Uberman Superhero
Some of you I’ve been applying to scholarships for graduate school. This post is actually for one of my scholarships: TheUberman.com “I AM a superhero” Scholarship. I thought I’d go with something a bit, well, humorous for this. In any case, enjoy: I am Gauisus, the United Nation’s designated superhero. The problem with being like […]
The iTunes Meme
(Discovered here) This has been making the rounds, so I thought I would jump in. I don’t have iTunes, so I will be using my Creative Zen Vision:M, since I think the former is an evil piece of hardware placed on this planet to destroy mankind. Here are the rules: 1. Put your iTunes, Windows […]
AmazonFail: Another Company Being Stupid
It’s apparently been going on for a few weeks, but it’s only just exploded in epic proportions in the blogosphere in the last day or so (as far as I know). What is it? I’ll give you the short version: Amazon essentially changed he way they list books on their best seller’s list, search feature, […]
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
WARNING: Huge spoiler alerts and ranting ahead. I was nervously awaiting RD:BTE. I wanted it to be great but expected it to be shocking. Then I saw the adverts and thought it’d be even worse than that. Then I watched the first episode, and thought maybe it was okay. Then I watched the second and […]
Science Fiction For Non-Readers?
This is one of those questions that has me really stumped. I know there have been posts on the net about this subject, but I can’t say whether it has ever been answered. Often times when this question is asked science fiction fans blurt out a load of typical names and novels; rarely are these […]
A Fun Fantasy Quiz
(Found over at Fantasy Book Reviews) 1) Lord of the Rings: Movies or books?In all honesty, I prefer the movies. I respect the books for what they are, but I hate reading them. The movies managed to take an exceedingly dull story and bring it to life. I’ll always take the movies over the books. […]