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Tag Archives: Skiffy
Snap-hiss
Last week I posted a YouTube thingy collating the ten best sound effects of Star Wars, and I indicated that I thought one sound was horribly missing while one made no sense to be included at all. Here it is … Continue reading
Fixing the Prequels – The Phantom Menace (part one)
Long-time readers will know that I am a member of that terribly small, but incredibly zealous, band of folk: those who admire and enjoy the Star Wars prequel trilogy. I enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, each one of them, and … Continue reading
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Shhhh! Writer at work!
Writer at work, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Stop botherin’ me. I’m writin’ here. Sorry about the dearth of posting the last few days, folks, but the week here at Casa Jaquandor got a bit unexpectedly busy over the last few … Continue reading
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It’ll be like Beggars’ Canyon back home!
In yesterday’s Sunday Burst of Weirdness, I linked an item about some people who built a half-size X-Wing starfighter. They have now launched their ship. Jason Bennion has the goods, with two videos. All this needs is some John Williams … Continue reading
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Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein yesterday proved that he is still Science Fiction’s Biggest Jerk of All Time by electing to stay dead, rather than participate in the celebrations of his one hundredth birthday. Way to go, RAH. Jerk. Anyhoo, SF Signal … Continue reading
Behind the curve, as always
Steven Den Beste posts something he’s learned from watching anime. I’m a little surprised; he’s always struck me as being fairly conversant in SF stuff, and I learned this particular tidbit watching Star Trek!
Clubbing
There’s been some turmoil over the last few days involving the Science Fiction Book Club, of which I’ve been a member for over a year now (and of which I’d been a member sporadically three or four previous times during … Continue reading
Thirty years ago, in a Galaxy far, far away
It all began thirty years ago today. Of course, I didn’t see it on opening day; I was five, after all, and it took a while for the thing to become a Big Cultural Phenomenon. My mother says that when … Continue reading
How disappointing
John Scalzi gets all gracious in losing the election for SFWA President. I’d say kudos to him for a clean campaign, but I was really turned off by the ads the Swift Spaceship Veterans for Truth ran in LOCUS on … Continue reading
Ad Astra
Time, I guess, for a little SF book blogging! :: Here’s one of the great all-time opening paragraphs: This was a Golden Age, a time of high adventure, rich living, and hard dying…but nobody thought so. This was a future … Continue reading