Category Archives: Journal Entries

Actually, that wasn’t as cathartic as I’d hoped.

Quote of the day: [W]hen you get to the point where you see watching Zombie Lake as some kind of solemn obligation, it’s a circumstance that bears some investigation. That’s Todd of Teleport City, part of the latest roundtable from The B-Masters Cabal. I’ve been reading B-movie reviews from these folks for years—hell, I still [...]

Orange alert. Orange alert.

Patrick McGoohan is dead. The Prisoner inspires Trekker / Browncoat levels of devotion in me. (When I saw last week that AMC is streaming the original series online, my first thought was, “which episode order are they using?”) It was my first exposure to science fiction TV other than Star Trek, and it shaped my [...]

All this took place in dark and fog.

Apparently 2009 is officially The Year of Serious Reading. In addition to working through the Personal MBA Reading List, I’ve just joined the Gene Wolfe Solar Cycle Book Club. (I even introduced myself, which is a step I very rarely take.)

Reading for the “Personal MBA” in 2009

I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions as such, but a quick review of what I read in 2008 prompted me to commit to reading the Personal MBA Recommended Reading List in 2009. grep “^2008″ ~/reference/books/read | less One unexpected side-effect of implementing GTD and swapping my pre-millennial cell phone for a Palm Treo was [...]

Clearly I need to listen to happier music

Another song meme, and another realization that I have a fairly depressing music collection. If someone says is this okay you say? Rest In Peace – James Marsters What would best describe your personality? The Silence of Daylight – Konami What do you like in a guy/girl? Duality – Electrostatic What is your life’s purpose? [...]