I dreamt last night of EB Games. I was in my store, in Cary. I was alone in the store. Presumably, it was before I unlocked the door. Early morning, then. My store was… odd. The fixtures were big, bulky, wooden things. No other EB Games store looked like mine. The walls were brown. The … Continue reading On Dreams of EB Games
Tag: Lord-of-the-Rings
To an outside observer, my last.fm profile has gone wonky this week. I’m in soundtrack mode. Specifically, Lord of the Rings soundtrack mode. I discovered a few days ago that the soundtrack to The Hunt for Gollum, a fanfilm that dramatizes Aragorn’s search for Gollum during the early part of The Fellowship of the Ring, … Continue reading On Writing to Soundtracks
Shore Leave! It’s the media science-fiction convention held in Hunt Valley, Maryland every mid-July. This year, it falls on the calendar from July 9th through 11th. :spock: This year, barring any unforeseen happenings, I will again be attending the convention as a guest. My schedule for panels looks like: Friday Meet the ProsHunt/Valley Hallway — … Continue reading On My 2010 Shore Leave Schedule
How many times have I watched this? I don’t know, because each time I do I start rolling on the floor laughing. What happens when the World Cup is held in Middle-Earth? That provocative question is answered in… The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Vuvuzela. Not coming to a theater near you. … Continue reading On Gandalf and the Vuvuzela
I took a seat on the train, pulled out my notepad, took my pen in hand. The pen’s tip scratched across the paper, and a sentence was drawn out in ink — Travelers in the lands west of the River Anduin, on the well-worn road that runs from Imladris to the Grey Havens, speak of … Continue reading On Growing Sentences
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 from … Continue reading On a Nerdy Quarter
While much of Baltimore had its attentions focused on the changing foliage or the Ravens/Bengals game, I went downtown to the Baltimore Comic-Con. Some people go to conventions to meet people, or to buy things, or to get autographs. In a very real way, those things, especially the last two, don’t hold much meaning for … Continue reading On the 2009 Baltimore Comic-Con
We can only be so lucky — Rick Santorum is thinking about running for President in 2012. Rick Santorum! I’m beside myself with glee. :party: My encounters with Santorum are few. For instance, Santorum compared the war in Iraq to Aragorn’s assult on the Black Gate of Mordor, which prompted me to point out what … Continue reading On Rick Santorum’s Second Act
Let’s be upfront, here. I love LEGO. 🙂 I also love the LEGO video games. Though I haven’t played LEGO Batman, so I don’t know if that’s good or if it’s crap. That’s okay, though. It looks like Travelers Tales, the development studio behind such hits as LEGO Star Wars, is looking to develop more … Continue reading On New LEGO Games
It’s odd. I’ve just read a book that I generally enjoyed, but it was a book that annoyed me to no end. The book? David Hughes’ The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made. Getting a movie from pitch and script to screen is a bit like running a gauntlet, and the book chronicles some twenty-odd science-fiction … Continue reading On Unmade Science-Fiction Films
Years ago, I liked to read the webcomic Waiting for Frodo. The story of Sam and Gladys and their adventures as they waited in line for each of the Lord of the Rings films, it was funny and cute and charming. Now, the sequel has debuted — Waiting for Bilbo. Of course, we’re still several … Continue reading On Waiting for Bilbo
I love Big Lots. It’s a department store filled with wondrous and magical stuff. Like Golden Compass action figures from France. Or possibly Quebec. I’ve found it’s a fantastic place to buy breakfast cereal. Two dollars a box for good stuff. Sometimes bad stuff, but usually good stuff. Cap’n Crunch good stuff. Rice Krispies good … Continue reading On Shopping Big Lots and Making Mistakes