The common theme in these stories is an old one: we really seem to want something easier than eating reasonable quantities of appropriate food and getting plenty of exercise.
Author Archives: Craig
Eye-catching headlines
I’m not the usual knitting-minded contributer at this blog, but I had to investigate this project: “Knitted breasts help new mothers”
The Secret Hour Review
Midnighters Vol. 1: The Secret Hour, Westerfeld. Yes. Written for a younger audience than Peeps and The Last Days, but I found it no less compelling. I was disappointed in the mathematical error made by the master trigonometrician, and I imagine I should be troubled by the implication that there’s something magical about Greenwich, if only on principle, but these defects did not diminish my pleasure in any serious way.
Can't even pretend surprise
Joss will not be doing Wonder Woman.
The Campfire Collection Review
The Campfire Collection: Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters, ed. Hyams. Yes. The final section disappoints (other than the Tiptree story, of course, which I optimistically fancy to be dated), but the rest of the stories are solid—in many cases classic—SF. I do need to check the credits to They Live, or Google for lawsuits.
Update: The acknowledgment is right there in They Live‘s credits.
Me likey
Flick a switch, and your windows become mirrors.
A certain amount of that going around
Something new every day
While examining options for renewing a domain, I discovered that one of my existing registrars has a “Name your phone” option. So if anybody needs to get an SMS message to me without knowing my phone number, just point your browser here.
News from the Trades
Every so often, I have occasion to see parking lots near Meydenbauer Center, and when they’re especially full, I wonder what’s going on. Today’s event makes me want to register and attend, if only because who doesn’t love convenience stores?
I won't stay in a world without Will
Of course you’re reading Jane Espenson’s blog on a regular basis, but let me underscore one of my favorite bits in yesterday’s entry: “And I love the fact that [Rome] pretty much assumes their audience is familiar with Shakespeare. Amazing. After all, there are shows that don’t even assume we’re familiar with the contents of the previous scene.”