Monthly Archives: October 2009

I have another book to recommend: Justine Larbalestier’s Liar. There is a problem in trying to describe the book. It’s hard without giving away significant spoilers — spoilers that make it worth reading in the first place. I will do … Continue reading →

My cat helping me write. He’s a total goofball.

I’m not going to be writing a lot of book reviews here for a number of reasons. (1) I really don’t have much of an interest in reviewing books. There are a lot of fabulous review sites out there and … Continue reading →

For your pleasure while I dilly-dather doing other non-essential busy work. APOD: 2009 October 24 – NGC 7331 and Beyond.

Feeling a bit under the weather today after a French-themed dinner at my sister-in-law’s last night. (Curse the French!) The food was universally excellent, but one of the dishes contained something that was antithetical to the yours truly. I passed … Continue reading →

You can’t watch this and not smile. Come on, try. I dare you. YouTube – Where the Hell is Matt? (2008).

<flame suit on> Disclosure the first: I did read Twilight but not any of the sequels, nor did I see the movie. Disclosure the second: As the title of this post proclaims, I’m not terribly keen on the idea of … Continue reading →

A hot new fantasy and science fiction writer named Blake Charlton has a story on his website that he’s giving away for free. Yes, that magic word we all love to hear when buying ice cream and shopping for cars … Continue reading →

A bit of an old article, but a good one. I really enjoy these books, and the HBO series (at least season one; I haven’t seen season two yet) was terrific. Novels About a Vampire-Loving Barmaid Hit Jackpot for Charlaine … Continue reading →

The boys and their pals at Pumpkinfest in Enola.