Sir Terry Pratchett 1948 – 2015

Sir Terry Pratchett has left us. It’s the sort of thing that you know is coming, but you’re still not ready for. Pratchett has been one of the most brilliant voices in science fiction and fantasy for decades, and the world of literature has lost a bit of its light and a lot of its

International Women’s Day

Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate the women who have given so much in the past, but also a day to highlight the fight for gender equality. It didn’t start at 12:01am on March 8th, it won’t magically end on March 9th, the fight presses on, but today is

Hunter

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson left this world ten years ago. The world has changed a lot in ten years, a lot of changes that would have driven him mad, a lot of changes that he would have seen coming and accepted with a sort of loud resignation that only Hunter could manage. More wars. More

Mutants and Aliens and Various Japanese Gods

Morena Baccarin is no stranger to geeky genre projects, being probably best known for the role of Inara Serra on Joss Whedon’s gone-too-soon fan favorite Firefly, she has also starred in such shows as Stargate SG-1, V, and most recently Gotham. Well, she’s about to add another geeky title to her resume as she has just officially signed

Of Green Grass And Looming Clouds

I sit here at my desk, drinking pre-bottled name-brand iced tea, looking out upon the lush green grass of my back yard. A thunderstorm has just passed through and the window-shaking calamity of it has given way to a deafening silence, as the raindrops hang from each blade of grass, the last remnants of the

Current Status: Saturday, July the 27th, 2013 2:57am

Current Status (pictured above): Disembodied head, simultaneously floating through all of time and space. I am every where at every time. Forever. — Current Audio Matrix: Yoko Kanno Moon — Current Thought System: I miss the desert at night. I miss the earth beneath my feet and the entirety of the cosmos playing out above

In Which I Once Again Speak of Boring Things

The sun is shining on Minnesota. It sends beams of light and warmth from the depths of space on a quest to light our way and warm our faces, those beams are filtered through the atmosphere, through clouds that cast such a heavenly glow to the skies above and through leaves ever green that dance

Yet Another Brief Post Centered Primarily Around A Video

Quickly and then sleep. My copy of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman has finally arrived. I have not yet started reading it, as I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop once I do. Temptation will win out soon enough (most likely when I wake up later). — If

Current Status: Monday, July the 1st, 2013, 12:59am

Current Status (pictured above): A man at rest, preparing quietly –and mentally– for the coming storm on the horizon. Current Sound Saturation: Snow Patrol The Lightning Strike Current Dreams: I have been having odd dreams lately. One night saw the wife and myself joining a focus group for a mysterious project that turned out to

A Quick Post Containing A Video And Other Things

Mostly a video, though. This video, in particular: I suggest you watch it immediately. All of you. It’s only a little over six minutes long. — Not much else to report, I’m afraid. I’ve finally ordered The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman. If you know me at all, you know