Mr. King might consider writing about my nose, next.

[kz_blogorambling]

So after the end of Top Chef we taped the Top Designer show, but my disloyal husband watched it while I went off to bed (hey, I'm sick, people). He says the show is great. As for the former, I believe other chef should have won--even though I don't much care for him.

Not so terribly long ago Stephen King wrote a piece for EW where he discussed the debate over whether listening to audiobooks "really counted" as actual reading, and bless his heart I loved his take on it. Plus he highly recommended a Philip Roth book read by Ron Silver, at the very same time I was listening to a Silver-read Roth book (albeit a different one) so I felt like I was basking in the glow of his approval. Anyhow, I just complete an audiobook which I daresay is BETTER for listening than reading. That was Alexandra Fuller's "Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight" which was read by a white South African. Now, Fuller was born of English parents and raised in Rhodesia and the like (so she's not South African and probably doesn't sport that same accent), but I think the reader's tone and presumably-accurate pronunciations added a lot to the way it came across.

The color, viscosity and volume of the material being blown out of my sinuses is beyond description.

Comments

[beagledave.livejournal.com]

The color, viscosity and volume of the material being blown out of my sinuses is beyond description.

That you failed to provide a photo makes me doubt the love you have for me.

[sarahpolk.livejournal.com]

So what is his take on audiobooks?

[troubleagain.livejournal.com]

Yeah....what she said.

Aha, found it online

[crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com]

I'll let him speak for himself. And he's right about the Patrick Tull readings of the Aubrey/Maturin series.

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1551492,00.html

Re: Aha, found it online

[sarahpolk.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh excellent. Thanks so much!

[metrochic.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Top Design yet but I dig Todd Oldham and Jonathan Adler, so I have high hopes. As for the Top Chef outcome, I read yesterday that the winner used to work for Colicchio. I don't mind him but I do think the loser was more creative.

[karald.livejournal.com]

Top Design was good, I think it'll improve as they get into a groove too. I'm not so crazy about Todd Oldham (maybe he'll relax?) but I think Jonathan Adler is going to become another Tim Gunn, only with less mentoring and calmness and lots more flamboyant and funny.

I agree with you about Top Chef. Oooh! Another good thing about Top Design? They had trash talking from Top Chef during commercial breaks. ha!

[zette.livejournal.com]

The scary thing is, I actually get paid to hear about the color, viscosity and volume of the material being blown out of people's sinuses and every other orifice you can imagine. Mmmmmmmmmmmm...is it lunchtime yet???