Fri 17 Mar 2006
Please let me know your recommendations and I’ll add them…
If you see a 
then it’s a new recommendation
Here are some books that I’ve read recently that are good:
-Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
-Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick
-Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
-Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
-Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris - Todd
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes - A Jungian approach to self-healing and empowerment through stories. The introduction requires a little patience. This is one of the most life-changing books I have ever read. - htm
The Pig Who Sang to the Moon by Jeffrey Masson - Fascinating stories about animals that will change the way you see chickens forever… - keith
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle - Very funny, very moving. - htm
Chambers Cryptic Crosswords and How to Solve Them by Michael Kindred and Derrick Knight - This book really teaches you how to do cryptic crosswords. I may be a total nerd but I’m having so much fun with it… - htm
Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard - Paul McCartney’s latest album.
In between Dreams - Jack Johnson
The Dresden Dolls - I first heard a hilarious live version of Coin Operated Boy
NEW ALBUM / TOUR - check out their website
James Blunt - I guess everybody already knows about Mr. Blunt, but I just started listening to him and I’m very impressed.
My Story - Real life stories written and read by real life people.
Just a Minute - Very funny panel game. It’s actually quite fun to play with friends.
In Our Time - Excellent programme discussing the history of ideas, with complete archives available for download
DemocracyNow.org The War and Peace Report - One hour independent US news show presented by the incredible Amy Goodman. You can watch/read/listen to the show daily Mon - Fri. Excellent interviews and lots of information you won’t find reported in the mainstream news.
ZMag A community of people commited to social change - An remarkable resource for learning in depth about the history and current events of just about everything.
Dahr Jamahl’s Iraq Dispatches - Dar Jamahl is one of only a few independent US journalists to report from within Iraq. You can sign up to receive regular emails about the occupation, and related events in the rest of the world. His interviews can be extremely difficult to read, but are a crucial resource for anybody wanting to know about the real experiences of people living in Iraq.
Adventure #1 Paint a message for a friend on a stone and leave it on their doorstep.
Adventure #2 Type 3 words into Google and hit the ‘I’m feeling lucky’ button.
Adventure #3 Sit in a quiet, dark room for 15 minutes.
Adventure #4 Spend an hour talking to someone without using the word ‘I’.
Adventure #5 Write a secret on a piece of paper. Go to a bookshop and leave the secret between the pages of a carefully chosen book.
Adventure #6 I once knew a man who collected the word for ‘butterfly’ in different languages. Start your own collection.
Adventure #7 Go for a picnic in a usually unpicniced place.
Please send me more ideas.
Enlightenment Bars - delicious chocolate dessert
In Mexico it’s standard to put lime and chilli on almost everything. Give it a try. Cut up watermelon and pineapple, sprinkle salt and chilli on top and sprinkle with lime juice. - htm
Some people in Japan also eat watermelon with a sprinkling of salt. I can’t wait for summer to come. - Keiko
Ginko nut is good! Have you ever had it? My mum said “It makes my high blood pressure low” I’m not sure if it is effective for western people, but anyway it was good for my constipation. - Keiko
Movies recommended by Todd (why don’t I have a section for this? Must amend.)
Avalon
V for Vendetta
Broken Flowers
A History of Violence
Glengarry Glen Ross
Breakfast of Champions
Sideways