When life thwarts your plans to head down to the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, simply rest and use the rest of Saturday to do other stuff. While my place has pockets of chaos, I am now one less coffee table thanks to my brother heading down to bundle the thing up to take my parent's place. … Continue reading Saturday Night is Alright for Writing
Tag: Joss Whedon
Building Better Worlds through Book Banning
People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. -River Tam in Serenity Another Freedom to Read Week has passed for this year. For the past couple of years, starting … Continue reading Building Better Worlds through Book Banning
Midweek Geekiness: Bringing Home The Avengers and Writing Outside the Blog
Unless someone lives under a rock, The Avengers came out on DVD yesterday. I decided to purchase the DVD/Blu-Ray combo pack with plans to purchase a Blu-Ray player next month. The gag reels and other extra goodies remain in the Blu-Ray disc, but I have a Joss Whedon commentary on the DVD side. Fine by … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness: Bringing Home The Avengers and Writing Outside the Blog
Avengers Geekiness
The Avengers means a lot of things to a lot of people. To some it's a summer blockbuster, to others it's Joss Whedon's coming out as a mainstream filmmaker, and to many others an opportunity to geek out over anything related to the film and its actors. Many people did memes, wrote what-they-did-before articles, and … Continue reading Avengers Geekiness
A Thing for Witty Gunslingers
I finished watching season 1 of Justified two days ago. Once the credits for the finale rolled, I found myself wondering what else has Timothy Olyphant been in? and why does Raylan Givens, a man with a quick wit and an even quicker gun, giving me the school-girl-crush fuzzies. Netflix sadly has season 1, none … Continue reading A Thing for Witty Gunslingers