Big screen first: Definitely, Maybe — I like Ryan Reynolds quite a bit, but he fell a little flat for me in this, and I'm not sure if he was really bad or if he just didn't have much to work with. All three of the women he's involved with are wonderful, and of course … [Read more...] about Screen review roundup
FNL saved?
NBC and DirecTV have cooked up a wacky deal to save Friday Night Lights. Bizarre, but I'm all for it. … [Read more...] about FNL saved?
My Last Two Dollars and My Last Good Nerve
My Last Two Dollars and My Last Good Nerve … [Read more...] about My Last Two Dollars and My Last Good Nerve
Hear and Compare Accents of English from Around the World
Hear and Compare Accents of English from Around the World — Filed away for future research. (via MetaFilter) … [Read more...] about Hear and Compare Accents of English from Around the World
Caucus
Well, that was interesting. I was one of the people who stayed after signing in — basically, we were all just curious, and had no idea what was going on. Things got started late because the officials stuck their heads outside and realized the crowd assembled was too large … [Read more...] about Caucus
*thud*
A friend pointed me to this excellent Wired article on deep sea salvages, and as I thought it about it, a chunk of novel fell into my head. Naturally it did so after I'd gone to bed. New words: Unknown. Several mini-notebook pages of notes and dialogue snippets. I don't have a … [Read more...] about *thud*
one final DVD sale PSA
TVshowsonDVD has set up a new page to track Amazon discounts — I trust you all to use this information wisely. … [Read more...] about one final DVD sale PSA
Oscar music
Once! I tuned in too late to see the song performed, but just in time to see it win. I just sent the DVD back to Netflix. The mini-review I left said something like, "Ho-hum plot and dialogue, transcendent music." (I'm too lazy to go look it up.) Quite pleased that the song won … [Read more...] about Oscar music
Simple Yearly Archive Plugin for WordPress
The Simple Yearly Archive Plugin is extremely useful for certain uses of WordPress. I've just contributed a bit of code to fix the one problem I had with it, and my changes are now included in the latest version. … [Read more...] about Simple Yearly Archive Plugin for WordPress
Charlie Finlay has SFWA snark of his own
Charlie Finlay has SFWA snark of his own — Lovely stuff. … [Read more...] about Charlie Finlay has SFWA snark of his own
