The LG Fusic phone — A utopia of phone/mp3 player integration? Not so much: "In the meantime, if, say, hypothetically, you were pausing because you live in a country where the police brutalize people, and a policeman was brutalizing you, and you wanted to stop the music so … [Read more...] about The LG Fusic phone
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The Illusionist, II
"The Illusionist," it turns out, was reprinted in the 3rd Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. This is a good thing, because Millhauser's original collection is hard to find, at least around here. Fortunately the library had this edition of the Year's Best; it's one of the few I don't … [Read more...] about The Illusionist, II
The Illusionist
It's lovely. Go see. … [Read more...] about The Illusionist
A meme: 132 mildly interesting questions answered
Copied from Lisa — complete with her answers, in some cases, because we've known each other far too long and often echo each other like this. 1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? My most impressive scar is actually the least visible: there's a line on my forehead, … [Read more...] about A meme: 132 mildly interesting questions answered
Temeraire movies
Peter Jackson has optioned all the Temeraire books, including unwritten future ones. Crikey. Does that ever happen? … [Read more...] about Temeraire movies
An entertaining recap of last night’s Prison Break.
An entertaining recap of last night's Prison Break. Spoilers, duh. … [Read more...] about An entertaining recap of last night’s Prison Break.
Podrunner!
Wow. Podrunner really does make workouts not suck. Excuse me while I fall over; my legs are now limp noodles. … [Read more...] about Podrunner!
Assorted notes
I am very sad that I learned of woxy.com only because someone recently mentioned its imminent demise. It's a lovely station. I'm busy this weekend putting together the new design for the business site. I wasn't happy with the first one, and (if all goes well) the domain without … [Read more...] about Assorted notes
VM premiere party at the Houston Drafthouse
Hmm. Anyone feel like making a road trip to Houston on a Tuesday night? … [Read more...] about VM premiere party at the Houston Drafthouse
I just have to say…
Thanks, all you crazy Apple rumor people. You're doing great things to my stock performace. Keep it up. … [Read more...] about I just have to say…