Let’s pause for a moment and look at conventions in my near future! This weekend, September 8th and 9th, is Baltimore Comic-Con. While I have a two-day pass, I will probably only be there on Saturday. I mentioned in June that I was applying for press credentials for New York Comic-Con, October 11-14. Unfortunately, IContinue reading “On Upcoming Conventions”
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On Weird Dreams
My head’s been in a weird place since the trip to New York over the weekend. I don’t know if the Doctor Who screening tired it out or overstimulated it, or maybe it was the plague, but it’s gone all goofy. No, not the right word. My head’s gone trippy. I close my eyes toContinue reading “On Weird Dreams”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Doctor Who: The Dave Gibbons Treasury #1 IDW Publishing Written by Pat Mills & John Wagner Art by Dave Gibbons I didn’t need another copy of “The Iron Legion.” The first comic strip published in Doctor Who Weekly, “The Iron Legion” is, according to people who know such things, the most reprinted Doctor Who comicContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On BBC America’s “Asylum of the Daleks” Screening
Yes, I scored tickets to BBC America’s “Asylum of the Daleks” Doctor Who screening in New York yesterday. You may have heard horror stories about acquiring tickets. My luck may be lousy in everything else, but the one time it counted the luck came through. 🙂 I made two “immediate reaction” tweets. The first: “HolyContinue reading “On BBC America’s “Asylum of the Daleks” Screening”
On that Feeling of Deja Vu
Deja vu. The sense that something you’ve just witnessed, something you’ve just felt happened to you before. I’ve suffered from this feeling. I’m sure every one of you reading this has as well. I can even tell you what deja vu likely is — the brain’s visual cortex gets out of sync and processes theContinue reading “On that Feeling of Deja Vu”
On Roger Clemens’ Return to Baseball
This is absolutely insane. Roger Clemens has signed with an independent league baseball team. Fifty years old, five years since he last threw off the mound, Roger Clemens will be pitching for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League. I’ve taken a look at the Skeeters’ schedule. They’re in York the week of LaborContinue reading “On Roger Clemens’ Return to Baseball”
On the Enablement of Mitt Romney’s Mendacity
There’s a reason the Richmond Times-Dispatch is referred to lovingly as the “Times-Disgrace.” And it’s on full display here. As reported by Think Progress, after parroting Romney’s talking points on welfare, the Times-Disgrace is cited in Romney’s latest ad on welfare, only now the Times-Disgrace doesn’t stand behind their earlier parroting of Romney’s talking pointsContinue reading “On the Enablement of Mitt Romney’s Mendacity”
On the Need for a Nationals Novelty Song
I grew up a Chicago Cubs fan. The Cubbies are still my first love, though when I moved to Maryland six years ago I adopted the Nats as my local team (passing over the closer O’s) because the Nats needed the love. The Cubs have given me many things over the years — they’ve givenContinue reading “On the Need for a Nationals Novelty Song”
On Building a Mega Bloks Set
A few weeks ago, the day Shore Leave began, I stopped at Target. I needed to pick up some supplies for the weekend, and while I was there I took a look at the various LEGO and LEGO-like sets that they had. And, there on the shelf, were the Mega Bloks World of WarCraft sets.Continue reading “On Building a Mega Bloks Set”
On Coding and More Coding
For a little while now I’ve been working on a new WordPress theme. Last summer, Bob Greenberger hired me to code a WordPress-powered website for him. It turned out pretty well, and I decided that I would work on a new site for myself. I’d code something, spend a week or two with PHP andContinue reading “On Coding and More Coding”