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I finally cracked open my copy of Stephen King’s Wolves of the Calla yesterday and I’ve been engrossed ever since. I didn’t realize how much I missed Roland’s world. Today I came across TheDarkTower.net, which is a fan site dedicated to the series (and its intersections with King’s other books). I’m particularly interested in the Roadmap since there are lots of connecting books I haven’t read. I think Salem’s Lot will be next on my list. There’s a lot about Father Callahan in Wolves and I can’t wait to read his backstory in more depth.

Ugh. My nemesis is in town.

Max found a funny article about the plague of New Yorkers using their iPods to tune out the world. I think the reporter was exaggerating a little bit though. There’s nothing intrinsically magical about an iPod that lets you tune out other people better than with a regular old Walkman. You can just do it for longer. I especially liked this quote from an iPodder:

“It’s a society within itself… You’ve got your biker community, your hip-hop community. And now you’ve got your iPod community. It’s all about those wires.”

Word. I’m so sick of waiting for Australia to get its shipment of In-Ear headphones!

Looks like the WB has cancelled Angel. To be honest, I really have no idea what’s been happening on that show. The Snook and I are still back in Season 1 of the DVDs. I wonder if this means they can do a big happy ending with a SMG cameo? That’d be nice.

I’m all for Barbie ditching Ken, but what marketing wizard came up with “Blaine the Australian boogie boarder”? I’ve never heard of a single Blaine in the past two years.