I had linked to this several years ago, but when going back through the archives adding tags in the spring I discovered that, alas, the URL no longer worked. So, with great reluctance, I deleted the post. It didn’t work, and I didn’t want someone stumbling across it and becoming confused by a 404. HereContinue reading “On LEGO Madness”
Author Archives: Allyn
On the Baltimore Comic-Con
Yesterday I was at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Work was offering free passes earlier in the week, and having never been to a comic convention I decided I’d go. I took the subway into downtown. Trying to navigate the stops by memory was a bad thing — I should have checked the map — as IContinue reading “On the Baltimore Comic-Con”
On Tonight’s Discovery
I’ve just discovered. If I stick my tongue on my Talking Dalek Bottle Opener, much as I would stick my tongue on a 9-volt, the Dalek says, “Exterminate!” I’m not sure anyone wants anything shouting “Exterminate!” that close to your face, but there it is. My discovery of the day! I can work the bottleContinue reading “On Tonight’s Discovery”
On Shoot ‘Em Up
Holy shit. Holy. Fucking. Shit! Shoot ‘Em Up. Clive Owen, as a mysterious man with a faculty for gunplay. Paul Giamatti, as some sort of rogue Black Ops spook. Monica Bellucci, as a hooker. And a lot of fucking gunplay. Have you seen Hot Fuzz? Imagine the last twenty minutes of that — the gunfightContinue reading “On Shoot ‘Em Up”
On Torchwood’s American Debut
Tonight. Nine o’clock. BBC America. Torchwood. The adult-themed Doctor Who spin-off debuts on BBC America. But honestly, it’s more like Angel meets Homicide than anything Doctor Who. Seriously. Check Doctor Who at the door, because if that’s what you expect, then you’re in the wrong place. If you want a secret government agency tracking downContinue reading “On Torchwood’s American Debut”
On Weekend Plans
I’ll be at the Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend. Work was offering free passes, so how could I resist? 🙂 I’ve never been to a comic convention before, so this will be a new experience. Two things strike me as odd. First, programming seems really light. And second, it’s over at six?!? Sorry, I’m used toContinue reading “On Weekend Plans”
On Allyn Codes
One of my readers has asked me a very strange question. “You know how there’s a code in the Bible?” (Speaking, of course, of The Bible Code, that book of errant nonsense. You can find the same damn stuff in Moby-Dick.) “I bet there’s a code in your work. I bet there’s a code inContinue reading “On Allyn Codes”
On Being a Real Boy
Like Pinocchio, I’m a real boy! Today, just a few moments ago, I received my name plate at work. Now, my cubicle states proudly that I am… Allyn Gibson 🙂 And it’s not in Times New Roman! No Times New Roman! Now, back to writing the special Chrismahanukwanzakah catalog…
On Office Space
Think you know Office Space, the cult-comedy about Initech and their lives of quiet desperation? Think again. Knowing the movie as I do, this is the funniest damn thing I’ve ever seen. 😆
On Luciano Pavarotti
On a sad note, famed Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer. He was seventy-one.