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Geekin’
Just a few pop-cultural items knockin’ round my head…. :: I love this poster, for the upcoming film Red Tails, which tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen and is backed by executive producer George Lucas: Of course, I look … Continue reading
Page One: 2001 – A Space Odyssey
Page One: 2001 – A Space Odyssey, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I mentioned this book in yesterday’s NPR 100 SF Books list, so it seemed right to use it today for Page One. I actually think I prefer the book … Continue reading
Top 100 SF Books!
NPR has come up with a list of The Top 100 F&SF Books, although it’s not a list of 100 books per se, as it includes a number of entire series. But as usual…I’ll bold the ones I’ve read and … Continue reading
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done….”
I never liked Charles Dickens. My first encounter with Dickens was in seventh grade, when we read A Christmas Carol. This was OK, as those things went. The story is very famous and everybody knows it and it’s not a … Continue reading
Page One: The Lord of the Rings
Page One: The Lord of the Rings, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I started “Page One” with The Hobbit, so here is page one of The Lord of the Rings. I love how the books open with contrasting chapter titles.
Blasters and spaceships, oh my!
I don’t know what it is, but for some reason, in the warmer months my reading tastes gravitate strongly toward science fiction (and the occasional horror book). I associate fantasy with the cooler months. Why this is, I’ve never really … Continue reading
1000 words?
As much as I love photos and pictures and such, there aren’t that many that make me wonder what the story is behind them. This is one. (via)
Page One: The Hobbit
Page One: The Hobbit, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I saw someone do this on Tumblr a couple weeks ago, and I fell in love with the idea, so I’m starting a whole new series of blog posts, which I will … Continue reading
Correspondence of a Class Clown
Here’s a love letter someone wrote to his beloved: My own sweet bright light, Sally: These trees are still young and new but already strong and sturdy — and with a long life-span ahead of them. JUST LIKE OUR LOVE … Continue reading
“The things I do for love….”
That’s a memorable line of dialog — perhaps the most memorable — from any of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books, and fortunately, it’s spoken in the television adaptation of A Game of Thrones, in exactly … Continue reading