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Tag Archives: Skiffy
A bit o’ geek stuff
A few links of geek and pop culture import, starting with some items that caught my eye at AICN: :: A movie version of Philip Reeve’s novel Larklight is in the works. Hopefully this project goes well, because the book … Continue reading
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My God, it’s full of stars
UPDATE: I’ll update this post with links to other blog posts on Clarke’s passing that strike my eye. Arthur C. Clarke is dead. This is really no surprise, as Clarke was very old, and though I haven’t read any of … Continue reading
The Big E
The USS Enterprise under construction in JJ Abrams’s upcoming Star Trek movie: That’s a pretty cool image, even if shots of the Enterprise in drydock are getting a little passe, aren’t they? I mean, the various Enterprises are shown in … Continue reading
Recent Reading (KidLit edition)
In reading to The Daughter at night, we’ve recently started to read chapter books a bit at a time, each evening, as opposed to the single-volume storybooks that were the rule until then. This has opened up lots of new … Continue reading
What is SF?
A bunch of SF writers are asked to define SF; hilarity ensues. My favorite two definitions that I recall are: “SF is whatever I point at when I say SF”, and “SF is when you push a button to make … Continue reading
Stuff!
Some lazy linkage for a snowy Thursday evening: :: Lynn Sislo hasn’t posted in several days. As she lives in Oklahoma, I assume that this is due to the ice storm they had in those parts. I hope she’s back … Continue reading
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Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part three)
part onepart two Continuing our re-imagining of The Phantom Menace, we are now at the droid invasion of Naboo and the rescue of the Queen. Before I begin, a couple of points that have occurred to me since I posted … Continue reading
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Tears in Rain
This is turning out to be quite the Holiday Season for Geek Music Stuff: :: The Lord of the Rings Complete Recordings: The Return of the King is available as of tomorrow. Mine should arrive via UPS the day after … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part two)
part one As we continue fixing The Phantom Menace, we have reached the point where Qui Gon and Obi Wan have escaped death on the Trade Federation ship and are sneaking down to the surface of Naboo. There’s a scene … Continue reading
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Readin’
Time to catch up on some recent reading I’ve done: :: As research for a short story I finished drafting a few weeks ago, I read a fascinating book called Stradivari’s Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of … Continue reading