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Some perspective
I was just re-reading my previous post on whether or not to go to Philcon this weekend, and it looked like I was whining, as if this con was really important in the big scheme of things. If nothing else, at Philcon I would see friends in the flesh, some of whom I haven't seen in a very long time. That means a lot, but it is not the end of the ( Read more... ) -
Philcon or not Philcon, that is the question.
History term paper is due in two weeks.
Philosophy term paper is due in three weeks.
History final in four weeks.
Do I go to Philcon or do I stay home?
I blew off Philcon 2009 for school.
Before that I was not in school.
I went to Philcon 2008 just to meet Tim Powers, and to have him autograph nine of his books!
2007 was a Saturday day trip.
2006 was the ( Read more... ) -
Weekend
Friday night we finally watched the Season 1 disc of Spaced from Netflix. We had seen one or two several episodes about five years ago, but this is a very funny and well written show. If you haven't seen it, Spaced is a British comedy from 1999 & 2001 about two unlikely housemates starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson. Tim (Pegg) works at a ( Read more... ) -
Veterans Day
On this day I honor all the men and women who have served in the armed forces, and I want to mention the men in my family who did so ( Read more... ) -
Graveyard of the Action Figures
Back in September, on a Sunday the day after draculachanter and I moved, we went to a memorial service. Matt had been a coworker of hers about ten years ago at a now-defunct dot com, and they had remained friends. Matt and his wife Anne were at one of our summer parties several years ago, and that was the only time I met him. He was funny, gregarious, geeky ( Read more... ) -
Philosophy test
I have to do a take home midterm for my "Philosophy of the Mind" class this weekend. My brain hurts, so in honor of that I'm presenting two appropriate Monty Python skits for your enjoyment.
The first is the International Philosophy match between Germany and Greece. What is so brilliant about this is that all of the dialogue about philosophy is ( Read more... ) -
Clark Ashton Smith
As stated in The Eldritch Dark, Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) is primarily remembered today, if at all, for his association with H P Lovecraft and the so-called Cthulhu Mythos. Clark Ashton Smith, (or CAS) was a master storyteller and wrote excellent weird fantasy and horror. In some respects, I even prefer his work to that of his friend H P ( Read more... ) -
The End of Autumn by Clark Ashton Smith
Spent autumn wanes; the leaf
Forsakes the vine, as from her coronal
The gems might fall,
Forgot by some mad empress in her grief.
Now, from the sycamores,
A ruinous and crumpled bronze is cast;
Grown sere at last,
The reeds lie broken on the river-shores.
Now, from the outland peaks,
The ghostly snows crawl downward on the blue;
Gone forth anew,
For huger ( Read more... ) -
Buying a house as a leap of faith
That analogy came to me as I was going to sleep last night. As some of you may know, this is the second time around for me with home ownership. That began in 1994 in Jenkintown and went down in flames in 2003 when I ended my previous life by selling that house, filing for divorce, and most importantly, maintaining my sanity. This is different.
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Old family picture...real old.
I've been meaning to upload many of the old family pictures that I have.
( Old picture from 1914 )