- the film Spirited Away (english-dubbed japanese anime(?)). Words fail me so I give you Dr. Jen's: "Gorgeous hand-drawn animation, an imaginative story, lots of surprises, unlike most run-of-the-mill American productions, which usually have bosom-buddies-on-a-quest or save-the-princess themes. Don't miss it."
- the book Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters. It's the first in her Egyptology mystery series, i'd read others and they'd seemed so-so, but this one is sheer delight. She's able to set it up so that you read the narrator-protagonist's account/perceptions and it's abundantly clear that the reality is entirely different, it's a riot, i love it when authors are able to do this. Like in the film The Election, also highly recommended but not for same audience.
six-legged houseguests update: many fewer, and they seem strangely subdued.
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