Being the dreadful literary snob that I am, I have never felt moved to read any of populist author's Stephen King's work. When I saw a synopsis for his most recent publication, 11.22.63, I realised it was high time to bury that irrational prejudice. However, the book is daunting – a very hefty 730 pages - which needs to be factored into the decision-making process.
Toshiba Camileo S30 Full HD Digital Camcorder
The last time I bought a camcorder was 2000. I bought the game-changing Sony MiniDV DCR-PC100E which, with its semi-professional high specification (pre-dating the word "pro-sumer"), revolutionised the marketplace. I paid £1099, heavily discounted from its list price of £1499. Despite my initial enthusiasm, I probably only used it half a dozen times over the following two years, so flogged it on eBay for a very generous £150.
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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern's debut novel "The Night Circus" has been somewhat unfairly called the natural successor to the Harry Potter series of books. There will certainly be some overlap of the target readership, but with a fleeting sex scene (more of this later) Morgenstern has deliberately narrowed the demographic so it is unlikely it could be considered ideal toddler bedtime reading.
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Linux openSUSE 11.4 Installation on Dell Latitude D430
Before you start you will need a copy of the openSUSE 11.4 distribution; don't forget to verify the download if you have downloaded it - even broadband can scramble a few bits in 700MB.
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Rocky Road Crunch Bars
I first encountered Rocky Road Crunch Bars in Starbucks - simply divine with an Americano. Nigella Lawson popped up with a recipe of her own in her boook Nigella Express. As the book's title may suggest, all recipes are easily and quickly made, and the crunch bars are no exception. It is a fridge cake so no baking is required.
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