Recently there was a controversy about SF conventions and if they were doomed because so many younger fans are brought in by gasp! MEDIA. This trend probably got it start when Star Trek's original series made its debut. But in true "Get out of my yard, you damn kids!" fashion, some elder literary fans have been predicting the death of SF ( Read more... )

Yesterday, the weather took a fast turn and rain moved in. My nose was running in sympathy. Despite that, I got a couple of job applications turned in. One of them is at Raytheon and involves checking documents for proper security classification. It sounds really interesting and I hope to get an interview ( Read more... )

I obtained the full run of Gundam Unicorn finally. I had been up to episode 5 when it stopped being available via Playstation Network. Since the first episode came out in 2010, I figured I should start from the beginning ( Read more... )

I wanted to like this movie. I wanted to love this movie. It has the elusive treasure of a good, active female character who supports and assists other female characters. But it's such a STUPID movie, and even though it is an action film it really needed more plot. I could see where just a spoonful of backstory here and there could have added ( Read more... )