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The Da Vinci Code

Recipe for this novel:
- 1 cup The Bourne Identity
- 1 cup National Treasure
- 2 cups college Art 101
- 1 qt. religious iconography and history (not always accurate)
- A dash of Eyes Wide Shut
- A dash of Rick Steve's Guide to Paris
- A pinch of the "Who is Kaiser Soze?" effect
- 1 lame ending

Moves quickly, has a page-turning affect for about 200 pages, gets a bit predictable and preachy, and stays interesting enough to the end. A bit cliche, but an okay read. It didn't quite convert me to reading modern literature on a more regular basis, but it should make a decent movie, since its structure is quite like watching scenes in a movie.

I give it an "okay".

posted by Jeri | 2006-03-20| 19:05:08| books| Leave a comment »


New antispam measure

You may have noticed that we're getting more spam than usual. All b2evolution users are feeling this and the devolpers are working on new solutions. Since we're getting hit so hard and the beta release isn't expected out anytime soon, I've taken matters into my own hands. I applied a little hack to slow down the spam. Registered users won't even notice it. You can continue like you always have. Unregistered commenters will have one extra checkbox to fill out before comments can be posted. If the spambots catch on to this, then we'll have to do something else. This may uglify your blog's skin. If it does or if you can't comment at all on certain blogs, let me know.

posted by dan | 03/20/06| 02:18:40 pm| Site News| 3 comments »


posted by dan | 03/20/06| 08:13:54 am| Movies| Leave a comment »


One Week....

Disney Cruise Line® - 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Oh man, I cannot freaking wait. We're actually going to Disney World first, but this is what I'm looking forward to the most.

posted by brendoman | 03/20/06| 02:10:18 am| Anything Else| Leave a comment »


Battlestar Galactica

My Boring Ass Life » B-Star G

After a recommendation from Danny and now from Kevin Smith, I think I'm going to have to give this show a whirl. Onward into geekdom!

posted by brendoman | 03/20/06| 01:30:01 am| TeeVee, I'm a Big Geek| 2 comments »