Chaos Reigns Supreme. All kinds of wacky stuff is going down right now, and I'm feeling a bit out of control. Susan got up in the middle of the night very sick to her stomach and she is taking the day off work. It might have been something she caught from one of the kids in her classroom, or it may just be stress, who knows?
I am battling with a lazy accountant who hasn't yet sent me my taxes. I'm starting to get a bit nervous about it because taxes are due next Monday.
Last Saturday's book signing went pretty well despite no cooperation from the daily papers. It benifited from thee fact that both Don and Judy like to chat about their books, and that they each had a number of titles from which to choose. Almost all the business was from random tourists walking in the shop and asking "So what do you write?"
My next attempt at a booksigning is on April 23rd with Howard Bryan, author of Albuquerque Remembered. This signing is in conjunction with the Albuquerque Tricentennial celebration and the San Felipe de Neri Church birthday bash. However, I'm fighting with the publicity guy from San Felipe, who has sent out notices to everyone saying the signing is from 3:30 to 6 PM, and he's the guy who told me to schedule it from 3 to 6 in the first place! AAAAUUGH!

I have been working on a list of books, movies, and TV shows to recommend, but seems I just can't get around to finishing a coherent post. So here is a list, with links to things you might want to check out or avoid.
Books:
Oyster Blues by Michael McClelland. Funny caper novel.
The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes.
Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Writing by David Morrell.
Movies:
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. Uplifting documentary.
Layer Cake. Brilliant British gangster flick. Star Daniel Craig is more like Steve McQueen than James Bond.
Hitchhiikers Guide to the Galaxy. Total botch-up. Awful. Read the books or see the original TV series.
Mindhunters. Interesting premise turns into preposterous stalk and slash. Christian Slater and Val Kilmer are hardly even in it.
Be Here to Love Me. Great documentary on folk singer Townes Van Zandt.
TV Shows:
Big Love. HBO. Best new series on TV, totally bizarre, funny, addictive and a great cast.
My Name is Earl. NBC. Funniest, most original new network comedy. Sweet and rude at the same time.
Doctor Who. Sci-Fi. Winning new version of classic show. Very enjoyable. Best Doctor since Tom Baker.
Iron Chef America. Food Network. Dopey, funny and exciting in a weird way. My biggest guilty pleasure. And what the hell is Mark Dacascos doing as the Chairman here? I also enjoy Emeril Live, which is like what one would get if CUrly Howard had a cooking show.
Distraction. Comedy Central. Finally a game show that tortures people who want their 15 minutes of fame. Hilarious and painful to watch all at once.
The Colbert Report. Comedy Central. I think Steve Colbert is much funnier than John Stewart.
Arrested Development. We are watching these on DVD. The greatest unwatched show of all time. Brilliant.
Curb Your Enthusiasm. Catching up on reruns of seasons three and four we missed. Best comedy on TV now.
Who's Wedding is it Anyway? Style. We are learning what not to do in our wedding from this reality show. Man people can be nuts when wedding time rolls around.
Music:
Lately I've been getting into Electronica a bit, especially those things with a downtempo, world beat sort of of vibe.
Probably the best stuff I've come across has been on eMusic, and is from the Thievery Corporation, and many of the artists on a label called Six Degrees.
Oh, I've been feeling nostalgic for the late 1970s and early 1980s music scene, and have discovered some hard to find stuff from one of my favorite bands of all time, The Damned:
Plan 9, Channel 7
Alone Again Or
Smash It Up
New Rose
Grimly Fiendish

I'll post more fun videos as I find them.