I don’t usually write letters to my legislative representatives– it feels marginally more useful than signing online petitions– but I just read a news article that chills me to the bone. I’ve sent the following letter by email to Senator…
Year: 2005
Just Watched Serenity
The best gifts are the unexpected ones — ones that become amazing. My friend Curtis gave me the Firefly series on DVD for my birthday. He had talked about this Western-meets-SciFi concept before where people speak bits of Chinese. It…
Now that’s comedy
The juxtaposition of the genteel and the vulgar always makes for a good laugh. It worked for Monty Python, it works for The Daily Show, and it is teh r0x0r on Penny Arcade. I couldn’t stop laughing at the second…
I’m a winner
I love the Flick Filosopher, and the Flick Filosopher loves me. Or at least my caption.
Art vs. Artist
This morning’s links took me from Neil Gaiman’s blog to Wikipedia to screenwriter William Richert’s web site. Now, Richert may rightly have an ax to grind, but everything on his web site smacks of either sour grapes or self-aggrandizement. Okay,…
Looking a gift TiVo in the mouth
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…
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…