According to the Science Fiction Book Club, these are the 50 most significant SF & Fantasy Books of 1953-2002. Bold the ones you've read, strike the ones you hated, italicize the ones you couldn't get through, asterisks for the ones you loved.

1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien*
2. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
3. Dune by Frank ( Read more... )

Quick! Does anyone know where a person can get Festivus cards? I want some featuring the feats of strength.

MUNCHWOK

The munchwork. Half ewok, half munchkin. Are they a nightmare or a dream? Are they tormenting demonic imps, or saving angelic cherubs? Do they bring delightful earthy dances, cheerful songs, and clever woodland devices, or only a hallucinogenic, lynchian bad trip that leads down the yellow stained road to the fuzzy green anti-Oz?

This is one awesome movie! Maggie Smith won the Academy Award for best actress in 1969 for her role as Jean Brodie and she is awesome at playing a very complex and demented character who is in love with art and fascism and leaving her mark on her girls. Its a great political film and the heroism of Sandy Stranger brought me to tears as readily as ( Read more... )

The more I think about it, the happier I am ( Read more... )

I am amazingly grateful, delighted, and filled with wonder to be alive right now ( Read more... )

craptracker update

16:34 Coffie fueled Epoch shit in hell!
Another happy textual moment in the self imposed panopticon.

craptracker update

20:05 Taking a crap at home. It was poo night for kitties too. Cycle of life.
Another happy textual moment in the self imposed panopticon.

True (the original Budwiser comercial from 2000:)

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Even more true:

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Yes it's true. I love her-- as long as she doesn't ever, ever hold any federal office. Ever. It would also be good (especially for mouse and wolves) if she stopped holding state office. None the less, she has made this election the absolute best election for comedy. What with the heart breaking melodies of Boris and Vlad, rearing their little heads ( Read more... )