Spelling bee

I'm playing along with the TiVo, and I'm missing a fair number of the words so far. But here are the ones I've gotten right:

( Spoilers )

[Tragically, our TiVo recording cut out here, though I know I would have gotten at least three more.]

Is it just me, or did Saryn Hooks remind anyone else of Sarah from Labyrinth?

Addictive reading

It's been a long time since I picked up a book and read it in one sitting. The last one I can remember for sure was Ender's Game, and I read that around 10 years ago.

But last night I got Spider Robinson's Night of Power from the library, and read it until 11pm. I went out for a bite, returning at midnight, and began to watch the spelling bee. I went to sleep at 2am, tired but quite entertained.

Night of Power was written in the mid-80s and set in the mid-90s. We didn't have in-car navigation systems then, but of course we have them now, so that didn't even seem like science fiction. But I'm looking forward to the multimedia performances of "the Juice", a band that is to flash music what the Grateful Dead were to rock.

Highly recommended. Ben-Bob says check it out.

Farecast beta

If you want to get in on the Farecast beta, let me know. I've got 25 invites. Right now you can only shop for tickets from Boston and Seattle, but they're working on it. Tampa is already on their drop-down list, it's just not active yet...