Okay, caught up with Forever Evil a week late, and in what was probably intended as a moment of ultimate cool, Geoff Johns has one of the main villains grab the Moon and place it in position to create a total eclipse of the Earth. At which point, I decide this book and event is not for me, because no. Just no. This is too dumb.

( And here is why... )

I haven't actually read Margaret Atwoods In Other Worlds, but I understand from articles and reviews that she takes the position that "if it is realistic or plausible, it isn't science fiction". Well, even if one accepted her pronouncements that aliens and spaceships weren't either of those, there's still plenty of stuff written by science fiction ( Read more... )

This should be short enough not to need an lj-cut - okay, the prologue is captioned as taking place in 965 AD, with Thor and Loki (or at least Loki, Thor might be a little bit older) as infants at the time. They're shown as little boys shortly thereafter, but a later scene I won't spoil further confirms that Loki was definitely still a baby at the ( Read more... )

Ok, I like Torchwood, both the regular series format and the Children of Earth mini, and I'm looking forward to Torchwood: Miracle Day. However, I'm noticing a distinct lack of... ( calculation )

Has anybody seen the new Alice in Wonderland movie early? I'm certainly going to see it opening weekend, whatever flaws it might have, and as a Burton/Disney production it will probably have plenty. ( For example, )

So, I'm still planning to go see Amanda Palmer at the State Theatre in Falls Church tomorrow night (11/19). Doors open at 7, tickets are still available as of Wednesday afternoon. I'll probably have dinner somewhere in the area, maybe at Four Provinces across the way or something like that.

Anybody in the area interested in joining me tomorrow

Morning started with confirmation that Xander (18 mos old) must indeed be my son, since he absolutely refused to put down his book in order to be lifted out of crib, have his diaper changed, and be dressed. He ended up keeping said book with him and perusing it 2-3 times more in full while all these operations were completed (actually a blessed ( Read more... )

Life is odd, truly. I remember back about, oh, twelve or thirteen years ( ago, )

( “So, what are we training to fight?” asks Xander. )

( The first thing Xander does... )