What is everyone reading now? For me, it's:

Dune Messiah - the second book of Frank Herbert's Dune series. I have started this book a few times over the years, but never finished it, I don't think. I want to go back and finish this whole series. Dune is one of my favorite books.

Casino - Nicolas Pilleggi's nonfiction examination of organized crime in a Los Vegas casino. Really interesting stuff. I like the movie - a lot - but the book has way, way more detail.

Head First Java - thanks, Brian. I'm trying to learn Java so I can make more than 95K a year.

Also thanks to Art for the sweet book on game design he got me off of my wishlist. Thanks, Art! You are again the most generous Killoggian.

What books are YOU reading?

... was fucking amazing! Go see this movie in the theater, it's really good - the best movie I've seen in a really long time.

I hadn't planned on seeing this, but after seeing SO MANY good reviews online (I've literally _never_ seen a movie with so few bad review on Rotten Tomatoes), and having so many usually curmudgeonly people say it was great, I broke down and checked it out today.

While it wasn't quite as bleak or as harrowing as some of the reviews made it out to be (at least to me, I imagine those reviewers probably aren't as well versed as I am in the horror/gore cinema), it was an intense experience... with a clever and suprising script, and many great performances. Go see it in the theater.

I'm really excited about Alfonso Cuarón now. He is definitely on my "filmmakers to watch" list.

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if you have EVER clicked on a link from a bulletin READ THIS

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if you click on a link from a bulletin, and then it looks like you are logged out of myspace, YOU AREN'T.

THATS HOW YOU GET HACKED GENIUS, THE LINK IS TO A HACKER SITE

if that EVER happens, pause for a moment to reflect, think back to the moment you read this bulletin... and then hit the back button on your browser! you'll be back to myspacing for e-poon in no time at all, unhacked.

whatever you do... FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T PUT IN YOUR NAME AND PASSWORD! i don't want to read your spam bulletins after you get hacked, and neither do any of your friends.

thank you and please repost as often as needed.

josh.

Feel free to post this on your own myspace if you think your friends need schooling.