Has it really been almost 6 months? Let me catch you up with some things I love now.

Big Love [tv] A polygamist family in contemporary Utah struggle to keep the peace amidst the stress of constant secrecy, sharing a spouse, and sinister manipulations from the leadership of a fundamentalist compound.

Heroes [tv] started it's second season without skipping a beat. Yes, four months have passed and you missed it. If you were a real fan, you'd understand what's going on.

I Love You, Beth Cooper [fiction] A hilarious "what if" novel that opens with the debate club captain and valedictorian professing his love for the head cheerleader in his graduation speech. What follows is a night of discovery, debauch, sexual awakening, and violence. But funny. I lol'ed

Ghost Map [non-fiction] A study in hope, this book recounts the mapping of a cholera outbreak in 1850s London. Be sure to read the epilogue. It argues that city living is good and green, and that we have no reason to fear a worldwide epidemic. Just nuclear warfare. We're SOL there.

The Departed [movie] Yes, I know everyone else already saw this movie. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Leo can still act. The last thing I bothered seeing him in was The Beach. Ick. And Matt Damon played evil with believable ease, a nice change from his good guy niche. The twists were satisfying, even if the ending left questions. I actually liked that the story didn't wrap up cleanly, and the men I know liked it for its violent sense of justice.

And finally...