Matt Frewer is coming to Farpoint! Okay, okay, many people are going to be geeking out that weekend over the winsome Felicia Day. But. Matt Frewer, people! Max Headroom! Sherlock Holmes! Doctor, Doctor! (Which so needs to be on DVD, dammit! I’d buy it. Right now!) Yes, I liked Frewer’s Holmes, from those four moviesContinue reading “On Thoughts This Wednesday Morning”
Monthly Archives: November 2009
On “The Waters of Mars”
So I’ve watched last night’s Doctor Who, “The Waters of Mars.” It’s slickly made. The effects work was especially nice. Graeme Harper acquitted himself well behind the camera. I loved the mention of the Ice Warriors. I thought it was incredibly boring. The plot is rather linear. The Doctor arrives at Bowie Base One onContinue reading “On “The Waters of Mars””
On Logo-Making
A few days ago, I found a new font — Celtic Eels, styled on the Book of Kells — and I wondered what I could possibly use it for. This, naturally, set the wheels turning, and, unsurprisingly, I had an idea yesterday. I’d make a logo! For people who can’t make that out, it readsContinue reading “On Logo-Making”
On Political Surveys
Three months ago, I received a survey from the Heritage Foundation. They wanted input on how I (or rather, “Ms. Allyn Gibson,” as that was how the survey was addressed) felt about taxes. Specifically, they wanted to know how I felt about the sunseting of the Bush tax cuts over the next two years. IContinue reading “On Political Surveys”
On Today’s Font Discovery
Always in search of new and interesting fonts, this evening I found something amazing. Celtic Eels, a font apparently based on the Book of Kells. It’s a free font, designed by West Wind Fonts. I have absolutely no idea what I’m going to use it for. Except maybe to make my name. Like this: LooksContinue reading “On Today’s Font Discovery”
On Impatience
Oh, Image Comics, you task me. They publish this majestically awesome comic, Phonogram. The first series, which came out a few years ago, is a bit like the love child of High Fidelity and Hellblazer. The second series, Phonogram: The Singles Club, is different — a series of single issue character sketches, all set inContinue reading “On Impatience”
On Veteran’s Day
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie InContinue reading “On Veteran’s Day”
On a Nerdy Quarter
This afternoon I got some quarters in change. I dropped them in my pockets. I tend to play with coins in my pockets. Shove my hands down in the pockets, rub the coins between my forefinger and thumb. I like the feel of some coins more than others. The best tactile experience I get fromContinue reading “On a Nerdy Quarter”
On Carl Sagan’s Birthday
The Writer’s Almanac tells me that today, the 9th of November, is Carl Sagan’s birthday. He would have been seventy-five. Said Garrison Keillor of Sagan this morning: “[He] published a number of books that helped regular people understand ideas about the universe, including Dragons of Eden: Speculations of the Evolution of Human Intelligence (1977), whichContinue reading “On Carl Sagan’s Birthday”
On Allyn’s Crackpot Batman Theory
Bruce Wayne, better known to millions of comics fans as Batman, is dead. Many months ago, in an effort to defeat Batman and sow discord, the Devil himself, in the person of Dr. Hurt, attempted to drive Batman insane. However, Batman had the greatest plan ever, because Batman plans for everything — he had createdContinue reading “On Allyn’s Crackpot Batman Theory”