Reading: The DaVinci Code
Music: Utopia's Utopia, and Todd Rundgren's "Back to the Bars"
TV/Movie: Futurama
Link o' the Day: Leonardo Da Vinci, The Man & The Inventor

So I've been reading The DaVinci Code and impressed with the author's bravery. This book is going to piss off a lot of Christians. The research that went into the book is exacting--it has to be. It's gotten me much more curious about the history of the Church (both it's Catholic origins and it's later splits). I'm not going to give anything further away. (Okay--Wiccans, I believe, will find this book very interesting.)

I'm surprised I haven't heard any furor being raised over the book, however. I would be very surprised if this were to turn into a movie anytime soon. The plotting itself is very fast-paced and looks like it would translate to film fairly easily, but I remember the drooling, subliterate protestors outside the theater when I went to go see The Last Temptation of Christ. Whooboy.

But the book raises some very thoughtful issues. About our society. Our history. Our whole culture. Okay.. enough about the book. Like Angels and Demons, Brown continues that annoying habit of very short chapters. He's added a new annoying habit--trying too hard to tease the reader. Nearly every time someone is about to uncover some great revelation, the scene changes or some other interuption occurs. I know he's trying to keep the reader on edge, but his process is a little obvious.

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It's been a pretty relaxing weekend, which is just what I needed. Yesterday, Pretty Maggie and I played miniature golf, which I still lose at, and went to a wonderful little restaurant over the state line into Massachusetts called The Grist Mill Tavern. The building was erected in 1745 and functions as a mill of one sort or another well into the late 1800s. The restaurant is set by a peaceful mill pond which seems popular with the local duck, goose, and swan populations. The restaurant itself is popular, and the people waiting to get inside like milling about the pond, tossing bread to the birds. Next time we go, I'm definitely bringing a camera.

And we're definitely going back there. Lobster and steak and pretty affordable prices. Nice atmosphere. Big comfy chairs. We had a great table with a nice view of the pond. And we ate, and ate, and ate.

Today was relaxing overall--but the bully inside me broke out and I directed some much-needed housecleaning. Okay, we didn't go nuts or anything, but the clutter was getting out of control. Now things look much more in order. And we have groceries again.

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Now that I've taken a weekend breath, it's time to get back to work again. I picked up some standing file frames so I can organize my paperwork a bit better. My pile-high-and-wide method was fine and such until I got a cat. And I'm 100-percent sure that the cat knows what he's doing and delights in playing tricks. He once hid the remote control for three days. I think this is revenge for me taking him to have his final health shots yesterday.

Dang beast. Cute though.

Anyway, as far as work goes, I have mostly editing to do--some of which I need to do on paper first. Then I have some plotting to work on--again I'm using paper. It's an experiment.

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Today's link should come as no surprise. It's Leonardo Da Vinci, The Man & The Inventor. It contains a well-written biography, an analysis of a number of paintings, drawings, and inventions, and more. Check it out and be prepared to spend a goodly amount of time exploring.

Cheers!