Here's a fun and informative guide to Narnia - a crash course on C.S. Lewis, the Tolkien connection, and the Christian allegory behind the story.

And on the flipside of that coin, if you're looking for something darker and more negative, here's a scathing take on the religious elements of the story and the new movie. (Not religion-friendly at all ( Read more... )

I am ecstatically excited about King Kong and Brokeback Mountain, especially now that the glowing reviews are pouring in and confirming that they're two of the year's very best films. Hooray! Who's going with me to see them?

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Happy happy birthday Kristy Beidleman!

Sorry no updates lately. Life has been great, for the most part. But, I STILL. HATE. WINTER.

That is all. Will try to write more soon.

I'm reposting a LiveJournal entry from jereeza, because a lot of my friends don't know her and thus might miss this great entry. These are not my words, but I truly couldn't have said it better myself:

"I'm going to quote something ptyx said that I came across in a thread, and wanted to hug her so much. *hugs Ptyx ( Read more... )

I have contracted...
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My favorite holiday has come and gone once again. But this year was, I think, the best ever! Thanks to darthvera, leluangel, and lyseeboo for making it such a great time. Saturday evening we dressed up and went out on the town for drinking, dancing, and other assorted fun. I felt completely uncreative in my store-bought Dracula costume, but I was told that it looked ( Read more... )

alan_p's Halloween party:

blert_9 dressed as William McKinley.

canadianmayhem dressed as Gwyneth Paltrow.

corvar didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.

darklikewater dressed as a help desk administrator.

darthvera dressed as a character from "Lost in Translation".

dsthenes gets drunk, strips naked, and somehow emerges dressed as a latex ( Read more... )

Brilliant.