Jack Bauer Interrogates Santa Claus

The perfect video clip for the holiday season. Even Jack Bauer can be beaten.

Thanks to Destiny for pointing this out.

I Could Care Less about the New Twilight Movie: New Moon

I’ve been reading a lot of chatter on Twitter over the past month about the 2nd Twilight movie: New Moon. Here’s where I get real. Confession: I went to see the first Twilight movie with my wife at the theater. Having admitted that, I am compelled to also inform you that I was less than thrilled.

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Welcome Back Dexter

It is finally October. Yes, my favorite month is here. Fall is in full swing. It is the one month a year my bat purse doesn’t make me odd, dark make up is okay, and I get to watch all the cheesy horror movies until I want to gouge my eyes out with a dull spoon (and that is a good thing). Another thing I love about this time of year, my favorite serial killer is back with new episodes. Yes, I am talking about Dexter.

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Flying the Not So Friendly Skies

I travel somewhat regularly. While I have watched the changes (especially those in air travel) make the experience less user friendly. However, my last trip gave me a much clearer insight. I flew with a friend who had not been on a plane in over a decade. It is one thing to deal with new rules, extra charges and other changes each time you fly. It is another thing to almost all the rules change since your last flight.

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Away on Vacation: Fact or Myth

I remember going on vacation when I was young and even in high school. You didn’t call your friends on the road. You might write them a letter or send a postcard, but that was it. When we went to France, I didn’t call home once. I went for 21 days without talking to anyone on the home front. It didn’t seem weird, it was just how things were. If you were on vacation, you were not in communication. That is no longer the case.

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Book Review: Warbreaker

Although there is a sufficient number of titles to grant “fantasy” a section separate from science fiction in most bookstores, they are still grouped together. The irony is, in most cases, a fantasy novel has to incorporate many features of science fiction to create a new world or environment.

Whether it be a new flora, fauna, world, technology or form of magic, it is common to reuse one or more of these devices from other authors, but put it together in a, supposedly, “unique” way. Sometimes this succeeds; sometimes the author’s work is merely a derivative of either Tolkien or Asimov.

In Warbreaker, Sanderson succeeds. The primary form of magic comes from the ability to gain “Breaths” (the most common corollary in our mythology that comes to mind is “soul”) and then put them to use. This proceeds to pour the foundation for the entire story and world. (more…)

Let the Fall Season Begin

As summer comes to a close, we bid farewell to our favorite summer shows. They kept us company over the past few months. There are even a few that I wish would get the full 22 week season treatment (who doesn’t need more True Blood?). Soon our regular season shows will be back in rotation. Along with our friends that made the cut last spring, we will see a handful of new shows hoping to make it through a full season.

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