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Blog Wheels Down in B.C. Sunday, July 13, 2008 We've landed in Vancouver and are waiting for the jump flight to Victoria.  Air Canada rocks.  The employees were all really, really nice, like... Canadian nice.  And they have movies and TV on demand built in to the seats.   I watched 21.  It was pretty good but I wanted it to be more sophisticated.  As a fan of Jim Swain's books, I found myself saying, "But, wait, security would catch them through x y and z..."  The film did make me want to learn more about the real-life MIT Blackjack Team on which the film was based.   Has anyone read Ben Mezrich's Bringing Down the House?  Would I like it? posted by Alafair Burke at 12:07 PM 2 Comments:  Gerald said... hi alafair enjoy your blog. nice vacation. send a internet postcard? have a ggood time. waitin for your book to come to fort wayne, indiana July 15, 2008 at 6:13 PM    Alafair Burke said... Pictures to come soon(ish). Hey, anyone in the airport have an ipod cord?? July 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM   Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts Just when I was getting the hang of things More from Thrillerfest Prepare Yourself For Some Name-Dropping Lawyers v. Cops I found Jess (no, that's not missing a letter U) Cookie Monster New Q&A with... Moi Good News for the Book Blog World I'm "Wily"! Some Thoughts on Book Jackets