Not Fit For Office: Sarah Palin
No, this is not a regular feature here. This is one of those random off-topic posts. I don’t expect many of you to agree with me here, though if you take a moment to read my arguments and understand why I would never support Sarah Palin in any position, maybe you would agree too. I […]
Terrifying Experiences: A Birthday Present
So, apparently my brain decided to give me a brilliant birthday present. During my pedagogy course, it made the decision to no longer function right at the moment when the professor called on me to give an answer. The sad thing is, the thing we were talking about, and what the professor was getting at, […]
Internet Book Shopping: Why It Sucks
(There’s a question at the end of this, so if you don’t want to read my long story, skip there and leave a comment!) Every time I go to buy a book online, I end up getting stuck in this terrible “get free shipping” game. After all, the free shipping saves you $10, easy, for […]
Punking Everything in SF/F (Part One): The Present
Cyberpunk, steampunk, biopunk, and now greenpunk? When will it end? Fans have been punkifying science fiction and fantasy for decades, and it doesn’t seem like it will let up any time soon. With each passing moment, new ideas spring into the collective consciousness of SF/F fans, who, in turn, impart their selective, subgenre-crazed minds on […]
Animals and Empathy: Social Imperatives and the Future
Disclaimer: No, this will not be a long diatribe about why we shouldn’t eat animals and other such animal rights topics. It’s a brief look at our attitudes towards animals and where the future will likely take us. It’s related to science fiction. Honest. We live in a curious world where humans clash with the […]
A Collective Chillpill For RaceFail, GenderFail, et al.
Disclaimer: Nothing in this post should be misunderstood to imply that I am inherently racist, anti-equality, or anything of that nature. I am not and never will be against any notion of quality, only against unrealistic expectations and demands. Neither am I against open and civil discussion of issues of discrimination, whether it be in […]