web log (late 20th c. – early 21st c.)
Now that I am done with school, with the exception of the pedagogical afterbirth that is finals, I’m back on my game. Here’s what my four readers come here every Sunday to see:
1. Memetastic Specialty Blogs!
Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians
…only the awkwardest! And there’s so much more!
Continue reading “‘Meh’st Week Ever! Special Back From The Dead Edition”
Ok, let’s get two things out of the way:
1. I have never seen any of the original Star Trek episodes, any of the spinoff shows, nor read any of the novelizations.
2. I enjoyed myself immensely and had a great time watching the movie.
I thought that I should mention my lack of Star Trek knowledge both to reassure people that are not fans that it is still accessible even though you are the only person not laughing in the theater when iconic catchphrases are repeated, and to let die hard fans… well, I don’t really know that I have anything for fans except to say that I went to the movie with a couple of them and they had a lot of fun.
This reboot(ish) movie follows James Tiberius Kirk through the process of gaining his command of the USS Enterprise. It’s actually surprising, considering its origin story ambitions, how little time it goes through chronologically. There are scenes that occour before and during his Starfleet Academy years, but the bulk of the movie follows one (admittedly very long) day (or as much of a day as you get in deep space on a starship). On this day we meet the cast of characters that become the crew of the Enterprise (all of them out of their red shirts by the conclusion), we are introduced to and see the genesis of Kirk’s friendship with Spock, and Spock and Kirk get revenge on the person/ship that destroys their home planet and kills their father (respectively). Not bad for a day at the office. Continue reading “To boldly blog where some fans have gone before.”
Today I was able to spend a little time in the library, and because I have been watching so much television lately, I was able to devour this little book by Edmund White.
Continue reading “A Boy's Own Story – Edmund White”
Today I was able to spend a little time in the library, and because I have been watching so much television lately, I was able to devour this little book by Edmund White. Continue reading “A Boy’s Own Story – Edmund White”
Because I can, and I was getting a little irritated about the narrowness and lack of border of the last theme. Also, it’s default text color was grey, which is straight-up stupid. So, here’s the new look. Maybe sometime in the future I can move off of the free WordPress hosting and themes, but this will do for the time being.
On another note, I am about to have way more free time, so if there are any requests floating around in the heads of the four people that read this, comment here.
hammer & jack 