The Eastern seaboard is never dark – a skein of lights runs along it, always visible. Islands of dark rather than islands of light.Airports–as well as railway stations–are always somewhat erotic to me. I think because they are a liminal space, and they contain the potential for a kind of casual intimacy, or, as Sondheim [...]
Archives for December 2007
You Know You’re a Science Fiction Geek When . . .
You receive an 86 on an internet quiz and feel vaguely ashamed that you didn’t get an A+
I received 86 credits on The Sci Fi Sounds QuizHow much of a Sci-Fi geek are you? [...]
Creative Gifts
My friend Sandro posted a while ago about a “no buy” Christmas, and just recently reposted with an update. I have also tried to limit my purchases and get creative with my gift giving this year. There were the mix cds I made for my parents (actually, I have been making those for my folks [...]
Jeopardy Sells Out?
Is it just me or is Jeopardy become a haven for product placement these days? They had an entire category based on some film I’d never heard of . . . The Bucket List. Then, the answer to the final clue was “Pringles.” The other day there was some category that raised the same question [...]
8 Days
Only 8 Days until the Doctor Who Christmas Special “Voyage of the Damned” airs in the UK.
Hmm, wonder how a bloke in the US will be able to see it on Christmas day?
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Review: Canon Pixma MX700
It’s been a long time since I’ve invested any but the most minimal amount of money in a printer. And, as a result, I have spent the past several years dealing with my printers instead of simply using them. The other night, I got fed up with the HP PSC 1510 All-In-One that I had [...]
Funny Concept Star Wars Action Figures
Link. (Via Gizmodo)
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New & Updated 10 Minute Plays
A new play and edits to two others. These are part of my “10 10 Minute Plays” project that I am in the midst of (currently just wrote 3 pages of play number four, tentatively titled “The Giant’s Head). One of the points to these plays is to write highly imaginative plays requiring a [...]
In Support of the Writer’s Strike, Part 2
The Colbert Report Writers: Sorry, Internet on FunnyOrDie.com
Technorati Tags: writer’s strike, capitalism, fairness, new media
Think Different
A cold New York night. December. The line snaked city blocks. Feet cold. Bodies bushing and the smell of naked greed permeates the air: West 14th Street Apple Store Opening, December 7, 2007
The odds (percentages? probabilities? I’m a little fuzzy on the differences between the terms) were good to win something expensive like a Macbook or [...]
