Who Watches The Watchmen? Tragically, not me tomorrow. Although I have been anxiously awaiting the debut of the movie for a very long time, mrs_clubber and I somehow managed to schedule a party at our home on opening day. As the flick is almost 3 hours long, there just isn't going to be time to squeeze in an afternoon matinee (and while I am seriously tempted ( Read more... )

A collection of Steampunk Star Wars figures, all made by this one person who I hate and am extremely envious of.


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We had almost my entire family over on Saturday to (finally) celebrate Murmas on this side of the Atlantic. It was a swell evening, with all of my siblings (two brothers, one sister) and their respective beaus/spouses/offspring in attendance, and two pans of lasagna and a cheesecake all made by mrs_clubber (and was they yummy? Why, yes they was).

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Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

I was reading today's Cracked.com article, 15 Overlooked Deaths of 2008, and you know who had the #1 spot? Majel Barrett. WTF? How the hell did Majel Barrett's death slip under my radar? She died on December 18th, of complications due to leukemia ( Read more... )

You know, if anyone out there is still looking for a suitable Murmas present and has a spare $200 kicking around, I really wouldn't mind getting this (note that this is the remastered edition, and not the original unretouched set).

And speaking of Star Trek: have you seen the new trailer?

If you're like me, you forgot to watch the Robot Chicken Star Wars Special: Episode II on Friday night (dammit, dammit, dammit).

( Fortunately, the whole episode is contained in the four YouTube videos behind the cut )

You know, I often wondered why the Empire didn't try exactly this at the end of A New Hope:

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Most awesome Christmas decoration I've seen this year:


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On the subway this morning, I found myself standing in front of (and thus staring at for quite a while) an for Absolut Vodka ("Absolut Advice", it said). For whatever reason, I heard Obi-wan Kenobi in my head stating, "Only a Sith deals in Absolutes ( Read more... )