A Day at the Beach

[lydamorehouse]

Mason and I had a great time yesterday at the beach, even though today is probably going to be hotter. The good news is that it's relatively close (we go to Lake Joesphine), so we can hit the sand any time we need to. If the temperatures really start to climb, I'm going to turn on the air before we go so that at least one room in the house will be tolerable this evening.

I didn't quite tire Mason out yesterday as much as I pooped myself out. Again. Writing at night is still hard for me. I've never quite gotten used to it. I can do it, because I need to... but the brain is less than willing. Sigh.

Not much else new. I read DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER the novel that the TV show was based on. I have to say that the show followed the book pretty well, but as the novel is in first person, Dexter seems a lot more, well, INSANE in the book version. Plus, in the book, he's clearly got a kind of psychic connection with his brother that they (thankfully) didn't overdo in the show. If I were going to grade the book and the TV show it would be: book "B", show "A." If only because Dexter is more likable in the show, which actually makes the premise (a serial killer with a heart of gold) more believable and morally squishy (which I like.)

Not much else new around here. You?

Comments

[maggiedr.livejournal.com]

I read the book after watching seasons one and two. I agree that the book is a B, but I don't know if I'd feel that way if I had never seen the show. The plot diverges from the television show, and this is a rare occasion where I believe TV improved upon the book. Plus, the major characters start out similar to how Lindsay wrote them, but eventually grow in quite different directions.

I've been reading a lot this summer. Just finished SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn. Also been cooking more than ever in my life, thanks to weekly vegetable deliveries. Still, I'm not keeping up with them and had to discard quite a bit this past weekend to make room for incoming. And that's after giving away several batches.

[bookzombie.livejournal.com]

We've just finished the first three episodes of Dexter on DVD, having missed it before. All I can say is that it is a good job it's funny (in a very black way) otherwise it would be just too gruesome for me! But Hall is excellent in the lead. I like the fact that his day-to-day 'act' is just a bit off (though as pennski commented, it's astonishing only one of his colleagues is suspicious of him).

My only complaint thus far is that I'd like to see some clearer explanation of why the police captain (sorry, terribly at character names!) so dislikes Dexter's sister. At the moment it just feels like that she doesn't want another woman in a position to threaten her, which is a bit cliched.