This kind of encapsulates why the Veronica Mars thing kind of got under my skin, even the tone's a lot harsher than I would put it (and I'd also spell Kristen Bell's name right).

If you're thinking that I'm so frustrated about this because the crowdsourcing project I was a part of, which took about two weeks of hard-selling to get fully funded, ( Read more... )

I'm slowly getting used to the metric system, but there are still setbacks. For example, I still feel a little weird going up to the butcher's counter and ordering things by the gram. Today, though, was the biggest hiccup, when I tried out the compound's treadmill for the first time, and was running at 9.0 for two minutes without gasping for breath ( Read more... )

I highly doubt any artists are going to agree with me on this, but I don't think for one minute that Before Watchmen is the worst thing ever, nor do I think that anyone is actually getting screwed by it.

( I have my reasons )

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I went and joined a new community. I think I'm going to be focusing more on positive critiques at first, but I'm hoping that there are a few breathers in my work long enough to write for fun again. As for the community:


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I cannot possibly imagine what it was like to grow up with the name Clancy, but it must have been tough. That's probably why you grew up to be so enormous and menacing. As such, you've been an inspiration me. No matter how many times folks assign me nicknames that I don't ask for or sing Three Dog Night songs to me (more specifically, opening line ( Read more... )

In honor of Alex Trebek’s birthday, I searched youtube for what I consider to be the greatest moment of Jeopardy; and considering that the entire seven-hundred-year history of Jeopardy (not counting the Art Fleming years because screw that guy) is a series of greatest moments, this was not easy. But I had one specific portion in mind. Alas, there ( Read more... )

Early spring is when middle and junior high schools take their trips to the nation's capital, where they get to marinate in endless monuments, museums, and history. More importantly, they get to spend a week at the dawn of their puberty with their friends and peers--far, far away from their parents and guardians. That being the case, it is very ( Read more... )

I love, love, love me some Power Rangers, and so this clip is Epic--and I don't mean the kind of "epic" that has been diluted by overuse on the Internets, either. This is Epic epic.

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Word of advice to hostile alien menaces like Rita Repulsa, et al: Stop. Invading. Quarries. Seriously, the only people you run into in quarries are the people who are ( Read more... )