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Endless Fun

Well, we managed to survive the local windstorms. We were blacked out for about 12 hours. Apparently, large parts of the town will be without power for 10-12 days. Lucky us! Internet is technically up, but it's acting re…
Yet Another Reason To Hate 4e...

They nerfed Blade Cascade before I even got to PLAY 4e! I wanted to get all cuisinart on a dragon! Speaking of D&D, today Beth and I watched the second D&D movie. Yes, there was a second. Yes, there was a first.…
Educational Films

Well, I have recently seen Iron Man and Prince Caspian, both of which were excellent films. I have also seen "Aztec Rex", which bore the government-mandated "Sci fi channel original movie" warning label. It was very edu…
Things I Learned From Cloverfield

Since Darg asked... Lizard's Review Of Cloverfield: It's one of those conceits that will only work once -- but will be tried often. It is, basically, a Godzilla movie from the point of view of the people running away sc…
Transformers:Animate Review

Wow. It didn't totally suck. After Armada, Cybertron, and a bunch of others whose names I can't recall, a Transformers series which might be actually watchable is astounding. Not that this is Great Art -- or even on par…
Twas The night Before...er...the Morning Of

For obvious reasons, Xmas holds very little emotional meaning for me; it's something the girlfriend/spouse does, and Lizard remains politely noncommital. (This is Lizard's normal means of dealing with an awful lot of thi…
Things I Learned From Beowulf

1)The phrase "his heart was in his throat" is very literal when applied to dragons. 2)Always bring a longsword. Better still, a polearm. 3)The words "written by Neil Gaiman" no longer serve as a guarantee of quality. Ind…
And The Meme Goes On...

LOLThulu. In other news, Heroes seems to be finally picking up some steam. This last episode (the fourth, I think) was the first to really start to interest me. I know Heroes has always been a blend of 'Wow!' episodes a…
Best Review EVAR.

Oh yeah -- four days at the gym. W00t!
Legion of Superheroes Season 2 -- The Man From The Edge Of Tomorrow -- Review

UPDATE: Now with video goodness... Well. LSH is back, with a new look for the characters -- older, more mature -- and, seemingly, a similar change in tone. I really hope this episode presages a general maturing of the s…