Latest books and movies

I can't sleep. I've been lying in bed for hours. I've been to the bathroom. I've drank water. I got something to eat. I tried reading. That almost always works when I'm in bed. Not this time. I just can't get to sleep. So I thought I might as well do something.

Here's a list of books I've been reading and movies I've watched since my last update. Most of these (except the Ian Fleming books) came from the library. I've been hitting the James Bond stuff up a lot. I've been a fan for a long time and have already seen all of the older Bond movies numerous times. Some more than others. Sean Connery's Bond is the best. There are some good Bond movies with Roger Moore, but his Bond doesn't have the same impact for me. It probably comes from seeing the earlier Bond movies on TV at a fairly young age and being enthralled by them. The very first Bond movie, Dr. No, is my favorite. The Moore ones are sometimes much sillier. I do like The Man With the Golden Gun with Christopher Lee. He was one of the best Bond villains. And it had Herve Villechaize! I think that one of Moore's best. And Live and Let Die was pretty good and has the best theme song. His earlier ones were more of what I expected Bond to be like. The books are quite different from the movies. I remember trying to read them when I was younger and I didn't really like them then. I do now. There is more Bond ahead, as the library has many more DVDs and my housemate still has about five or six more Bond books to read. The library probably has more, but I may get burned out on them before I get to that stage. So many books, so little time.

    BOOKS

• Dr. No (Bond)
• Thunderball (Bond again)
• The Man With the Golden Gun (more Bond)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (even more Bond)
• Great and Minor Moments in Oregon History (not Bond!)
• The Fastest Motorcycles on Earth: The History of Land Speed Record Motorcycles  (for speech research and for fun)
• The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book (reading now - amazing little book)
• View To A Kill (reading now - Bond, of course)
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad (reading now)
• Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors (just browsing)
• Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future (just browsing)
• Poverty and the Environment: Understanding Linkages at the Household Level (not started yet)

     
    MOVIES

• Dr. No
• Firefly (TV series on DVD)
• Fast Times At Ridgemont High
• From Russia With Love
• Thunderball
• Diamonds Are Forever