The Altercation Decision (or How I’m Looking Towards a Productive Future)
You might remember this rather cryptic post from a few days ago in which I discussed my apprehension about engaging, once again, with a community and topic I have addressed before (don’t worry, I’m going to clarify everything in the bottom of this post, but first, I want to explain my position). In that post, […]
Blogging About Altercations Happening Elsewhere?
(Forgive the title. I couldn’t think of anything else to call this post.) A few days ago I had a kind of argument/altercation with another person on another blog. The story vaguely goes like this: I posted that I thought there was a problem something in the post, but that otherwise I didn’t disagree; the […]
Science Fiction and (Real) Advertisements: WTF?
You’ll have to forgive me for bringing attention to something several years old, but I discovered the following advertisement while borrowing the special edition of the movie Jumper from the University of Florida library, and it threw me for a loop. I have no doubt that such things are not original. Still, the concept of […]
Self-publishing Fail: Achieving Weak Goals is Meaningless
I’m still on my anti-self-publishing kick, primarily because there has been a lot of really crazy things popping up on the Internet as of late, such as B&N’s decision to get their hands into the self-publishing pot. One post that bothered me the most recently was The Book Designer’s 26 Ways to Win At Self-Publishing. […]
TV Show Finales: The End, the New TV Narrative, and So On
I just finished my sixth straight re-watch of the entire Battlestar Galactica series (the new one, not the old). Now that the reality of the ending is sinking in, I’ve discovered that I don’t actually like watching the finale. No, it’s not because the finale leaves much to be desired, as so many have pointed […]
The Cutest Critters Ever (and Something Funny)
When I headed out this morning with a friend to get lunch and wander around the mall (you know, stuff we 26-year-olds do all the time…), I had the distinct pleasure of seeing the cutest group of critters ever, and something funny for reasons it probably shouldn’t be. We’ll start with the cute first (click […]