There's definitely a scary sf story in here: Scientists move a step closer to reading a person's mind.

It's actually much less scary than it sounds - through a lot of study they're able to recognize patterns in spatial memory, and they're hoping to apply it to Alzheimer's research. Still, it definitely triggers dystopic sf ideas.

Went to see Watchmen Friday night, and I have to say that I enjoyed it on the whole. I honestly never thought it would be possible to do such a faithful adaptation of that comic. And it was so pretty.

( Spoilers for comic and movie )

I had a very nice time watching the Oscars last night. Partially, this is because I kept my laptop open and read Merlin fic during the boring parts (and wow, those "past Oscar winners deliver love letters to the acting nominees" sections were tedious), but mostly it was because of the Hugh Jackman. I'm embedding the opening number here largely ( Read more... )

I don't generally watch the Oscars, because they are a supremely silly institution, but I will be watching tonight. That is, of course, due to Hugh Jackman, who will be hosting, singing and dancing. Which is a supremely awesome institution and much to be encouraged ( Read more... )

This is a meme where you ask about people's Interests (from their el jay profile). Comment on this post, and I'll pick seven of yours, and you explain them on a post you make. Then you post this on your journal and it becomes a never ending spiral... and good fun.

st_aurafina gave me a list for this meme ages ago and I'm actually posting it now. Sorry for ( Read more... )

Did anyone else watch Gossip Girl last night? I actually really enjoyed it. Out of curiosity, I read the first book in the series earlier this week and thought it was pretty terrible but, as I had suspected it might, it worked better for me in a CW teen drama format. The pilot contained ( Read more... )

There is a lovely piece in The New Yorker about a talented musician who has lived for over 20 years with the worst case of amnesia ever recorded.

Desperate to hold on to something, to gain some purchase, Clive started to keep a journal, first on scraps of paper, then in a notebook. But his journal entries consisted, essentially, of the statements ( Read more... )

Hey guys, remember Mind Fuck? It's back! In paperback form! No, seriously, look! It's not like I haven't read it multiple times, and it's not like it (and the rest of the Administration series) aren't going to remain online, but I will now be able to have Warrick and Toreth's sexy bondage adventures on my bookshelf. It looks so pretty ( Read more... )

I'm back from the homestead! I had a really nice time with my family, and I can't believe how quickly it went by. I don't want to go back to work. *pouts ( Read more... )

Hello! How are you doing, LJ? (And I guess GJ, IJ and JF, since I'm crossposting stuff now. It'll be weird to think of the internet as something more than LJ now ( Read more... )