Wherein we read my review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling. Before we proceed: Spoilers. More than a few, because I have to discuss a few things, particularly the ways in which Rowlng somewhat pissed me off with this seventh novel. I hate deliberate spoilers. I’ve written a few books myself and know what it’s like […]
Archive for July, 2007
Harry Potter: Saga Ended.
28 Jul 2007 at 00:04
Warren
General Foolishness, Why Culture Sucks, You Must be F***ing Kidding
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Caption the Photo!
Come on — fire up them little grey cells! Possible captions:
Colonoscopy Completed, Unsuccessful
Despite hours of concerted effort by several proctologists, President Bush’s colonoscopy proved unsuccessful. “We were unable to locate the president’s head,” said Dr. Ken K. Coldfinger. “We have no idea where it might be now.” However, Coldfinger noted that the procedure was not a complete failure. “At least we were able to remove the vice-president’s arm,” he said.
I’m Not Dead…
Think I’ll go for a walk … I feel happy! I feel happy! You’ve caught me in the middle of a move transition, sigh. That’s what’s been (not) happening here for the last week. And, and and and, midnight tonight is the seventh Harry Potter release. Well, it might be quiet around here for a few days more. The solifuge, by […]
The Seven-Year Mirror: No Wake
Well, the posting continues. Here we’re first introduced to Cock, Fan, Rip, Tube and Blade, as well as the arguably shallow lives they lead. Castor is largely a resort planet, and its culture can be quite misogynistic — so don’t think it’s just Blade who gets treated badly there. Cock’s life is depressing, and so is Fan’s. […]
Stephen Colbert as God?
Fark is having a Photoshop contest, depicting Stephen Colbert as God. Well, here he is as someone who actually really did exist instead.
Name the Arachnid, Win a Prize
I think it’s official now — either solifuges like me, or there’s something substantially wrong with me.* Yes, there was another one in the hall at work this morning, a good-sized one too, and it was very hale and quite peppy. I was able to contain it using my trusty candy jar, but since it was so active […]
Reality Check? (4 of 5)
We’re not technologically capable — yet — of literally destroying the world. What we are capable of, however, is rendering its surface utterly inimical to human life. From that rather self-centered perspective alone, then, we should be careful about what we develop, deploy and refine. It doesn’t matter if we use atomics or fusion weapons. […]
The Seven-Year Mirror: An Experiment: Prolegomenon
I’m going to try something a little different here, though nothing that’s never been done before. A while back I let a character, Cock, leak onto this blog; he’s actually a principal from a work in progress called The Seven-Year Mirror. Overall I think the narrative is doing well but it’s stalled; I’m going to begin posting it here serially to see […]
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