I went to the Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL last weekend. I had to drive down on Friday night, stay in a hotel on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, and drive back Sunday afternoon. But it was so, so worth it. Easily the most fun I've had in one day in...ever. I enjoyed it a lot and can totally see myself going again next year, or ( Read more... )

Hello, hello, is this thing on?

Allow me to wax philosophical for a moment on the dangers of compartmentalizing. ( wax on! )

People! For real, I don't know where I've been. Stuff:

+ Totally forgot to watch Smallville on Thursday (due to dramatic paper-research-babysitting confluence event), and I was kinda looking forward to this one. I did watch Heroes this week and was utterly unmoved by it, so I'll stop there and not kill the buzz for those who are fans of it. Why am ( Read more... )

I keep wanting to write a pimp post for It's Superman! by Tom De Haven.

( This is one of my new favorite books. )

Did anybody else watch the "Science of Superman" special? I caught it on NGC Thursday. It was thorough in a different way from the A&E "Look Up in the Sky!" docu: mentioning Superman: Birthright, showing footage of Brandon Routh swimming underwater (for the flight sequences in SR!), etc. It's really terrific ( Read more... )