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Saw Spider-Man on Saturday. I enjoyed it, but I kinda expected more because of all the hype. Willem Dafoe was great as the green goblin and some of the best acting was in his scenes. We rented Bandits which I fell asleep to Saturday night. I’m tired of movies that make you root for the…

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I’ve been reading a lot recently, so I didn’t feel so bad last night when I let myself watch the Friends and er season finales. “OK” is not an acceptable response to a proposal of marriage. Especially when you’re in love with someone else. And now we know why Joey had feelings for Rachel this…

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Last week was a busy week. I finished Northanger Abbey and loved it. It was delightfully light and satirical. It pitted elegant, genuine friendship against self-serving friendship. It was delightful in encouraging reading as a pastime. The Amazon review says that it “skewered” the popular novels of its time, but I felt rather differently: the…

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Scott asked which book of the Adams’ I was reading and since links don’t work so well in his comments, I’m reading The Book of Abigail and John. It is selected letters from 1762-1784 and starts off somewhat sillily, but I believe the letters become more serious as their relationship grows. I should keep reading…