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I don’t read a lot of fanfic, because I’ve learned my lesson, but
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As best as we can recall, here’s the set list:

• Polka Face
• TMZ
• You Make Me
• Smells Like Nirvana
• Skipper Dan

This is the third installment in my “Abandoned” Six Flags series of photos. I do these primarily for my own amusement, but some of you (OK, j-brew) also seem to enjoy them. Unlike the previous two posts, each of which was shot in a single day, the pictures in this entry were shot over the course of three visits to the park. (We are using the Hell out of ( Read more... )

My wife and son were recovered enough (and no longer contagious) to get out of the house yesterday, so we spent half a day at Six Flags America. I really enjoyed putting together my previous post, “ Six Flags America: Abandoned, Backstage, and Closed”; so I had planned to take a couple more pictures of the water park (from the parking lot) to add ( Read more... )

We went to Six Flags America last weekend, and went on all the usual rides and took the usual pictures. However, while we were taking a train ride around the park (which goes through the park and through the woods behind the park), we decided to try to capture all of the things which aren’t in plain sight from the rest of the park, and then ( Read more... )

Artomatic in Crystal City opens today. Below the cut are the pictures of Q's completed exhibit area, taken last weekend when we finished the setup. Each individual piece has its own tag with the title, price, and a QR code; and the huge QR code in the first picture links to her main page. We haven't really had a chance to check out many of the ( Read more... )

A month or so ago,
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This is a British series I recently discovered and watched. It's called Misfits, and it's about a group of people doing community service work (for various offenses) who gain strange powers (some more useful than others) during a bizarre storm. There are thirteen episodes in all (two seasons of six episodes each, and a Christmas special). They're ( Read more... )

These are the only ones I've seen. As usual, not enough for me to have any interest in the awards.

BEST PICTURE - Out of ten choices, I've only seen one… Toy Story 3, on blu-ray.
BEST ANIMATED PICTURE - I've seen both Toy Story 3 and How to Train Your Dragon (3D IMAX and DVD).
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - Toy Story 3.
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS - ( Read more... )