Tom and I just Netflixed disc 4 of Dollhouse (the one with the original pilot and the unaired season finale "Epitaph One"). "Epitaph One" was awesome, in large part because it showed that Joss has REALLY thought out the implications of his premise in a way that I didn't think he had. The original pilot was less so.

( Epitaph One spoilers )

(Warning: This post will make no sense if you don't read music ( Read more... )

OK, so remember a few months ago, when I mentioned that the carnival had set up literally across the street from us, and it was both fun and highly unsettling ( Read more... )

Tom and I went to the National Book Festival again yesterday. The only author I really saw was Lois Lowry; I went to her talk and was in line for her book signing during the talk by George Pelecanos, who was the only other author I was really interested in seeing (he co-produced The Wire and wrote a lot of really good mysteries). I got to thank ( Read more... )

I just saw District 9 last night, and I seem to be the only middle ground in the love-it-or-hate-it camp. It was OK. Maybe OK+. The basic premise (of the setting, not the plot) is jaw-droppingly awesome--I loved pretty much everything about the first half hour or so of the movie. The actor who plays the protagonist is great, the CG on the ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, we were visiting a friend's parish, and the priest was giving a homily about the Church as the Bride of Christ. (I don't remember what the reading was or how it related to the homily.) It was pretty standard stuff, until Father said, "We are all invited to the Wedding of Christ, with Jesus as the groom and John the Baptist as the ( Read more... )

I just wrote a story with a happy ending.

I feel faint. I need to lie down.

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Ocean City, as always, was awesome. I think I even got something vaguely resembling a tan this time around ( Read more... )

My summer school teaching is DONE, and we're to the beach--huzzah! Back Wednesday.