Midnighters Vol. 1: The Secret Hour, Westerfeld. Yes. Written for a younger audience than Peeps and The Last Days, but I found it no less compelling. I was disappointed in the mathematical error made by the master trigonometrician, and I imagine I should be troubled by the implication that there’s something magical about Greenwich, if only on principle, but these defects did not diminish my pleasure in any serious way.
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Can't even pretend surprise
Joss will not be doing Wonder Woman.
The Campfire Collection Review
The Campfire Collection: Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters, ed. Hyams. Yes. The final section disappoints (other than the Tiptree story, of course, which I optimistically fancy to be dated), but the rest of the stories are solid—in many cases classic—SF. I do need to check the credits to They Live, or Google for lawsuits.
Update: The acknowledgment is right there in They Live‘s credits.
Flavor Forecast: Dark and Stormy
The fine folks at Taquitos have commented on McCormick’s ’07 flavor forecast. That comment is “ew.”
Overworked but always cheerful Miss E. Bernice Gibson
Longtime listener, first time caller Elsa submits historical pictures of Wisconsin library students. For cute! My own library education involved fewer costumes.
Typos are funny!
Because New Yorkers conspire to taunt me with their wonderful restaurants, here are an assortment of menus to peruse. The Comfort Diner, for example, offers “Herb Crusted Salmon ( Low Crab ).” I think it is terribly considerate of them to offer menu items with a minimum of crab.
January Reading
Do cereal boxes count?
For the sake of scientific accuracy
In case you need to explain to someone exactly where they are a pain in your ass, a helpful set of diagrams.
Me likey
Flick a switch, and your windows become mirrors.