People often think of their words and actions as waves, rolling across the surface, visible but impermanent, ephemeral, inconsequential. But each word you say, each smile you give, each helping hand you extend can fossilize in the memory of someone, to stick with them for the rest of their lives. Think back to a fond memory you …
The girl who girled a girl
What is with all these books? I mean, I haven't read any of them, though I did watch the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (the original Swedish ones, not the confusing American remakes released like, the very next year [what the hell is the point of remaking the exact movie a year later with a …
It’s time
For daily blogging! I have at least one thought a day, don't I? We all must, or what would life be but a series of autonomous responses to our environment? I am going to write down thoughts! What a concept. And what better place than here for the world to see! Or more likely ignore, …
Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks: A hell of a story
This is the 8th Culture novel, and the third that I've read, and so far I think it's the most memorable. The story focuses on virtual reality, and mainly the virtual realities different civilizations create for their afterlives. Some of them being hells. With the ability to record, copy and / or upload consciousness, comes …
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Fantastic beasts without story are a fantastic bore
I saw the new Harry Potter universe movie over the weekend, and although I'm not a big Harry Potter fan, my wife is, and she was literally asleep next to me in the theater. The problem with this movie is a lack of consequence. The characters, though likable, are not in any danger for over …
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Jonas David 