Today
Starting another day at work. Ho-hum.
Today's Piled Higher and Deeper comic is a laugh. I'm tempted to actually print this out and try it sometime. You can even get different versions!
This column is about the most pointless thing ever. You'd think editors would make their columnists have an actual point to their ramblings before allowing stuff to get published. Perhaps I'm expecting too much of a free online newsletter from the SciFi Channel.
For those following the Heroes 360 ARG thingy, there are a couple updates here.
Edit: Also, a couple of memes from various people. This first one from foreverseenstar:
When you see a Shakespeare quote you must respond with one of your own in your lj.
I've done this meme before, but more Shakespeare is never bad. This time around I'll do Prospero's epilogue speech from The Tempest, because the first two lines inspired a story that became my 2004 NaNo.
Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
And what strength I have's mine own,
Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,
I must be here confined by you,
Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
Since I have my dukedom got
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell
In this bare island by your spell;
But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands:
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,
And my ending is despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer,
Which pierces so that it assaults
Mercy itself and frees all faults.
As you from crimes would pardon'd be,
Let your indulgence set me free.
This next one is from awritersfantasy:
• Go to IMDB.com and look up 10 of your favorite TV shows.
• Post three official IMDB "Plot Keywords" for these 10 picks.
• Have your friends guess the show names. No cheating!
I'm not going to screen comments. First come, first served. Also, not all the shows hinted at here are necessarily still on the air. Finally, I tried to make them easy without being horribly obvious.
1. Alien Abduction/Paranormal/Sexual Tension The X-Files, guessed by theemdash
2. Scientific Experiment/Drug Addict/Cliffhanger Lost, guessed by fueschgast
3. Time Travel/Action Heroine/Eccentricity Doctor Who, guessed by parathalyn
4. Good vs. Evil/Lost Civilization/Warrior Race Stargate Atlantis, guessed by parathalyn
5. Alien/Journalism/Character Name in Title Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, guessed by aurora_novarum
6. Arrogance/Dark Humor/Medical Drama House, M.D., guessed by theemdash
7. Hologram/Amnesia/Experiment Gone Wrong Quantum Leap, guessed by aurora_novarum
8. New York City/Interracial Couple/Villain Heroes, guessed by fueschgast
9. False God/Alien/Military Stargate SG-1, guessed by theemdash
10. Ensemble Cast/Emergency Room/Surgery ER, guessed by theemdash
Today's Piled Higher and Deeper comic is a laugh. I'm tempted to actually print this out and try it sometime. You can even get different versions!
This column is about the most pointless thing ever. You'd think editors would make their columnists have an actual point to their ramblings before allowing stuff to get published. Perhaps I'm expecting too much of a free online newsletter from the SciFi Channel.
For those following the Heroes 360 ARG thingy, there are a couple updates here.
Edit: Also, a couple of memes from various people. This first one from foreverseenstar:
When you see a Shakespeare quote you must respond with one of your own in your lj.
I've done this meme before, but more Shakespeare is never bad. This time around I'll do Prospero's epilogue speech from The Tempest, because the first two lines inspired a story that became my 2004 NaNo.
Now my charms are all o'erthrown,
And what strength I have's mine own,
Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,
I must be here confined by you,
Or sent to Naples. Let me not,
Since I have my dukedom got
And pardon'd the deceiver, dwell
In this bare island by your spell;
But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands:
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant,
And my ending is despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer,
Which pierces so that it assaults
Mercy itself and frees all faults.
As you from crimes would pardon'd be,
Let your indulgence set me free.
This next one is from awritersfantasy:
• Go to IMDB.com and look up 10 of your favorite TV shows.
• Post three official IMDB "Plot Keywords" for these 10 picks.
• Have your friends guess the show names. No cheating!
I'm not going to screen comments. First come, first served. Also, not all the shows hinted at here are necessarily still on the air. Finally, I tried to make them easy without being horribly obvious.
1. Alien Abduction/Paranormal/Sexual Tension The X-Files, guessed by theemdash
2. Scientific Experiment/Drug Addict/Cliffhanger Lost, guessed by fueschgast
3. Time Travel/Action Heroine/Eccentricity Doctor Who, guessed by parathalyn
4. Good vs. Evil/Lost Civilization/Warrior Race Stargate Atlantis, guessed by parathalyn
5. Alien/Journalism/Character Name in Title Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, guessed by aurora_novarum
6. Arrogance/Dark Humor/Medical Drama House, M.D., guessed by theemdash
7. Hologram/Amnesia/Experiment Gone Wrong Quantum Leap, guessed by aurora_novarum
8. New York City/Interracial Couple/Villain Heroes, guessed by fueschgast
9. False God/Alien/Military Stargate SG-1, guessed by theemdash
10. Ensemble Cast/Emergency Room/Surgery ER, guessed by theemdash