several more are newly published. I'm a preordering compulsive thanks to Amazon's notification feature. A blessing or a curse? Not to mention all the great ads in the Times and the New Yorker and reviews in my Bookmarks subscription (highly recommend that magazine to all readaholics). So what did I go and do now? Read "Book Lust" and highlighted all the books I MUST read before I die. I better live a good many more years.
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