I'm better now.

[sarea]

Okay, am I the very last one to know that Daniel Handler is Lemony Snicket, author of the Series of Unfortunate Events series??? I've been meaning to check that out anyway, but now that I know the author of the series is the same guy who wrote The Basic Eight, I've decided it's a must. Particularly since they're already making a movie out of it. I was just saying to Jade that Lemony Snicket couldn't possibly be a real name, but I didn't know it was a pseudonym for Daniel Handler. I thought Lemony Snicket was a Brit!! Who knew. Anyway, have ordered the whole paperback set from eBay. Those of you who've read it -- what do you think? No spoilers, but general impressions would be good. :D

And since I was in a spending money kind of mood, I also ordered two CD sets of the same music: Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites. The first performed by Yo-Yo Ma, the other by Janos Starker. The one thing I did love from Master & Commander was the music, and after I downloaded the Prelude from Suite No. 1, I knew I had to get more like it.

Why? Because it's really, really, REALLY hard to find music I can wake up to. It all gets old very quickly, and the music I love when I'm up and about tends to be v. irritating (and invasive) first thing in the morning. The cello suite, on the other hand, has just the right amount of tranquility and brain jump-starterness.

Also ordered Roswell S1, even though it was totally highway robbery. And JEM arrived today! Hehehehehe. DVDs: the only way to watch TV.

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[ropo.livejournal.com]

I have the first Lemony Snicket book and was reading it aloud to denyeverything1, Syntax6, and jade_okelani, ages ago at the Garden of Oz, and I seem to remember them being all aghast while I liked it. Meanwhile, I've heard of Lemony Snicket but never of Daniel Handler. So.

Edited to say: Jade says that she was liking it, too. I must've misremembered. Which is not unusual.

[jade-okelani.livejournal.com]

I admit to also being aghast (so as not to pain Robbie's memory), but not in the way denyeverything1 and Syn were -- they were aghast in the "omg stop reading, seriously, stop" way, and I was aghast in the "it's like a train wreck I can't look away from" way.

So, already intrigued by them, now that I know the author leads a double life, my curiosity is downright insatiable! Basic 8 is so next on my list, and then Lemony Snicket, you crazy fictional bastard, here I come.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

I do not understand how a book that can aghast "normal" people can be a children's book, and then go on to be so popular that there are more than 10 books (so far) in the series. WTF?

Lemony Snicket is def. more popular than Daniel Handler. He's only written two adult novels, but I reaaallly enjoyed The Basic Eight, which was rec'ed to me by corianderstem. This was a couple of years ago, so I was able to get the hardcover of TB8 for $7 or something ... when I looked on Amazon last night, you couldn't buy it there, and all the used sellers were asking $35-79! :O And I'm sure it's only that high because of Lemon Snickety.