on my coffee table this week

by popular demand, it's time for the return of the coffee table of shame.

and o.c.d-ly arranged on it this week are...

hmmm... nice choice.

dvd: kick-ass

if you know me you'll know that i frown upon bad language more than i frown normally.

i do however like bad language when it's used unexpectedly or inappropriately.

i don't like violence in films ( grrr ! to gangs of new york, there will be blood )

but i do like it when it's kind of silly cartoon violence as in say, robocop, predator etc.

kick-ass ticks all boxes for me. it's silly, stupid, funny, violent and potty-mouthed.

( a bit like my sisters-in-law )

cd: bossa nova 1991 shibuya scene retrospective

you know i'm a big fan of the japanese music scene, especially bands like

pizzicato 5 and fantastic plastic machine... bands who incorporate a bit of 

bossa nova... a bit of lounge or ska into their music.

i bought this double cd from hmv in shibuya last year. it's kind of a custom in japan to give away little presents and when i bought this, the girl behind the counter gave me a free

hand towel as a present !

er... the music is great anyway

book: labels by louis de bernieres

what a cracking little book.

no lie i've bought this about 5 times. it's a great little book to give away as a gift.

i'd say it's a bedtime book. if you go to bed with a hot chocolate ( or a flat white in my case )

and want to read for 30 minutes, this is perfect.

it's also ideal for a bus journey. i reckon from whitfield towers to st paul's cathedral on a 

busy 17, it will just about do the job.

an interesting short story... i'll say no more.

until next week then.

oh, any recommendations for me ?