In the comments, John S. Drew wrote, “See, I got Tom Baker and I would have thought I would have been more like Peter Davison.” This was one internet quiz where I thought the final result wasn’t obvious from the questions. Too often the questions are few and rather pointed, so gaming the answers canContinue reading “More on the Doctor”
Unstable? Unstable!
A quiz taken from Todd Kogutt’s LiveJournal: You are the Sixth Doctor! Quite unstable and aggressive from time to time, most certainly stubborn and conceited all the time. You have a bit of the First Doctor’s piss and vinegar, though you’d hate to hear what he would have to say about your clothes. Despite yourContinue reading “Unstable? Unstable!”
Red Jack
I’ve had Jack on the brain recently. Jack the Ripper, that is. My friend Michael sent me an e-mail a few days ago. He’d just seen From Hell, the Hughes Brothers film adaptation of the Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell comic book miniseries about the Whitechapel murders of 1888. I’d started to write a response, left itContinue reading “Red Jack”
Those who forget the past…
What are they teaching kids these days? A conversation from work: Boy, maybe nine years old, brings the Transformers game to the counter to purchase. “Who’s your favorite Transformer?” I ask. His brow furrows in deep thought. “Optimus Prime,” he says at last. I nod. “I liked Optimus Prime a lot when I was yourContinue reading “Those who forget the past…”
E-mail woes
Well, that was fun. Yesterday morning my e-mail program, The Bat, locked up, giving me the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. I had downloaded on Thursday the latest upgrade and installed it over my current version. Through Thursday and Friday everything was fine. But not Saturday. Note to self: Leave well enough alone. If itContinue reading “E-mail woes”
Gauntlet: Paths of Evil
A week ago browsing the local Waldenbooks while in search of Keith R.A. DeCandido‘s novel Dragon Precinct I discovered that a novel based on the video game, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy had been published by iBooks, written by Richard C. White, entitled Paths of Evil. Dragon Precinct hadn’t arrived yet, or hadn’t been shelved yet–one canContinue reading “Gauntlet: Paths of Evil”
Woo-hoo! Not a Geek!
You are 13% geek OK, so maybe you ain’t a geek. You do, at least, show a bit of interest in the world around you. Either that, or you have enough of a sense of humor to pick some of the sillier answers on the test. Regardless, you’re probably a pretty nifty, well-rounded person whoContinue reading “Woo-hoo! Not a Geek!”
Alien vs. Predator
On Friday I went after work to see Alien vs. Predator. It’s not a great film, but I had fun with it. I’d say I mostly liked it. My screening of AVP was very much a communal activity, with applause at the end of the film (something I’ve only experienced twice) and some pretty sharpContinue reading “Alien vs. Predator”
Writing Day
I scheduled myself for the day off and planned on spending the day writing the proposal for an SCE story for Pocket, pulling together the notes and notecards and making some sense of them. It didn’t happen. A work situation loomed. The regional was in the area, and could I come by the store 2-ish?Continue reading “Writing Day”
Carbon Leaf — "Indian Summer"
The latest Carbon Leaf CD, Indian Summer, came in the mail last week. I’ve been giving it some serious play time in my office stereo. Indian Summer, the band’s fifth studio album, marks a change in the band’s musical direction, with the eleven songs all falling squarely in the guitar-based pop groove and the CelticContinue reading “Carbon Leaf — "Indian Summer"”