Monthly Archives: August 2003

Neat article here about the youth of the 90s as compared to the youth of the 30s. I swear, I read somewhere that even back in the days of the Roman Empire, people complained about the “youth of today!” being … Continue reading →

\DOP-uhl-gang-uhr\, noun: 1. A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. 2. Alter ego; double. There are few things quite so unnerving as meeting one’s own doppelganger in a back alley at night… particularly if you’re not a nice … Continue reading →

Man. I have to bow down to Roger Ebert. That poor man had to review “Jeepers Creepers 2” (which I’ve decided I can’t stomach, so I’m doing a late review of “The Medallion” this weekend). And he did a great … Continue reading →

This week’s Friday Five. All about school, yay! I was such a big school geek – teacher’s pet, all excited by the first day of school (once I got over being terrified of having to meet all those new people), … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve gone and done it. I’ve signed up for this year’s World’s Simplest Footbal Contest over at Antwon.com. My strategy for selecting teams shall consist entirely of this: I will choose the team with the name I think is … Continue reading →

This East Bay Express article really sums up well why I love The Phenomenauts. Can you believe these guys crashed the Warped Tour?!? They weren’t supposed to play but they went along anyway, bluffed their way into getting passes, and … Continue reading →

\EE-kwuh-poiz; EK-wuh-\, noun: 1. A state of being equally balanced; equilibrium; — as of moral, political, or social interests or forces. 2. Counterbalance. Her skills with landscaping were such that any garden touched by her invariably maintained a delicate equipoise … Continue reading →

Fixed my damn booklog templates so they look pretty again. Woo. A Perpetual Orgy: Ealasaid’s Booklog And yes, I know it’s too wide for 800×600 screens. Sorry. I’m working on that. Gotta redo one of my graphics.

I’ve updated my booklog by extending the review of The Dragonbone Chair.

dour \DOO-uhr; DOW-uhr\, adjective: 1. Harsh; stern.2. Unyielding; inflexible; obstinate.3. Marked by ill humor; gloomy; sullen. One thing I have always liked about Lucard from “Dracula: The Series” is that he’s not as dour as, say, Nick from “Forever Knight.” … Continue reading →