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terra nova hurts my head
Nov 3rd
I wanted to like this show, I really did. Â I’m a huge sci-fi nerd, and with no more Battlestar, Defying Gravity, SG:U, or their kind on television anymore, I had high hopes for Terra Nova, Grimm, and Once Upon a Time. Â Grimm still seems interesting, Once Upon a Time better get to the damn point soon, and Terra Nova has already lost me. Â And it wasn’t just the terrible acting, oh no. Â You’d think that if they were spending bucketloads of cash on this thing, they might have thought about the setup for the whole shebang for more than a More >
borders
Jul 7th
My place of employment is close to a Borders Bookstore, so naturally I get most of my books there. I have a frequent buyer card, or whatever it is that you sign up for there, even though I don’t think my points are useful for anything at all. What I do get is a lot of spam, only about 1/3 of which contains useful coupons.
Today I got an email which very excitedly and merrily informed me that the new Dan Brown book had its cover art revealed! Oh my! Another story featuring Robert Langdon! If you don’t know how I More >
bored & angry
Apr 27th
This last weekend, I spent a lot of time in the back of a van driven by other people. Usually on road trips I like to drive as I very easily get bored. I also like to stop a lot and look at strange things that we’re passing by, which is why I wasn’t allowed to drive on this trip. Speed took precedence over sightseeing this time, so here I was in the back of the van squished between coolers and jackets.
My typical response to this situation is to buy a crappy $6 paperback and read it until complete. This More >
