I picked up Heart of Veridon, by Tim Akers, quite by accident. I was actually looking for Graceling and something by somebody named Connelly. I couldn’t find the Connelly and once I picked up Graceling, the prose on the first few pages was just so dull I couldn’t get myself to buy it. Veridon was […]
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Sooo…. let me get this straight. You had folks like this chick and this guy to carry this movie: And YOU CHOSE this guy and this chick? I’m sorry, what planet are you living on, Hollywood? Because it’s not the same planet I’m living on. Also, it looks like a terrible movie.
This was not a bad movie. No, really! I’m a sucker for psychological horror in spaaaaaaace and this was a prime example of that. It’s not a great movie, but it was… entertaining. This may have been because I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from it. The conceit behind Sunshine is ridiculous, of course. If
“Someone in power is finally going to state the obvious truth that gay marriage is absolutely necessary, and they’re not going to put it up for a vote, because that’s not what you do with basic human rights. You don’t let six wolves and four sheep vote on what to have for dinner (or in
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Picked this one up on a whim at Books & co today while I was looking for something else (ended up passing on the other one and got this and Best Served Cold instead). Folks, I may be in love. I’m 30 pages in and really hoping he doesn’t screw it up. Proper review when
… that so many “lit” stories are about 1) whiny emo college students 2) whiny sub-par college professors? I wonder, indeed.
And not a fucking moment too soon. I have $2500 worth of pods that should have been in the mail last week. The delay means I’ll be on shots from tonight until at least tomorrow when/if the shipment arrives. They’ve been holding it since Monday, likely waiting for the fucking payment to process. Not looking
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“I was Jewish. There was no doubt in my mind (what would happen). I left in 34. Hilter had taken over in 33. A girl… and a physicist… and Jewish. Well, that’s a combination that had no chance! (laughs) That was clear.” -Hilde Levi, refugee physicist from Nazi Germany (from here)
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