There is a thing I agreed to do and did not ( Read more... )

A few days ago, I learned that Ricardo Montalbán - better known as Khan Noonien Singh - has shuffled off his mortal coil. I'll be retiring this icon in his honor ( Read more... )

Ok, everybody. Strike a pose ... because this shit just got real ( Read more... )

Mom crazy; homeopathy nonsensical; materialism under attack. Bright side: psychologist aunt found great book, User's Guide to the Brain. MUST SOMEHOW ACQUIRE. Also, Fetlife offers hot stocking contest. Sleep now. Details to come.

Does anyone have a good picture of me? I have few pictures of myself since I trimmed the beard. If there aren't any pictures lying around, I'll just try to get people to take pictures of me.

Hey, does anyone have a pair of blue jeans that might fit me? I'll need a pair of RUGGED MANLIES this weekend, and I just plum forgot to look in my closet over break. My waist size is about 32 inches, and my inseam is close to 35, but I can happily afford to use short pants because the ends will be obscured by boots. I do not expect these pants to ( Read more... )

I'm your new commander, you are now my prisoner, we're going back to Transylvania, prepare the transmit beam.

Now for a week of break in which I have as much homework as any week of school, if not more. *facepalm*

"PSYCHOPHYSICS" IS IN THE OPEN OFFICE SPELLCHECKER

WHAT HAST THOU WROUGHT, O LORD?

Does the prevalence of "lawless" science fiction settings, where pursuit of criminals tends to feature more bounty hunters than police, stem from an obsession with the Wild West, or does it originate in someone's science fiction attack on privatization? I mean, I can imagine any number of Golden- or Silver-age speculative authors creating a world ( Read more... )

This felicitously appropriate line from Schiffman (1996) illustrates my opinion of current coursework.