As seen elsewhere — Were I a Harry Potter magical wand, yadda yadda yadda… 🙂 Your Score: 9″, Willow, Dragon You scored 31 wisdom, 33 bravery, 36 emotional, and 11 martyrdom! A willow wand signifies that you care deeply about emotions, art, and intuition, and that you have a particular knack for charms. Your dragon’sContinue reading “On Harry Potter Wands”
Monthly Archives: July 2007
On LEGO Indiana Jones
The man in the hat is back, and this time he’s LEGO! Yes, LucasArts is making a LEGO Indiana Jones video game for release in the summer of 2008, in time for the fourth Indiana Jones film. From the Press Release: Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that created the LEGO Star Wars™Continue reading “On LEGO Indiana Jones”
On the Horrors of War
My army died on the beach. The battleground was the Carolinas—a sandy, swampy land of broad beaches, surf, and room to maneuver. My town was situated along the shore, too close to the shore for my comfort, but I had no say in the matter. As my ally I had the Turks; Suleiman the MagnificentContinue reading “On the Horrors of War”
On Stupid Weather
Since last night we’ve had lightning. We’ve had thunder. We’ve had more lightning. We’ve had more thunder. I called one thunderclap “rolling thunder”—it lasted for, oh, three or four minutes and rocked the world. But rain? Could we have rain to go with this rolling thunder? Of course not. :/ Must drink coffee.
On Dead Languages
Ah, Saturday morning. Laundry! It being Saturday, and because I don’t want to think, let’s do another meme! Let’s recap some recent memes. I’m Arthurian literature, I’m an INFP (here too), and I’m Ireland. I’m also “All You Need Is Love,” but doesn’t that go without saying? And now, if I were a dead language,Continue reading “On Dead Languages”
On New Doctor Who Comics
IDW, published of comics based on Star Trek and the Transformers, has picked up the comics license for Doctor Who. Announced at San Diego Comicon yesterday, the series will star the tenth Doctor and Martha and will debut later in the year, written by Doctor Who novelist Gary Russell and with art by Nick Roche.Continue reading “On New Doctor Who Comics”
On Really Stupid People
I think it goes without saying—calling in a bomb threat to bring a plane back to the gate because you missed your flight is a very stupid idea. It’s a federal crime. It’s going to scare people. It’s going to inconvenience people. It will land you in jail. So, of course, on Wednesday a manContinue reading “On Really Stupid People”
On Friday Morning Memes
Since it’s a Friday, let’s start the day off with some memes! Why? Because memes are easy content—I don’t have to think. 😉 So, what’s my ideal Presidential ticket in 2008? You’re Edwards-Kucinich! As John Edwards, you are just dreamy! You may not have done much with your time, worked with others for very long,Continue reading “On Friday Morning Memes”
On Blowouts
Add this to the list of things I would have been perfectly content to have never experienced in my life—a tire blowing out on the Baltimore Beltway at seventy miles per hour. It was about 8:30. I was a little past the I-795 merge when I noticed several things. One, the Beetle was rattling. Two,Continue reading “On Blowouts”
On Spelling and Punctuation
I have a little problem. My font of English has been permanently defiled. (That’s a Sherlock Holmes reference, for people unfamiliar with the quote. Comes from “His Last Bow.”) My sense of spelling and punctuation was ruined at a very young age thanks to Tolkien, Lewis, and Doyle. I was reading books punctuated in theContinue reading “On Spelling and Punctuation”