Yes, I know, it’s been over a year. I have no excuse, other than the usual – life gets in the way. And I’ve been rethinking exactly what kind of direction I’d like to take my writing in and what I’d like to be writing about. Talking about cooking and fun geek stuff is all [...]
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Some enterprising soul discovered that if you take the snippets of McBain that’s appeared on the Simpsons over the years, you get an actual mini-McBain movie. Wish I had that kind of time on my hands. McBain: The Full Movie – watch more funny videos (via PBH2)
Tags: McBain, mini movie, Simpsons
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Less than 3 weeks until the premiere of Doctor Who Series 6 and I can’t wait! I’ll always love David Tennant’s suit-wearing, faux-hawked, hipsterish Tenth Doctor, but Matt Smith’s gobsmacked, gangly, bow-tie-wearing Eleventh Doctor has lodged himself firmly in my geeky affections. Smith most definitely deserves to be among his illustrious TARDIS dwelling forebearers and [...]
Tags: Amy and Rory, BBC, British TV, Doctor Who, Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, River Song, science fiction, Steven Moffat, tv shows
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Meet one of the reasons I need to get out of the house to get any writing done. Meet Max, my 6-toed, mitten-pawed menace. When I’ve got an empty lap and I’m just watching TV? He ignores me. I’ve got my computer in my lap and the second I move it off to stretch, he [...]
Tags: cats, distractions, pets
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Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of the original Star Trek series. I’ll admit it, I’ve always come down a bit more on the side of Star Wars, but I’ll always have a soft spot for the original Trek, if only because of the genius of Leonard Nimoy. Both my parents were Star Trek nerds – [...]
Tags: aliens, anniversary, dopplegangers, future, Kirk, Leonard Nimoy, pop culture, sci-fi, science, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, technology, tractor beams, tribbles, William Shatner
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I’ve been searching for a new local hangout since Cafe Latakia closed back in June. Malek’s sweet, little cafe with fresh-made Middle Eastern goodies and fantastic Turkish coffee left the bar very high. As much as I love those Argo Tea slim and tasty sandwiches and iced Mojitea, I’d rather spend my time and cash [...]
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