I've been bad about writing these things down, but this seemed significant, somehow ( Read more... )

Lately, I most seem to come back here to post when someone has died. Still, this seems like as good a place as any. This is all so very sad ( Read more... )

Lloyd Alexander has been one of my favorite authors since I picked up The Castle of Llyr in the sixth grade because I thought the cover looked cool (a giant cat pawing at a clearly outmatched swordsman). Never mind that it was the third book in the epic Prydain Chronicles, I was completely entraced and enamored with the story and the characters, ( Read more... )

So I had two dreams that quite stood out during my vacation, both of which have stuck pretty solidly in my head since ( Read more... )

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Griffith: General, Noble and Really Lousy FriendOnce in the land of Midland, there lived a boy named Griffith. He was much like other children his age, but he felt he was destined for greater things. One day, he met a gypsy at a fair and she confirmed that he would one day be king, and gave him the Behelit, a sort of good luck charm with a rather ( Read more... )

Jaws: Suprisingly Intelligent, Relentless Eating Machine

What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks, and that's all. Now, why don't you take a long, close look at this sign. Those proportions are correct.Somewhere out in ( Read more... )

SPOILER: If you have not read Identity Crisis, PROCEED NO FURTHER, as it will ruin the outcome of the major mystery (the identity of the murderer) from the book. It's really very good, and you should read it, but I won't make you.

Jean Loring: Ex-Wife, High Powered Lawyer and Multiple MurdererDC's Identity Crisis story arc opens ( Read more... )

General Woundwort: Brutally Efficent, Brillant Leader, Amazing Warrior...and Rabbit?Rabbits are typically on the bottom of the food chain. A natural food source for foxes, dogs, even humans, they are known more for speed and cowardice than organization and leadership. Sure, rabbits have colony's, but those are generally little more than tunnels ( Read more... )

Man: Careless, Destructive and ViolentFor simplicity's sake, I'm going to refer to the Man of Bambi and other early Disney films. Indeed, humanity as a whole is the greatest monster of all, and Disney is just one example of many ( Read more... )