[If you're in the area and you can't hear the car alarm going off, lucky you. The cause wasn't because someone just bumped it in the parking lot as they were walking by--more like a bus stop sign was thrown at it in a fit of rage ( Read more... )

[ in contrast to how light he feels, Beyond Birthday moves with the heaviness of solid, conscious reality: the first sign that he hasn't simply woken into another dream. the second is that he feels sharp and alert and when he counts seconds, he doesn't miss any -- his perception of time is accurate, rather than the vague awareness of dreams ( Read more... )