Justin, hanging out in his manly basement, complete with pool table, smoking room, vinyl collection, and red frilly lanterns.
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Ani cooks for us
Last night’s visit to Ani and Justin’s was just what I needed.
Shaun of the Dead
I had a really hard time deciding between three stars (Liked It) and four stars (Really Liked It) on this one.
There were some seriously funny moments and lines, and there were some seriously emotional moments. Since it had been billed as a comedy, and a laugh riot, I was pretty surprised at the actual heart-string moments. Either that or they were some sort of humor that flew right over my head. Because that never happens. My favorite moment had to be when the main character was studiously ignoring the zombie apocalypse all around him (don’t use that word!), and slipped in the puddle of *something*.
The movie, the company, and the popcorn gets four stars. The movie by itself gets three.
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society
And then this one goes and totally redeems the franchise. Solid State Society is a follow-up movie to the Stand Alone Complex series, and takes place after the 2nd Gig. It looks like it’s a buildup, in the time line, for the first movie.
It was packed with action, intrigue, hacking, multiple cyber-bodies being controlled by one cyberbrain (Puppeteer FTW, especially as a precursor for the Puppetmaster), kidnapping and cyberization of wee children (tug those heartstrings!), and the Major kicking all kinds of arse. It was kind of strange to see Togusa in a leadership position, and my heart went out to his wife, but they did it well. I really can’t reveal any more about what I liked without giving away spoilers, so I won’t.
I enjoyed this movie so much, I gave it five stars. If you’re a fan of Ghost in the Shell, you’ll dig this.
Lakotah Nation DOES NOT sever ties with USA
Yay for retractions!
A Daily KOS article was sent my way. So, um, yeah. My bad.
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Lakota_Sioux_have_NOT_withdrawn_from_the_US
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Trying to get into writing mode at Gone Wired.
Lakotah Nation severs ties with USA
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i’ve been meaning to make this announcement since late December, but i got caught up in travel plans for the holidays, work, and preparation for school. However, this is such important and exciting news that i had to make sure i came back here and let everybody know about it. In mid-December, the Lakotah People withdrew all of their treaties from the United States. This makes them an autonomous entity within our borders (awesome!), and rumor has it that the entire Sioux Nation is planning on doing the same…
Now, all of this hasn’t made big headlines, and i imagine there is some sort of media blackout regarding the People’s withdrawal. However, news of this is big amongst indy media sources. If, indeed, the lack of attention to the Lakotah’s withdrawal is from some government plan to go in there and quash their independence, i (for one) plan to move to stand in solidarity with the Nation. Please inform your friends and please keep informed.
i’ve included a link straight to the Republic of Lakotah website. Click HERE.
Weekly Word Count w/Excerpt
Progress! The prologue has begun to bleed from my brain onto the paper, and it’s even mildly coherent! As proof, I have included the excerpt below. I mean, c’mon. Every time I say I’m starting to write, I have a nice little stall. So, I think you guys deserve a bit of the meaty goodness.
“Hide! Everyone, hide now! For the sake of your lives, hide!” He ran as fast as his legs would carry him to where the alarm bell stood.
So, here’s where I’m at with The Glass Crown:
In other news, one of the three novels left over from ConFusion is already spoken for. Hey,