I've missed so many birthdays!
Happy belated birthday to
subtle__sarcasm, and Happy Birthday to
justbolognese!
Noirvember has taken over much of my free time. I even wrote a related book review
here. Here is my
"Criminal Chiaroscuro" list of movies. From my Noirvember watching, I especially enjoyed the Brit noirs
They Made Me a Fugitive and
Odd Man Out (James Mason with an Irish accent? whaaat). On the American side, I have a new addition to my favorite films:

Yeah the climax has similarities with one of my other favorite movies,
High Noon (even the same director) but sheesh I was crying around the 2/3rds point at 4 AM- so late because it's tricky finding a link for this film.
Even the non-noir movies I watch in between noirs tend to stuck to the same '40's-'50's era. Maybe I don't feel like confronting a sustained movie-length version of the present right now.
I was also very addicted to playing
Plants vs. Zombies until my recent discovery of
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Charlotte Lu is my favorite. Whoa boy do I eagerly await the next video on Thursday.
I did have a weird dream last night,
( probably due to playing Plants vs. Zombies before bed. )I hope to post some cooking experiments in the next post.