Richard Dansky's Blog, page 54
January 6, 2010
Upon Due Reflection...
Certain moments remind you of the utter absurdity of modern life.
The moment tonight when I found myself at the bottom of my sister's driveway in the middle of the night, toting (among other things) two live frogs, a container of pasta bolognese, and a survey history of the influence of the occult in politics written by a guy who played guitar for Blondie? Definitely one of them.
Not that I'm complaining, mind you. But I'm not sure a moment like that can ever actually be planned. And if it is, ...
The moment tonight when I found myself at the bottom of my sister's driveway in the middle of the night, toting (among other things) two live frogs, a container of pasta bolognese, and a survey history of the influence of the occult in politics written by a guy who played guitar for Blondie? Definitely one of them.
Not that I'm complaining, mind you. But I'm not sure a moment like that can ever actually be planned. And if it is, ...
Red Cliff
If Gettysburg and Return of the King decided to spend an afternoon eating pizza, drinking beer, and playing Dynasty Warriors V co-op mode, then you'd have Red Cliff.
Or, as I said to Melinda midway through one of the many lavish, gorgeously shot, hideously violent and yet positively balletic battle scenes, "This film has just achieved dangerous levels of awesomeness."
Or, as I said to Melinda midway through one of the many lavish, gorgeously shot, hideously violent and yet positively balletic battle scenes, "This film has just achieved dangerous levels of awesomeness."
December 27, 2009
The Key Teaching of Castle
After viewing multiple episodes in an insomnia-induced haze last night, it has become clear to me that the central message of Castle is very simple. Under no circumstances should you ever attempt to do the right thing or improve yourself, lest you be brutally murdered and dumped in a trash chute, a fountain, a tent, or some other, suitably unpleasant place to wind up dead.
That is all.
That is all.
December 25, 2009
Season's Greetings
Question from a friend who is unlearned in the ways of the Red Sea Pedestrian: "My wife wants to know what Jewish people do on Christmas,whether you participate in any sort of festivities."
Me: "Generally, we go out for Chinese food."
A very merry Christmas, to all those who are partial to such things.
Me: "Generally, we go out for Chinese food."
A very merry Christmas, to all those who are partial to such things.
December 23, 2009
Overheard at Work
There are many things I love about working in the video game industry. Among them is the fact that, on any given day, I can walk through the halls of the office and hear someone say, in all seriousness, "Yes, please, go ahead and disembowel me."
I mean, when I was working for an executive outplacement firm, none of the disembowelings came with the word "please" attached. Well, not many of them, anyway.
I mean, when I was working for an executive outplacement firm, none of the disembowelings came with the word "please" attached. Well, not many of them, anyway.
You Know You Have A Reading Problem When...
....you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night, sitting bolt upright, and saying "Holy crap. The year's almost over and I'm three Dan Simmons doorstops behind!"
...you divide your book purchases not into fiction & non-fiction, but into Books To Keep In the Car, Books To Read On Planes, Books To Read In the Living Room, Books to Read In Bed, and Books To Read Anywhere Else You Can Find The Time
...you ask your lovely wife to load up a pile of books for you in her car for her cross-co...
...you divide your book purchases not into fiction & non-fiction, but into Books To Keep In the Car, Books To Read On Planes, Books To Read In the Living Room, Books to Read In Bed, and Books To Read Anywhere Else You Can Find The Time
...you ask your lovely wife to load up a pile of books for you in her car for her cross-co...
December 17, 2009
Early Morning Reading Thought
Some books are best attacked when you can't sleep. Not because they'll put you out, but because sometimes the mindset insomnia engenders, that grim resolution that the night is counting down every single second by hand just to mess with you, is the absolutely perfect one for certain books. Sometimes they're ones you can't bring yourself ot read under normal circumstances; they require that 2 AM tight-jawed resolve to be appealing and appropriate. Sometimes they're ones whose subject matter ju...
December 16, 2009
Three Reviews for the Shorties, or Is That Three Short Reviews?
In no particular order:
Living With the Dead , complete with instructions as to what to do the next time Darrell Schweitzer tries to sell you a book
Red Sky File , which got me funny looks on a plane from South Dakota
Legacy , which posits the question "What if your dad were really Batman, and he was kind of a dick?"
I'm putting the finishing touches on reviews of The Burning Skies (for Fantasy ), and The Child Thief , John Dies at the End , While My Guitar Gently Weeps , and Monster Republic #1 (for Gr...
Living With the Dead , complete with instructions as to what to do the next time Darrell Schweitzer tries to sell you a book
Red Sky File , which got me funny looks on a plane from South Dakota
Legacy , which posits the question "What if your dad were really Batman, and he was kind of a dick?"
I'm putting the finishing touches on reviews of The Burning Skies (for Fantasy ), and The Child Thief , John Dies at the End , While My Guitar Gently Weeps , and Monster Republic #1 (for Gr...
December 12, 2009
Old school gaming giveaway
If anyone wants a copy of Resident Evil 4 for GameCube (which will in fact play on your Wii), I seem to have uncovered an extra.
First come, first served. Pay for shipping and it's yours.
First come, first served. Pay for shipping and it's yours.
