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The Woman in Black
We hadn't gone to the movies in ages; the Dude broke our dry spell by insisting we see The Woman in Black. He'd read the book - he's a huge fan of Victorian ghost stories - and he was also interested in seeing how the Hammer Film re-boot went. Also, he has a thing for guys with mutton chops. So yeah, it was a big ball of expectations ( Read more... ) -
that which has consumed my life as of late
Old Republic does do an excellent job deconstructing the binary interpretation of the Force, and of morality in general. Playing Empire doesn't limit the PC to Dark Side choices only, and similarly a Republic character - even a Jedi - can choose Dark or Light options. And the Light isn’t always the best (or even Good) solution. TOR is a ( Read more... ) -
end of the semester
Ugh, been so busy with the end of the semester. Working on the last assignment for my Reference class, still have one paper for Archives. -
The Head and the Heart
I've been meaning to make a post about the amazing bands I've seen this year, but I'm lazy and have no time, so I never got around to writing about the awesome groups and their awesome shows. We went to a lot of concerts this year, and of the new bands that I saw in 2011, my two favorite are Slow Club and The Head and the Heart ( Read more... ) -
ughhhhh
I can't believe how different my word counts are:
NaNo - 37144
Google Docs - 38118
Written? Kitten! - 38527
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Skyrim. Skyrim everywhere.
I finally had some time to put some serious hours in Skyrim, and basically SKYRIM SKYRIM SKYRIM SKYRIM SKYRIM.
Holy shit this game is incredibly. It's so huge and beautiful. And so damn extensive. Every NPC has a name, many of their own stories. Practically everything can be picked up, can be examined, can be eaten. There are times where I ( Read more... ) -
beware the ire of bibliophiles
One of the listservs I belong to is dedicated to rare books, covering all sorts of topics from new catalogs, advice, and events in book-related fields. Late last week a new member submitted a question about a recent purchase of his. I actually read the responses first, then had to go through to find the original post: He had bought a book (wouldn ( Read more... )
