Hyperion

I finished this amazing sci fi story a few weeks back, and am still thinking about parts of it. I thought I had read this before, because I had owned it as a teenager, but after the first few chapters I didn't remember any of it, and I think I may not have finished it because …

Jessica Jones, the hero TV needed

Disclaimer: I do not read comics or care about super hero movies or shows in general, and had never heard of Jessica Jones before this show.  Jessica Jones is another brilliant Netflix original. It's a dark, exciting, interesting show about a private investigator with a painful past, and a sociopath who can control minds. But--it's …

Word A Day: Allusive

Well, I've already missed a couple days. I'm determined not to go back to my old ways of only posting a couple times a month though! al·lu·sive əˈloÍžosiv/ adjective (of a remark or reference) working by suggestion rather than explicit mention. I like to be allusive in my writing. I also like reading allusive things. …

Sense 8

I finished this gorgeous series by the Wachowskis a couple days ago and am still a bit stunned by how great it was. Eight different people spread across the globe are all psychically connected and experience each others lives in flashes, at first, becoming stronger and more connected as the story progresses. The diversity of …

The final Hobbit movie, or “WAAARRRRR”

I just watched this in the bargain theater in my town, at 3.50$ a ticket, and it was worth it. I also saw the second movie a while ago, sort of, I think I fell asleep before finishing it, so consider this a sort of review of that movie also. I don't really remember what …