It’s hot. It’s really hot. This is no mere heat wave. This is global warming, pure and simple. There’s only one thing to be done, really. High seas piracy. Where are the pirates stepping up to the plate, to sacrifice their lives, liberty, and sacred honor on the high seas? Where are the men ofContinue reading “On the Need for Pirates”
Monthly Archives: June 2008
On Paperback Writer
It sometimes surprises me, given the cultural signifance of the Beatles, that there’s not more fiction devoted to the Beatles than there is. There’s a few novels — Liverpool Fantasy stands out — and some short stories, like Ian MacLeod’s “Snodgrass” and Stephen Baxter’s “The Twelfth Album.” Curiously, all of these novels are alternate historiesContinue reading “On Paperback Writer”
On Late Night Conversations
At midnight, my grandmother wanted to talk. She’d fallen asleep earlier in the evening, sometime around nine, and now it was midnight and she was done with her nap. She opened the door at the bottom of the steps, and began to ask questions. “Are you cool enough?” she asked. No. “Yes,” I said. “AreContinue reading “On Late Night Conversations”
On the Dreamy Idealist
Seen around the blogosphere today, a personality test! (The graphic is clickable, by the way. In case you’re curious what a “Dreamy Idealist” is.) Personally, I prefer being Ireland. Or “All You Need Is Love.” 😉 Blogged with the Flock Browser
On Weird Dreams
I dreamt last night that I was watching Remington Steele. (I have all five seasons on DVD, so it wasn’t like I dreamt of something I couldn’t otherwise do.) Except, this wasn’t an ordinary dream of me, putting an ordinary disc into the DVD player, watching an ordinary episode. No. I was trying to interestContinue reading “On Weird Dreams”
On Hitting The Jackpot
“What’d you do?” he asked. “Hit the jackpot?” I was standing at the fare machine in the subway terminal. Coins rattled in the machine, falling in the change cup. I looked to my right. A kid, maybe twenty-two, had asked the question. It was an obvious question — the fare machine sounded like a slotContinue reading “On Hitting The Jackpot”
On Gallifreyan Fob Watches
Scouring the wilds of the Internet, I came across this: The Doctor’s fob watch! From “Human Nature” and “The Family of Blood”! Supposedly, it even works. No, you’re not going to be able to store your soul in it, but there’s an actual watch mechanism inside. Despite not normally wearing a watch, I sort ofContinue reading “On Gallifreyan Fob Watches”
On Commuting Follies
Three hours to get home from work. Storms. A tree dropped across the Light Rail line. What they called “bus bridges” were put into place, only there wasn’t any indication how they worked — or where they were going. Add to that, a monsoon. All in all, three hours. I’m beat.
On Today’s Public Transportation Discovery
I had a cannister full of nickels at home. There’s a problem when you have a change jar; it’s that if you don’t spend it, change can be really difficult to get rid of. Hence, a cannister full of nickels. And some dimes. Plus the occasional quarter. I decided this morning that while it’s allContinue reading “On Today’s Public Transportation Discovery”
On Literary Musings
I’m always a few days behind on Doctor Who. It can’t be helped, really. And me, being me, I knew a fair little bit about Dr. River Song long before I’d gotten around to finally seeing “Silence in the Library.” And what I’d heard and read made me think of a single thing — TheContinue reading “On Literary Musings”