Watched the mid-season Doctor Who finale, “A Good Man Goes To War,” this weekend. I shall not spoil anything for you, though I will gloat that I know definitively who River Song really is, and it’s quite likely that you don’t. It’s really quite a good “finale” to tide viewers over until the show comes […]
As I’d mentioned previously, we spent the weekend at Balticon doing the geek thing. Generally, I believe a good time was had by all, though I will freely admit that a long-weekend convention is probably about twelve to eighteen hours longer than I’m used to or (more likely) capable of handling without a little bit […]
New Torchwood coming this summer, with what looks like an interesting set of all-new, all-American guest stars: Best image in the trailer? Gwen with the baby in one hand and the honking huge hand cannon in the other…though I did like the bit where she drops the one liner and throws the haymaker at Sierra. […]
For your consideration, a theory about the curious intersection of music, film, and the passage of time, courtesy of Steve Haden at the AV Club: …director Robert Zemeckis used Lewis’ “The Power Of Love” in the biggest box-office grosser of 1985, Back To The Future. Conceding that I was likely giving Zemeckis and his co-screenwriter […]
…or, you know, “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC? I mean, there’s the whole Iron Man II precedent and everything! The Foo Fighters under the credits didn’t quite cut it for me. As you might have guessed, I finally got around to seeing Thor this weekend. And unsurprisingly, I really, really liked it. It was easily the most […]
Found out on Tuesday that for the rest of this week, I am the team lead/coordinator for two different integrated project teams on two different projects, thanks to a quirk confluence of annual leave. So, I get to be the boss of two disparate things, with all the attendant rights and responsibilities (but not the […]
It takes a bit of work to shake off the effects of a convention weekend. I’m not sure if it’s euphoria, stress, exhaustion, or just dust on the social interaction muscles of a misanthropic introvert, but it always makes starting the week back in the mundane world a less than appetizing proposition. Those who read […]
Between playing Rock Band: Beatles late into the night with friends on Friday, and watching The Prisoner finale on Saturday afternoon, I’ve had “All You Need Is Love” running through my head all morning, usually paired with the indelible image of Patrick McGoohan with a Thompson submachine gun. At least this earworm is more palatable […]
