- Alfred Hitchcock
Short post from me today. For one reason: it's not about me (who knew?) - what we do is all about connecting YOU with our services and resources. So I shall simply introduce this post and get out of your way :) For your delectation, I offer up our top 5 most requested DVDs. Why? Think about it: Wet weather + Our DVD collection = No Brainer, and I'm not sure about you guys, but I intend to spend this weekend working online while Due South (yes, featuring Constable Benton Fraser the Mountie because, hey, that's how I roll AND because I ADORE HIM times seven) plays in the background. Stay dry, stay safe, and have a great weekend!
On a slightly more sombre note, yesterday morning I learned that Ray Bradbury had died after a long illness. My mum introduced me to science fiction books and authors when I was about 7 or 8 years old, and one of the first sci fi stories I ever read was by Ray Bradbury. My favourite will always be Fahrenheit 451, which I first read when I was 9 years old, and would continue to pull out every few years or so. I still have a very battered and faded copy on my bookshelf. Thanks to mum, I moved from Bradbury to Arthur C. Clarke to Carl Sagan to Greg Bear to Frank Herbert, and so on. I'll never forget that Bradbury was responsible for my initial enjoyment of sci fi. And yes, I did cry, just a little, and turned to the internet (because I'm weird that way) to look for others who could so eloquently express what a loss it is in a way that I never could: Neil Gaiman, NPR, Stephen King being a few who stay in my mind. If you have a few minutes, take the time to check out bookshelves of doom's website because there are more great Bradbury links there, too.
