It should not be this difficult to watch TV. D bought her Mom a TiVo box for her birthday, which box we’re going to deliver this weekend when we visit. D also wanted to include a gift subscription, so she…
Month: October 2005
It’s a Sign
Earlier this month, I decided to toss my hat in the ring for this year’s National Novel Writing Month (nanowrimo), using a premise that I’d scribbled down several years ago but never developed– briefly, it’s about Apollo 8, the first…
The Camel is Weeping Because Her Movie Sucks
To be fair, The Story of the Weeping Camel, which I watched last night, does have its moments. Some of the photography is gorgeous; the camels are fascinating animals to watch; and it’s cheaper than actually visiting a village in…
He shoulda called it “Sketch Night”
Reported today: Zap2it – TV news – ‘West Wing’ Creator Sorkin Goes Backstage at NBC! Aaron Sorkin, the author of screwball classics like The American President, The West Wing (before John Wells ruined it), and Sports Night (until ABC cancelled…
The Swordsman
I think I’m going to have to buy this glarkware t-shirt (which I found via TWOP), just because the description is so brilliant. My favorite bits are “5:00 PM: Vigorous constitutional” and “7:31 PM: Dammit!” Trust me, it’s funny in…
Which Serenity character are you?
You scored as River Tam. The Fugitive. You are clever and dangerous, which is a nasty combination. The fact you are crazy too just adds to your charm. They did bad things to you, but you know their secrets. They…
NaNoWriMo: third time’s the charm
Encouraged by some co-workers, I’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo 2005, wherein I will attempt to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. I failed at this twice before: in 2002, I banged out less than 9,000 words before…