Score:
Random No-Name 9
Venerated Star Trek Actor 4

And the Audie goes to... Nick Sullivan, whom I've never even heard of!

I'm reviewing the full-length audio version of A.C. Crispin's Sarek as I refit my kitchen for Passover. I was extremely disappointed to hear that the abridged version, the one I found so poorly written, had actually been ( Read more... )

All right, so "Of Gods and Men" was not God's gift to Star Trek. It was still pretty good for a fan-made flick written by some talented teenagers. (If they're not teenagers, they sure write like them! That last scene was painful, man. Every hollowed cliche that has ever ended a good Star Trek episode, strung together like pop beads in a chain ( Read more... )

Star Trek: Of Gods and MenA Star Trek movie designed for Uhura, Chekhov, and Tuvok, done by the actors who play them. A romp in the mirror universe (erm, continuity optional) also starring Captain John Harriman of the Galactic Order and a whole host of minor Trek actors who have all volunteered to be a part of the effort. The special effects, ( Read more... )

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"Rule Number One"
A Haiku

Go forth, O young man.
Test your mettle in the world,
But, remember this:

The little old man,
Threadbare, wrinkled, and smiling,
May seem easy prey.

Beat yourself up now.
It will save you the trouble,
When he kicks your @$$.

strugglight, please pass this along.

Cold. Sniffly. Overbooked. Nominally on break = not doing schoolwork. Spending time with daughter = good. Not spending time with husband = bad.

Economy = bad. War = bad. Can't think much about either or get really overwrought and can't sleep.

Daughter continues brilliant. Want new Potter movie and new Star Trek movie.

Whoa. Check this out. There's a whole anime Poirot series, and anime Miss Marple, too. Not too bad, actually, even with the kid sidekick and the anthropomorphic pet bird. They try really hard to make the whole thing very English--they really do their homework. That said, as they try to flesh out the side characters, they become the most ( Read more... )

What the English Teacher Says...What They Mean...
"This is an amazing book.""You will be amazed at the degrees of cruelty that human beings can perpetrate in Afghanistan, the Phillipines, South Carolina, and other foreign countries."
"The language is just so incredidble.""The graphic descriptions of rape, murder, and oppression are incredibly ( Read more... )

Grading papers stacking papers ( Read more... )

So, Toddlerkins turned two yesterday. ( And this morning, it took 20 minutes for her and her father to pry me out of bed... )