I saw Iron Man a while back, before I saw Batman: the Dark Knight. I actually read Iron Man decades ago as a preteen and teen, but can't claim any more than a casual acquaintance. In any case, I ended up liking the movie. It didn't make some of the mistakes I thought it might. I'm looking forwarad to the sequel.

I don't see many movies in the theatres any more. I ought to keep better track of which ones I've seen.

• Schismatrix Plus, Bruce Sterling

  I figured out part way through this that I actually read this before. (Or rather, the Schismatrix part of it, since it's a collection of a novel and some related short stories.) Looking back at my log, I'd actually read it recently, just 3½ years ago. Worth rereading, though. I found them thought provoking.