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As Bitter As The William Shatner Section of a “Star Trek” Cast Member’s Autobiography
Oh yeah: I’ve heard that writing is just like anything else, you have to practice at it before you get better. (Hence this weblog). So I’ve been spending the day limbering up, coming up with lines that I’ll never use. The MUNI bus seat was so vile and disgusting that even Rosa Parks would’ve refused…
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A Dark and Stormy Night
I’m sitting in my darkened apartment, hiding from trick-or-treaters, thinking about my great novel-writing adventure which is due to start in just a couple of hours. And for you, the loyal readers of my website, I’m going to give an extra-special bonus and give away the ending: I’m not going to be able to finish…
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The Itching, Burning Crusade
I’ve looked at the news for the new World of Warcraft expansion, and my reaction is pretty much “meh.” Of course, I’m still going to buy and play the hell out of it, but I can’t get all that excited about it. Partly because it seems like it’s most appealing to people who are either…
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Procrastination Nation
Man, I thought I’d learned everything about procrastination from college and then working at EA, but that was strictly amateur class. Now that I’m working from home, I’ve gone professional in my time-wasting. Before, it was The Sims 2, where I’d do stupid stuff like see an interesting house in the city and then go…
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants… Then Stabbing Them Repeatedly In The Head
It’s way past my bedtime, but I wanted to get a post in about Shadows of the Colossus before tomorrow, when Civilization IV supposedly comes out and takes up all my attention. I’m only two battles in, and the reviews are saying that it gets better as you go along. My initial take on it…
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At Long Last Zombies
Another SFist post is up, which mentions zombies in passing. That’s because today is a special day: at last, my little obsession over the past few months is over, and I’m caught up with “Alias.” TNT finally ran the zombie episode. I’d been expecting a whole zombie storyline, but they didn’t show up until the…
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Too Much Sisterhood, Not Enough Ya-Ya
My favorite review of DOOM is from Statler and Waldorf. The Muppets have a new movie review show online at movies.com, and it’s about the best thing ever. The latest episode talks about DOOM, Elizabethtown, and has a hilarious bit with Animal and Dr. Teeth explaining Shopgirl. I hope they keep doing it; I wonder…
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Knee Deep in the Dull
Man, I’m disappointed. Even with the reviews, I was still holding out hope that they got it right with DOOM. But they did everything wrong. It ended up being neither good, nor so bad it’s good; it’s just there. Boring and completely uninspired. The reviews I’ve read still miss the point; they warn how it’s…