Keane

So it was 2 in the morning and I was in the back of a taxi listening to my iPod. The atmosphere was made up by amber street lights on a dark night with snow fall. I was coming home after spending the night with a girl I met a week ago. I tend to be promiscuous when I’m single, and like to choose women that have the girl next door look. While the sex was great, I also tend to love the softness of a women in my arms. So in that mood of affection I was listening to Keane. Slightly buzzed from the wine I had earlier, the music sounded amazing and was just what I needed to compliment my mood. Of course all of this happened earlier this morning, but I felt it necessary to post Keane as providing my song of the day.

Song: Untitled 1
Artist: Keane
Album: Hopes & Fears
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hopes-Fears-Keane/dp/B000268QB2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1298783346&sr=1-1

Green Candles

Title: Green Candles

Writer: Tom De Haven

Art Work: Robin Smith

Publisher: Paradox Graphic Mystery

Green Candles is the type of mystery graphic novel that I like.  It’s lengthy, it has nicely drawn characters, and the story moves at a nice pace.  The story centers on private detective John Halting, who is asked by schoolteacher Grace Penny to investigate strange photos she is receiving in the mail.  The photos are of a green candle, and in every new picture sent it is burning down slowly.  Grace Penny assumes that it is coming from someone in her past, and that when the candle burns out someone will kill her.  While focusing on Grace, the graphic novel also has other sub-stories that allow the reader to see how complex the life of detective Halting is.  The sub-stories that are included are about how John is dealing with his divorce, his relationship with his daughter, and helping his friend find his runaway son.

I really appreciated the sub-stories because it allowed for more twists and turns throughout the whole novel.  As writer Tom De Haven said in the introduction of the book, he wanted to create a story that would allow for a series of other books to come.  Thus by adding the sub-stories he didn’t make the life of John one dimensional or limited to one book, but has created the possibility for more stories of the detective.  I liked the ending of this book because it solved the mystery of who was sending the photos in a clever and smart way.  That’s a characteristic of a good mystery novel, having the ability to make the ending a surprise whose revelation makes everything clear.  I really enjoyed this novel and would definitely recommend it to people that like smart mysteries.

DC Comics:

http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/graphic_novels/?gn=1501

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/GREEN-CANDLES-Paradox-Graphic-Mystery/dp/0671004670

Lego Minifigures: The Mime

This toy is from series 2 of Lego Minifigures and was released in 2010.  The Mime’s accessories include 3 heads (smiling, sad, and scared), and a hat (beret).

Lego:

www.lego.com

YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA98R_Q_NXQ

Coldplay

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Maybe it’s the hopeless romantic in me but I always enjoy celebrating this day. I make sure to tell all my friends, family and loved ones that I love them. And when it comes to the woman I’m dating, I like to wine her and dine her. I buy the flowers, make the dinner reservations, write her a love poem, and make sure the night turns out special. I guess its kind-of-a day to bring out your cheesy romantic side, without having to be criticized. When I think of a love song that captures the emotions I feel when I am in love I would have to say its “For You” by Coldplay. It has this soft, vocal, almost magical feel to it that (in my opinion) is best heard late at night when all you do is reflect and think about the one you love.

Song: For You
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Shiver / For You / Careful Where You Stand [Single, Import]
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shiver-You-Careful-Where-Stand/dp/B00004SA6A/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1297738693&sr=1-3