Oh. My. God. Oh. My. God. Holy. Fuck. The penultimate episode of Doctor Who‘s third season isn’t perfect. But Holy! Fuck! Three years and two series have been building toward this. You can tell. It started last week, as the threads pulled closer. This week? All bets are off. The sound of drums? It’s theContinue reading “On “The Sound of Drums””
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On a Round-Up of My Day
I had a migraine today. Lodged, as they do, right about the left eye. The thing that made this migraine particularly nasty? I was sure my vision was dimming, if I were going completely blind, in that left eye. No, I’d close my right eyelids and I could still see out of the left eye,Continue reading “On a Round-Up of My Day”
On the Sam Adams Honey Porter
Saturday afternoon I had to go out to the grocery store–nothing puts a crimp in the rest of the day like a lack of breakfast cereal. (For those keeping score at home, I generally prefer Peanut Butter Cap’N Crunch or Cookie Crisp.) So, I drove to Eldersburg and went to the store. While I wasContinue reading “On the Sam Adams Honey Porter”
On MPAA Ratings
According to the Motion Picture Association of America, this blog is: Not really a surprise. 😉
On a Whole Lotta Beatles
This may be excessive. I have twenty-seven hours of the Beatles on my computer’s hard drive. Twenty-seven hours. That’s more than a day! A day of Beatles! And then some! The thirteen albums they released between Please Please Me and Let It Be, plus the assorted singles, only total twelve hours. The albums of theContinue reading “On a Whole Lotta Beatles”
On Britain’s Parliamentary Elections
Election time in the UK. One Prime Minister is out. And now Parliamentary elections are on the horizon. I don’t have a horse in this race as I don’t live in Britain, but I do have to say. I like what Harold Saxon has to say. The man’s a visionary. He thinks outside the box.Continue reading “On Britain’s Parliamentary Elections”
On Losing Geek Cred
I should turn in my Doctor Who Geek Card. I’d forgotten that Graeme Harper was one of the pre-Hartnell Doctors in “Brain of Morbius.” Camfield, Philip Hinchcliffe, Robert Holmes–those are the easy ones. But Harper? I’m not worthy of being a Doctor Who Geek if I can forget that Graeme Harper was a cameo Doctor.Continue reading “On Losing Geek Cred”
On the Smell of Ink
New books have a distinctive smell. Paperbacks, especially. There’s the paper smell. Sometimes there’s little paper particles from when the paper’s cut. It’s an earthy smell. Then there’s the ink smell. It’s a tangy smell. Sharp. Even a little metallic. Then there’s the binding smell. Nothing smells like fresh glue. Yesterday was a great dayContinue reading “On the Smell of Ink”
On a Keith Olbermann Quote
Said MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann: Vice President Dick Cheney is a rogue nation. Despite the recent capture of his top lieutenant, Mr. Cheney continues to defy the rule of law, attempting to destroy ISOO — an office of the U.S. government, after all — and barring inspections in true Saddam style. Leaving only one possible remedy:Continue reading “On a Keith Olbermann Quote”
On Captain Jack's Secret
Supposedly, the next two episodes of Doctor Who will reveal a shattering secret about Captain Jack Harkness. I put my thinking cap on. Because the theories I’ve heard… well, they’re generally stupid. So, let’s go behind a spoiler cut, shall we? So I can rant about theories in peace, yes?