Birthdays, for me, are a funny thing. I was born in 1980. My mom was born in 1960. We can both guarantee that on our birthday, the last digit of our age will be the same last digit of the year. So when 2009 came about, I didn't have to think twice about my mom's age: I knew she'd be 49, which meant that I'd be 29. The problem with my math is that I ( Read more... )

So when I first heard about FlashForward, it was a no-brainer that I'd plop down to watch. I mean, it's an SF show. Of course I'm going to watch. Even though I have personal reasons for not reading any of Robert J. Sawyer's work (don't ask), I decided not to let the fact that this show was an adaptation of his book bother me. In fact, even if I ( Read more... )

And I thought last weekend was full. This is getting ridiculous!

1) Write the review for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, but do not post it.
2) Create & post poll for November Book Challenge @ calico_reaction.
3) Post thoughts on FlashForward @ devilwrites.
4) Crits for digitalclone and Dave.
5) odysseyworkshop stuff, including but not limited to, updating procedures, posting pubs/sales, and creating ( Read more... )

My alma mater has a unique and somewhat strange tradition: one day in October, the president of Hollins University cancels classes and declares the day "Tinker Day." On Tinker Day, students are awakened at the wee hours of the morning by the seniors running through the dorms banging pots and pans so that they may stumble to the cafeteria in their ( Read more... )

Okay, so technically speaking, I'm not a fan of Stephen King. A fan would have read most, if not all of his books. A fan would probably have at least watched the film adaptations of his books. Me, I've just read Bag of Bones and listened to L.T.'s Theory of Cats and indulged myself in various film adaptions like Shawshank Redemption, Hearts in ( Read more... )

This is another one of those pilots that got my attention due to the sheer amount of critical praise it received. But what really hooked me was the story that actor Edward Norton had seen the pilot and loved it SO MUCH he wanted to guest star. So, given my deep respect for Norton's work (and therefore his taste), I gave the show a shot.


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I'll say this first: I'm not obsessed with these books or movies or anything. Really, I'm not. I've only read the first two books, saw the first movie, and if I had to pinpoint any fascination on my part, then I'd call it all a guilty pleasure, because I'm entertained while my inner feminist jumps up and down with rabid rage. Curiosity keeps me ( Read more... )

My preliminary plan for blogging is to post each weekday, but give the weekends a break. We'll see how that goes. Sometimes I might not be able to post five days in a row, and there may be those of you who'd prefer an entry on the weekend. Let me know, will ya? About the weekends at least ( Read more... )

So when I first heard about Fall 2009's plate of new shows, I can't say that Eastwick got my attention. The title was familiar, which I later learned was because of the John Updike novel and then the later movie adaptation, neither of which I've read/watched. But as I learned more about it, and heard that it was one of the better pilots out there ( Read more... )

Greg and I have been together for ten years and ten months. I'm the novel reader, he's the comic book reader. In that time we've been together, he's faithfully collected comic books and graphic novels. He used go to the store every week. Now, it's every couple of weeks, just because it is a bit of a drive for us now ( Read more... )