So, this past weekend was Balticon. I was there. In dramatic contrast to the last 48 hours or so, I mostly had a pretty good time, basking in the communal glow of geekdom (or not…the communal “glow” can occasionally be described as more of a “funk” or “stench”, and is not particularly pleasant to bask […]

If you’re reading this post within a week or two of my posting it, you’ll be able to look over to the left side of the window and see that Netflix brought a copy of the “family” film Ramona and Beezus to my house. It’s a rather pedestrian adaptation of a couple of Judy Blume […]

One’s perception makes a world of difference: I’m rather loving this whole “Coulson is badass” meme…

Around 3:30pm yesterday, I started putting together some disparate facts. I didn’t have to work on Friday. After a bit of checking around, I found that there were plenty of seats available for the midnight screenings of The Avengers in town. I wrestled with the implications of these facts on my afternoon bike ride (fifteen […]

Just gonna leave this here: On a more serious note regarding someone’s idea of manliness, it must be terrifying to live life in such mortal fear of anything considered ‘different’. Seriously.

Not a hell of a lot going on ’round these parts. Was a mostly rainy, quiet weekend, with the wife and one third of the kids out of town. I spent a good portion of the last 72 hours hauling the other two-thirds to various activities, usually involving their proper education in the arts. This […]

You know what, It’s been months since I’ve gotten lazy enough to throw up a collection of random musings and links to things I thought were interesting and/or amusing! Let’s do it! ♦ – The bike commute this week was pretty damned scary. My nerves are a bit frazzled after nearly getting hit four or […]

Though I enjoyed the book series as a reasonably well-told bleak dystopian story with some interesting social commentary thrown in, I was largely indifferent to the film version of The Hunger Games, as Hollywood’s track record at adapting modern YA publishing phenomena has been less than inspiring. However, the universe conspired to put me in […]

I must say, I’m becoming a a bit of a fan of finding humor in behind-the-scenes images from the production of The Avengers.This one’s a bit less universal than the last one I posted, but if you recognize the guy on the left, it’s unlikely that you’ll need any explanation:

3/22 – Updated with an example of how this might have gone. See below. I saw John Carter this evening. In glorious IMAX 3D. I spent eighteen dollars for a ticket, for that is the going rate in the Washington D.C. market. It was totally worth every penny. I had a blast with this flick […]