Month: November 2005

Keeping Track of Veronica Mars, S2

So, you’re wondering why I’m such a fan of Veronica Mars? I could go into the fabulous writing and acting, the excellent mystery plot, the way each episode of the first season was a subtle homage to certain mystery tropes, etc. However, instead of doing that I will just continue to recommend–as I have been doing for two seasons now–that… Read more →

1 down, 2 to go

Well, this came in the mail today. That means of the Seven Movies I Still Need On DVD, there’s only two left to go. (I recently realized that all of the movies on that list are ones I saw in Waterloo at the Princess. And there are other DVDs in my collection with the same history–most notably including the Chomsky… Read more →

Fine naval traditions

Despite the statement (usually attributed to Churchill) that the traditions of the navy are nothing but “rum, sodomy, and the lash”, there are a few other traditions that still survive to this day. One that amuses me is the tradition of having specific toasts at the dinner ritual. The first toast is always to the reigning monarch, and the next… Read more →

Around the web

Yes, that’s correct, I am still not mentally prepared to take on all the Bush Administration scandals–I’m following all the stories, but it’s already enough to both wear out my anger and make me want a shower, without trying to synthesize it all. Yuck. So, another post of interesting tidbits follows the jump. Read more →

Drakemas

It’s been a very busy week & weekend, given that the old social life has been fired up, and all the Americans being off work meant Sean & I were carrying the load at the office. Hence, not a whole lot of posting. However, there are lots of stories arising from the last few days. On Wednesday night, for example,… Read more →

Attention: Go Forth And Buy

You probably have very little time to run out and order the latest Glen Hirshberg audio CD. I can personally guarantee that there are no more than 19 copies left. glen hirshberg : buy the books Glen Hirshberg and photographer Jonas Yip have collaborated on a new audio CD recording of Glen’s story, “Like a Lily in a Flood,” featuring… Read more →

A few more

You know, a lot of the pictures that I have scattered in various folders across my hard drives seem to be pictures of women. I wonder how that happened. Here’s one from a decade ago or so, where you see my roommate Sarah (a.k.a. “Mick”), wearing the very same hat that Keith McPhee was wearing at our poker game a… Read more →

Nostalgia

I’m feeling a little nostalgic tonight, looking through some pictures I haven’t looked at for a while, and missing lots of people. Like these people: This is one of my favourite of all the photos I have taken. It is also the only photo I’ve ever take with a Real Serious Camera ™. I took this on the trip we… Read more →

Geek Book Meme

Gwenda points to where The Guardian has come up with the Top 20 geek novels. This becomes a meme when you bold the ones you’ve read. I’ll take it a bit further with some comments, since there’s only one I haven’t read. Read more →

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