Bleeding Fiction

I was tired yesterday, but for some reason couldn't fall asleep until 4am. So, despite the alarm, I didn't wake up until 1pm today. I didn't miss anything other than being productive, but that's annoying enough. Plus now my sleep schedule's all messed up, which is why I'm doing a blog post at half-past two in the morning.

I saw The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe last night. I remembered the basic set up from when I saw the BBC version in the school library as a kid. I think I read the book around then, too. I also think I didn't read the book around then, so who knows. Either way, the movie was good. Wonderful cinematography and the kids were all good actors, as was Liam Neeson (duh) who voiced Aslan. The special effects were mostly great. The movements and looks on the animals were top notch, but the monsters (and the White Witch) seemed slightly unreal. I'm guessing this was intentional, given that the folks doing the sfx were the same folks as did for Lord of the Rings.

Tonight I went out to hear my local friend Joe's a capella group do their holiday concert. They were delightful and funny, though their show was, I'd say, 15 minutes too short. Also, they could've used another singer in the bass, if only for issues of volume.

Also, I've finished the John Hodgman book. There were many, many times reading the second half of the book where I laughed loudly. I highly recommend it.