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Color me excited. And a little embarassed by the "from the..." credit.

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So, this morning my mom (apparently) sleep-phones me at 7am. It goes something like this (some artist license taken, but mostly true to life):

[Phone rings, and I can hear a far-away voice that sounds like my mother; naturally, I'm a little concerned, as this is very early for her to be calling, and my father has recently been ill]

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Just because I love The Variants, some more artwork based on the series. This actually was pretty time-consuming, but in general I'm happy with it. Click through for bigger version.


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About fifteen minutes into Moon (watched on DVD last night), my very bright and very cute wife said, “This better not be Solaris.” Through one of those social situations you sometimes can’t avoid, we’d gotten roped into seeing that George Clooney crapfest at the theater a few years ago, and ever since it’s been our yardstick for boring, artsy- ( Read more... )

Another great sky this week (it's abstract art which disappears almost instantly), and I managed to get a few better pics this time. Risking life and limb again, here's a shot from the car as I speed to work... (all click thru to MUCH larger versions)


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Last week sometime I was headed in to work, and the sky was just amazing, fuschia-red with purple-blue clouds; I tried to get my camera out and snap a pic, but it's a new camera, and I'm not sure I used the most advantageous setting (I was, after all, trying not to die in a torrent of screeching, twisted metal) -- all of my attempts came out blurry ( Read more... )

After watching Dreams with Sharp Teeth last night, I decided to check out Ellison Webderland. It hasn't been updated in almost three years.

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I can't find the energy to write any kind of review, so I'll just point you at THIS write-up, which I agree with 100%. Now bring the Moffat.

ETA: Behind the Sofa also has this cogent, well-thought-out, and level-headed examination of what's wrong -- and right -- with the RTD era of Doctor Who. Well worth a read.