As a treat, I picked up a copy of iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon by Steve Wozniak (and Gina Smith). Steve Wozniak (”Woz”) was one of the founders of Apple Computer (the other being Steve Jobs). Anyhow, Woz is commonly seen as the engineering brains and Jobs the business/marketing visionary behind the personal computer revolution.

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I’ve read a few Dan Clowes comics (even met him in person) such as Ghost World, Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, and selected issues of Eightball. The first made a neat film, the second is the only comic where I had an out-of-body experience while reading, and the last “Ice Haven” series played with form in a masterful way that comes with years of comic-making experience.

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Writer David Sedaris was in San Francisco, so my wife and I went to hear him speak.

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I admittedly know very little about Iran, which is pretty sad considering current events indicate a confrontation between America and this nation nestled between Afghanistan and Iraq. Anyhow, an introduction to Iranian history and culture is better done through a graphic novel than not at all, so here’s an overview of Persepolis 1 by Marjane Satrapi.

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Blogger Erik Vossman got me thinking of one way to tackle the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die list… cheat a little and read the books based on movies, or maybe watch the movies first and then read the books. I’ve been intending to watch all the films on the AFI 100 American films for some time now, and have gotten through about 50.

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Here’s a list of 1001 books that are recommended everyone should read before they die, taken from a book by Martin Seymour-Smith. Here are the titles I’ve definitely read:

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Quite a while back I found this Apple book So Far: The First Ten Years of a Vision at a garage sale. I had never heard of it before, so I did a bit of research and found out it was a special publication from 1987 to commemorate the first 10 years of Apple Computer. It was created at Apple for Apple employees so I guess it was never sold in stores to the general public.

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A page from Wired magazine directed me to In Flagrante Collecto, a website and book about obsessive collecting.

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