I am the Pope of This Dump, a misanthropic malcontent screenwriter/actor in the Los Angeles area by way of Philadelphia. I eat hoagies and crap seething rage. Also hoagies.
My manifesto: Every two weeks, I will read one new book, listen to one CD, and watch two movies. Sometimes there will be more than that. Hopefully. Probably. To do this, I will need recommendations, suggestions, what have you. Don’t even worry if you think I would like it. My goal is to expand my horizons and open my mind. This means occasionally listening to country and watching chick flicks. It’s kewl. I will then express my opinion on the matter in order to sharpen my wits and flex my writing muscle.
Feel free to wage war in the comments. I encourage the fostering of free will and thought. Send recommendations for books, movies, and music to priscogospel@hotmail.com
ON DECK: 6/16
Film:
Rocket Science
The Descent
The King of Kong
Incident at Loch Ness
Book:
Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Hurricane Punch by Tim Dorsey
Song:
Nerf Herder IV
Dig, Lazarus, Dig! by Nick Cave
Cinema:
The Promotion
The Incredible Hulk
Wanted
PS: Sorry I got rid of the Recommendations Page. It was messy and uncontrollable. I’m going to be toying with the way this page looks over the next couple o’ weeks.
9 responses so far ↓
Ren Wylder // January 24, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Dude….Where have you been? I miss reading your weekly perspectives on reality!
bibomedia // February 27, 2008 at 10:08 am
Have a nice day !
boo // June 16, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Ok ok ok ok… please tell me you are taking on the entire Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, because, reallly, just reading Eye of the World doesn’t do it justice. That, and I am a freak for that series, and have read it more than three times. The entire series, which by my calculations, is 9,768 pages including the prequel. You would really, really make my day. Just sayin’.
righteousindigestion // June 16, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Oh, yeah, I’m totally doing the entire series, at a leisurely pace. I’m kind of weaving my way through all the books. I figure by the time I get finished, the last book will be in paperback. I already read Eye of the World, but it’s been such a long time, I can barely remember the characters. I’ve actually really been enjoying the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher, the guy who does the Harry Dresden novels.
boo // June 17, 2008 at 4:48 am
Yes! You rock. But you do know that Jordan died last year–before he finished the last book. Supposedly his wife is finishing it, but there is no pub date yet…
Le sigh.
righteousindigestion // June 17, 2008 at 6:24 am
Rumor had it that it was mostly completed. So much so that TOR Books was working on a special binding because it had so many damn pages in it. Also, he left explicit notes as to how the series should be completed in the wake of his death, so I’ve got faith it’ll be decent.
boo // June 17, 2008 at 10:18 am
I can only hope. I mean, so much has to happen in the last book!
That’s what he gets for creating thousands of characters and hundreds of story lines. Damn overachiever.
righteousindigestion // June 17, 2008 at 10:27 am
Yeah, I hope he fucking dies. Oh, wait.
boo // June 17, 2008 at 12:07 pm
GASP!
Oh, that is rah-ONG!
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