I thought California Dreamin' was my favorite song when I lived in LA and it was 50 out and raining. Then I thought it was my favorite song when I lived in Chicago and it was 20 out and snowing ( Read more... )

The last episode of Dr. Who Season 2 makes me sad. Sad in the good way, but sad. The shades of "Golden Compass" make me happy, in the sense that they reminded me of being sad in the good way, and were entertaining ( Read more... )

You can tell a story based in the Star Wars universe where the outcome is known, and still make it compelling.

Lucas just didn't.

Zahn, on the other hand, just did.

They are making a movie of "The Golden Compass". I am excited. There's a series that deserves more attention.

Tonight I found out that I have been living under a rock.

Why, exactly, did no one tell me this before?

Timothy Zahn has written, not one, not two, but three new Star Wars books since I last came up for air.

Where have I been??

Living under a rock evidently.

We watched V for Vendeta tonight. I liked it a lot. Highly recommend it.

And, um, yeah... he's taken some serious levels of rogue too, but that's not why I liked it.

Most of the time, when I go back and watch something awesome from my childhood, I discover that it isn't really as awesome as I remember. Bristlelip, however, is an exception to this rule. It's still totally awesome ( Read more... )

Star Trek + Time Travel + Whales = Hilarious

Josh and I just finished watching one of the most awful movies I have seen in a long long time. It was more nausiating than Rocky Horror was boring. And somehow, even with not a drop of blood on screen and a very low body count, it still felt like one of the most violent movies I have ever seen... or at least one of the most violent movies I have ( Read more... )

I've been reading in "Earth in the Balance" about genetic diversity and agriculture. This book is 15 years old, but it is raising some important issues I've never even heard about before. For that reason, I am sorely tempted to transcribe, scan, or photograph the section to share with you guys. Because it sounds like important stuff, and because ( Read more... )