I’m always all right.

July 9, 2009

Torchwood week — with a new episode every night — is approaching its end, and with no new Doctor Who on the horizon for months yet, it’s generating excitement at a ridiculous levels amongst the fandom, myself included. (If nothing else, it’s a heck of a lot of fun to have everyone together, watching and [...]

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The 4th of July is stupid.

July 6, 2009

No, I have no objection to celebrating the independence of our glorious nation. And, really, the ideals the country was founded on are pretty glorious, even when the end results are sometimes mixed. The 4th is as good a day as any to remind oneself of that — read the Declaration of Independence (or historical [...]

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I walked in the ocean tonight

July 2, 2009

I took off after work (such as the case may be) to drive to Port Aransas, Texas, on the gulf. My parents have a place here, five or six blocks from the beach, and we’re doing a 4th of July family thing. Not that I entirely grok the point of coming down here for a [...]

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My rapid descent to madness

June 20, 2009

It all started with Livejournal. I’d found a decent Doctor Who community there and had bookmarked it to check in once in a while. One community became two, and then three, etc, and I eventually realized that the easiest way to keep track was to unearth my ancient Livejournal account, friend them all, and check [...]

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So I’ve been reading the Dresden Files

June 14, 2009

Not just that I’ve been reading them, but I’ve been reading a lot of them. Very fast. I’ve burned through the first seven books in just over two weeks. Take this as an indication of their quality or an indication of author Jim Butcher‘s evil talent at making it impossible to put his books down [...]

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The trouble with best friends

June 9, 2009

Even the best of friends will sometimes rub on your nerves in a bad way — and I’m perhaps a poor example in this department, tending to be short tempered when I’m tired, stressed, or anxious — which really makes for poor friend acquisition and maintenance. Really, though, anyone’s got to be lucky to find [...]

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I love/loathe Los Angeles

June 6, 2009

I’m back from a week in LA which has gone like most of my weeks in LA — lots of time running around a convention center, attending meetings, and writing like crazy. The city itself gets lost in the mix, save for a haze of never-ending traffic jams and receipts for taxis. (I managed to [...]

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I’m at E3!

June 2, 2009

…and it’s making me hate everything about the gaming industry. Everyone seems to have their own take on games for girls this year and they all make me feel a bit violent. EA wants to celebrate everything that’s great about being a girl in their new Pajama Party game, which features a “speed hair teasing” [...]

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The week (so far) in a nutshell

May 28, 2009

I have no idea about the source of this image, but it makes me smile. (And that’s why it’s here!) If it doesn’t make you smile, I wonder… ARE YOU A ROBOT? Monday (Memorial Day) Yay! A holiday! No working for me! Welllll…. except my mailbox is packed with e-mail and if I don’t go [...]

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6 mini-reviews

May 25, 2009

Consolidating thoughts on a number of things I’ve seen recently because I’m not likely to get around to finding time to make more fleshed-out posts on any of them. No spoilers. Star Trek I’ve seen Star Trek twice and am trying to make time for a third viewing… but time is in short supply lately. [...]

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