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This is My Favourite Chapter

January 18, 2012 by

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Over the holidays I spent possible an unreasonable amount of time reading something in the internet. Okay, many things. The internet is fun to play with when you can’t sleep and you can’t go for a run. But one thing in particular. A story that someone wrote last year, posting chapter by chapter as she […]

Planning a Heist (Why Talking to Convicts Might Be A Better Plan)

January 11, 2012 by

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So I’m planning a heist. Or at least, I think I am. And no, this isn’t a confession regarding my criminal tendencies. This is just… I think Wizards has a heist in it. So heist. Which means heist research. Which means — okay, lots of reading stuff (and wishing woefully that there was a straightforward […]

Watch the Sky

January 6, 2012 by

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I spent yesterday rebuilding my laptop again. Which somehow means that I’m going to be working this weekend so that I’m ready to go back to work on Monday. There’s something wrong there… But while I’m banging my head against the wall, I offer you this video of gorgeousness because I’d much rather be staring […]

The Alphabet of the Ill-fated Lemmings

January 5, 2012 by

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Brought to you by the letter ‘B’ because ‘B’ is for ‘BEAR’. The bear was not amused. The bear was AWESOME. Did you see the size of those claws? Okay, yes, I’m biased. Is it so wrong that I’m on the side of the guy who’s being rudely assaulted with a stick? That I watch this […]

Ladies and Feather-Sworded Pirates, I Give You — Gentlemen in Squalor

January 4, 2012 by

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKIDtrojcPU According to the official description, they’re exploring the cabaret gutter for delectation and illicit pleasure. All I can see is Dexter Fletcher doing Bugsy Malone all over again… There is no bad there. There is instead swing dancing, jazz and liquor. And Dexter Fletcher with the crazy hair.  

Snark With Me (You Know You Want To)

January 3, 2012 by

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Have you ever written something in an email or online and wished there was a way to make it perfectly clear that you were being sarcastic? It possibly says something about how close friends I am with sarcasm that I actually pine for a way to do this. And the thing is, there’s actually a punctuation […]

Strike a Blow for Decency in Movie Physics

January 2, 2012 by

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  This website has thoughtfully invented a rating system for how seriously movies disregard the laws of physics and explains the most common and most egregious errors that movie makers perpetrate. Which is entertaining in and of itself, but the part that’s making me laugh the hardest right now is that for some reason when I […]

Support Your Local Zombie Apocalypse

December 30, 2011 by

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I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I hear people planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse I start to wonder if they’re looking forward to it. If that’s you, or, you know, you think your exercise routine needs a bit more of an adrenaline rush (or you enjoy framing your whole life as a […]

The Cabin in the Woods

December 29, 2011 by

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First official trailer for The Cabin in the Woods a.k.a. that horror thing written by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard that they’ve been failing to release for years now. YEARS, people. Watch and… well, maybe not LOL cause… well, it’s a horror movie. But… you know… interesting.    

This is What Language Tastes Like

December 28, 2011 by

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There’s a school of thought that suggests that the reason creative types are so known for being mad, drunk or junkies is because in some metaphysical way the crazy, the alcohol and the drugs are being translated into brilliance. People being what they are, it’s not terribly surprising that someone wondered if you could make […]