So, I picked up the 8th Harry Potter on Sunday, started reading it slowly yesterday/this morning, and I am not likely to continue ( Read more... )

Fair Warning, I have not finished it. I will soon, so those who already did read it, for real, no spoilers.

Why should you read this book?

• actual diversity in gender and ethnicity
• protagonist has evolved past the standard Scalzi smart-ass into someone a little more separate
• but it's still smart-alecky in a way that is very appealing
• brilliant team- ( Read more... )

Crime Fighter is quite irritated we can't go to Arisia right now. (More specifically this morning as a substitute for school... and work). He also feels we should travel there by bike. And maybe train. He will wear his Superman jammies and fight people who are spiders. And get a new badge. He is excite.

So, today was entirely awesome from beginning to end ( Read more... )

Prepping for art show next month and sketched graphics for decorating my plain glass globe/ornaments (3" diameter)... 28 ideas. Some will work, some are a shit-show.( LONG list )

OK. What's up with rushing to criticize the second someone is announced as the new face of [fill in the name of fictional person, usually superhero ( Read more... )

My trek out to the hinterlands of almost-NY (Tanglewood) was great! Thanks to caulay and ahf for hosting, and for a great travel partner of taura_gWalking into Tanglewood made me think very much of what it was like to be at Interlochen and just have amazing music + woods. We had pavilion seats. The Indigo Girls had already started when we got there, as it was a ( Read more... )

If you can ever get a John Scalzi book read by Wil Wheaton, do no hesitate. So far I've had Redshirts and now Agent to the Stars presented thusly. I was incapable of consuming any other story til this one was gone. Now I'm sad that I don't have more. But I also haven't gone to look for more yet. Thanks, guys. I have really needed some engrossing ( Read more... )

I stalk internet-famous people via my RSS feed, primarily via Tumblr. I also stalk some Tumblr accounts inspired by other things (because that's what Tumblr's all about, really. And gifs.) So, I follow Nerdfighter Art at. The trend is to do arty paintings of quotes done by John or Hank Green or from John's books. Sort of like cross stitch samplers ( Read more... )

So, there's a thing called Project For Awesome, which is a charity that was sparked by the most excellent Nerdfigher- Vlog Brothers. And this year, they asked their Nerdfighter artists to participate by making art as the prizes for those who are financially going to be giving to Project for Awesome. It's a nice way for many who want to be part of ( Read more... )