Hey locals (and anybody headed this way): We should get together and go see the W-Town Theater Festival's Free Theater production. The Free Theater is always a blast, but I'm particularly excited for this year's subject matter, which is taken from Salman Rushdie's fantastic "Haroun and the Sea of Stories". "Haroun" is one of a very few books ( Read more... )

A number of people have asked me for a summary of the philosophy readings I've compiled, either because they may have the books at home, or simply because they are interested.
( Happy to oblige. )

I have gotten all of the philosophy readings photocopied for y'all, but have run out of time for collation before leaving on vacation. Annoying, as I'd really hoped to have this done before leaving, but hey, Spiderman 2, what was I supposed to do? Anyway, it's probably for the best, as I'll have time when I get back to write an introduction to ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about philosophy a lot more recently, in ways that recall the sort of obsessive mulling so characteristic of college days. Handwringing, muttering, and all of that good stuff. It's cool, a reclamation of some portion of my identity that hunkers down all quiet when faced with writing requirements docs, doing business strategy, ( Read more... )

Hey female locals (or any other women in the area on Sunday ( Read more... )

sylvantechie, osirusbrisbane, and I have been working on a custom set of Magic cards for over a year-and-a-half now. We finally decided we were finished yesterday.

Here's the final result.We're very interested in feedback from those of you who play or have played Magic. Locals might also be interested in playing in one of the booster drafts we plan to coordinate with the ( Read more... )

Images is showing Touching The Void through next Thursday (both 7 & 9pm showings), with Saturday and Sunday 4:30 matinees. This a semi-documentary about a mountain climb gone wrong ( Read more... )

shgb, elleliss, osirusbrisbane and I went to the aforementioned "Bubba Ho-Tep" Thursday night.

( It was a different movie from what I expected (some spoilers). )

Any of the locals interested in seeing the latest and greatest from The Chin himself, Mr. Bruce Campbell?

From the Images site:
"The true story of what happened to Elvis Presley… Elvis (Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead fame) switched identities with an Elvis impersonator back in the 70s, and now resides in a rest home. Teamed up with Jack, who ( Read more... )

Where I grew up, everybody I knew referred to sugary carbonated drinks as "pop". It was startling to come out East for college, and find out that most people instead used "soda" for said drinks. And then I found out that even stranger people in the South used the word "coke" (which still boggles my mind). One of the many lame dinner table ( Read more... )