For all that I say I dislike "artsy movies," some of my favorite films are experimental works of art.  The movie Brick has been added to that list. The idea itself, of a classic, hardboiled film noir story set in a suburban high school, seems amusing and cheerful, and the humor comes through clearly in the film, but the film remains true to the ( Read more... )

            All papers are finished.  Now I just have a final, a project, and one homework assignment.  It will slowly go away…. Meanwhile, Sylar is infinitely wonderful.  Those friends of mine who both like Heroes and read fanfiction, ask me and I will rec an adorable fic involving Sylar washing dishes.  Oh, and everyone who watches Heroes needs ( Read more... )

W00t! Finally finished my uber-wonderful English paper. … Except that I didn’t really get the chance to do a final edit and since it’s a couple days late I probably got a B. … Ah well. It’s done! And tomorrow I get to try to write a ten-page research paper (keep in mind that while I have sources, I haven’t read all of them yet). ( Read more... )

Blackadder had been officially added to my short list of heroes. Emma is wondrous. … But not as wondrous as Blackadder.

That is all.

            If, the next time you visit your local bookstore or library, you pass by the magazines and the fiction section and all the self help books and move straight on to the back, you will eventually find yourself surrounded on all sides by shelves labeled “Fantasy.”  A closer examination will reveal books nestled together in cozy and slightly ( Read more... )