Current Distractions, April 2011 Edition

Alas I'm on a bit of a schedule and I can't write a proper post today, but dudes and ladies, rest assured that I haven't forgotten about this 'ere blog. Basically the internet is extremely hard to navigate up north (and more on that later) and after over (?) a month of slogging, I'm now within ten pages of the end of the extremely tedious adventures of one "Augie March."


Some Links

Just three this time:

Holy Canadian federal election, Batman! Please vote.

This movie can't possibly be bad.

On a slightly more serious note, I know I've linked to her before on Tumblr, but Katie West is rapidly becoming one of my personal heroes and you should check her out. WARNING: NUDITY.

16 Rules

Although absolutely no one asked, here are the Rules for a Lady provided at the beginning of every chapter in the book of the same name that I recently reviewed.
  1. A lady always wears her hat in public.
  2. A lady does not sit on top of coaches.
  3. A lady is always demure.
  4. A lady is grateful for a man's protection and assistance.
  5. A lady does not run barefoot after cutthroats.
  6. A lady does not pick locks.
  7. A lady does not listen at doorways.
  8. A lady does not play with dead bodies.
  9. A lady does not enter conversations uninvited.
  10. A lady does not hide in closets.
  11. A lady forgives and forgets.
  12. A lady honours and obeys her parents.
  13. A lady never drinks gin.
  14. A lady is always in control.
  15. A lady is never in haste.
  16. A lady always follows her heart.
Of course, each of these rules is one that the main character, Gillian, breaks or otherwise violates over the course of the chapter. Except the last, duh.