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Better Late Than . . .

Sorry for the lack of a post today--I was too busy swimming in the ocean. How about I make it up to you? Tomorrow--pictures!

Movie Review: District 9

Let me start this review out with a bit of history (because that's the best way to start any review out, right?) Way back when, I read this book called Battlefield Earth. I thought it was awesome. It took a sci-fi trope and then cubed it. Halfway through, just when you think "Well, they've pretty much solved everything there is to solve," the scope of the book just broadens, and you see all sorts of additional implications to what's been happening. But the part I liked most about the book was th

What Do Viruses and Butter Have in Common?

Not that viruses go particularly well with butter, but they're both being homegrown at my house now. Yesterday DKC took the kids blueberry picking at the local farm. On the way home, DC was pretty out of it. We were worried she had heat exhaustion, and she wasn't really with it all yesterday evening and last night. (Woke up three or four times.) She seems to be doing better, but TRC (not to be outdone) just projectile vomited all over our living room. We're talking Exorcist proportions here. Tha

In Which My House Tries to Burn Down

I had an eventful weekend. It started last Friday, when the family and I went canoeing for the first time. 6 miles or so down a lazy river, with a few little spots of small rapids thrown in for a tad of interest. Swimming in the middle to rest. A fun time was certainly had by all.

Saturday was hot. Very. I don't like heat, if you know me at all. DKC went down to the Boston Temple for the day, so it was me at home with the kidlets, trying not to melt. TRC played a lot of Leapster, and DC learned h

In Which I Spare You from a Long and Extended Whine

[Insert long and extended whine here:]

(See how nice I am? I could have subjected you to paragraphs of me venting--but I'm just going to wish the world a happy weekend and hope that I get one in return. See you all Monday.)

Review: Winter's Heart

Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow. What a difference a book makes. The series went from its low point last book to a fantastic book this outing. (Someone explain to me why they decided to have Perrin walking through snow on the cover. Yes, it's called Winter's Heart, and snow is a wintry thing, but still--why no Shadar Logoth on the horizon with Rand and Nynaeve being assaulted by all the Forsaken and protected by Asha'man and Aes Sedai? Seriously. Would have been a grea

Writing Update

I realized I haven't given a good update on where I am writing wise in a while. Not too terribly much has changed, I'm afraid. I have yet to hear back on the screenplay for Ichabod, or on the copy of Pawn of the Dead that's been at the agent's for a while. (Four months and change waiting so far on Ichabod, six and change on Pawn--but I'm a patient fellow.) In the meantime, I had been flitting from project to project, not really staying with any one long enough to make real headway--just wasn't f

Exercise Does Not Equal Weight Loss

For today's interesting article, there's a fascinating report in Time about how exercise often results in weight gain, not weight loss. I'll say that as I read it over, I found a lot of stuff in there that matches my own most recent weight loss experience (32.2 pounds as of this morning, by the way). I said right from the beginning that I didn't want to exercise to lose it--primarily because I was looking for a lifestyle change--one that I could actually stick with. I've never been able to consi

The Pew Report on Mormons

(Not to be confused with the pew pew pew report on Mormons)

Came across this report over the weekend that studies the current state of Mormonism today--what Mormons believe, how active they are in practicing their religion, what their political beliefs look like, how much education they have, what their racial characteristics are, etc. A fascinating report--whatever your views on Mormons might be. My religion's been getting a lot of press lately--much of it bad. I thought it was interesting to se

Movie Review: GI Joe (or, All We Need is VENGIL)

Just got back from the movie, and I thought I'd get my review out there sooner rather than later--especially since they didn't allow the movie to screen for many critics, so there might be a good chance some of you out there are debating whether or not to go see GI Joe this weekend. Allow me to answer your question.

Go Joe!

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Look--it should come as a huge surprise to any of you that this movie is not high brow cinema. It's based on a line of toy aimed at 10 year old boys. B