One of the best bits of sarcastic comedy I've ever read can be found at http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~susan/475/unmain.html, except you pretty much need to be a computer programmer to get it ( Read more... )

Sometimes I write a parody for mental exercise and sometimes the word "exorcise" has an important part in it too.

( It's a drink; it's a way of life )

Sometimes I get a parody idea and think, "This is too obvious; someone must have already done it". But since I don't know of a parody registry, I also don't know how to check and be sure. Anyway...turning Beatles songs into LotR material seems wrong in all the right ways.

( More and more Mordor )

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At about 7:30 this morning there were assorted beeps and a few lights to signal electrical power returning to our house. The ice storm on Saturday night had taken us out for approximately 53 hours. It's possible that there will be (or have been -- I'm at work) fluctuations in service but it looked like a good sign. It was very welcome as the in- ( Read more... )

When "Grimm" and "Once Upon A Time" appeared on TV, I started watching both. I find it interesting to think about how they've changed, along with my reaction to them.

After a few episodes, "Once Upon A Time" became one of my favorite shows. I really liked the fact that evil wasn't a pushover, that a force strong enough to conquer a kingdom and ( Read more... )

SFContario finished yesterday. Since it was a local convention, we drove back and forth each day instead of having a room at the hotel. That meant only taking as much stuff as could be reasonably carried or safely abandoned in the car. So, unusual for me, no camera, no pictures ( Read more... )

I learned today that a relative who used to be very important to me died on Saturday. The fact that the news took four days to reach me says everything about my family and how the remains of it interact with each other. She was my Aunt and, with my Grandmother, essentially raised me when I was a child. At some point, she came to realize that ( Read more... )

I'm sure you know the story by now: I go to a concert, I take pictures, I put the ones I like on Flickr, I post here.


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Listening to shuffled songs on my way home and got Elton John's "Take Me To The Pilot". How easy would this be to turn into a Farscape song?

Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger...and, obviously...

But what I'm told is never for certain