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pick a star on the dark horizon, and follow the light.
So I suppose this is a bad time to admit to the internets at large that my childhood was not really defined by Harry Potter. I was never waiting for my Hogwarts letter. I don't feel like I'm at the end of an era. I'll see the movie, but I'm not lining up tonight.
I mean, not that I don't like Harry Potter. (Well, actually the boy himself is rather ( Read more... ) -
and we realized that the stars were all exploding, so we looked into the sky til we were blind.
I downloaded the Richard Feynman lectures on physics from the Six Easy Pieces selections (and several others, it was a giant folder, I don't remember everything, if you want them I can upload) and was listening to the first one on atoms and their movement on the drive to and from work today (I've got an hour commute each way, I have to make it ( Read more... ) -
"Come on, Pond!"
Weekend round-up post. Spoilers ahoy.
No, I have not yet bought my fifty gazillion more icons yet, but it will happen soon, I am sure. I've wanted a la carte icons since FOREVER as you all known from my very vocal opinions on the fact.
Yes, my attempts to learn to play "Life on Mars?" are going quite well, despite the fact I have little rhythm and my ( Read more... ) -
can i call you mine, can i call you mine?
Oh yeah. Laura Veirs was AWESOME ( Read more... ) -
i've got these watches, one for each time zone.
I don't seek out concept albums. In fact, I'm not totally sure I have the definition down. However, if it's an album put together to tell a story, rather than an unconnected bunch of songs.... OH FUCK YES. I love Ann Vriend's album (If We Are Not) Spies and its excellent espionage themes.
Today, Coilhouse alerted me to another concept album... Many ( Read more... ) -
"I don't think it was funny." "I'm an elected representative of the people. It was funny."
Oh my god. You all need to start watching The Thick of It like, right now. I'm almost done with series one and it is absolutely hilarious. Kind of like if The Office was set in Whitehall.
Also, I don't think I've ever seen a show where a phrase as brilliant as "useless as a marzipan dildo" was used in the first five minutes. -
what does it look like, this orbital ball, from the fringes of the milky way.
Dragon*Con recaps woo ( Read more... ) -
jesusland, town to town broadcast to each house, they drop your name but no one knows your face.
I love Stephen Fry so bloody much that even though he doesn't like women and is at least double my age I still sometimes think he should marry me. Life would never get dull.
From his speech on America's Place in the World:
So let me look again at that holy text: ‘if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.’ Huh? But… but… Lemons are amongst the best ( Read more... ) -
but just because they can't feel it too doesn't mean that you have to forget.
Okay, fandom, we have new Doctor Who updates so you can commence to explode everywhere like a giant messy thing. Right.
Set pictures from the Sun. As far as I can see the usual Moff-rage (heh, Moffrage, I like that) has started up, and the Greek Chorus of IT IS NOT MY SHOW ANYMORE I DO NOT CARE I AM NOT WATCHING EXCEPT HIS OUTFIT IS KIND OF SILLY ( Read more... )
