The best view from a roof top - of recent memory - has to be from one of the mall/hotels on the “Walking Street” in Pattaya, Thailand. We were there at night, and all of the touristy neon lights were lit, glowing and tempting all kinds of craziness.

Strictly Ballroom is my favorite foreign film...followed by Murial's Wedding. Something about the Australian accent? Sound tracks? Not sure. If you've not had the chance to see them, I highly recommend both.

They'll usually show up on one of the movie channels, late at night and I'll have to stay awake to see the whole movie again. Even though I can recite the dialogue.

I drew all kinds of lines between this book and "Heart of Darkness" by Conrad. Extrapolated themes jumped planets and my brain exploded. Didn't hurt (help?) that I was drinking a lot of Southern Comfort during the reading of both works. Heh.