Monthly Archives: April 2006

Vee

4/30/2006 – 12:28 am

Just got back from seeing “V For Vendetta” in IMAX. $11.50 per ticket. Normally, I would gag to pay that much to see a movie. Having said that, I normally don’t like movies nearly as much as I liked this one. I realized tonight that I’d much rather pay $11.50 for a decent, entertaining movie [...]

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Another One In the Wild

4/28/2006 – 11:22 am

Sent “Black Jack Davy” back out into the cold, cruel world today. To “Realms of Fantasy.” It’s the first time in 2.5 years I’ve sent something to them, and only my third submission ever to RoF. I have a soft spot in my heart for this story. It was one of the first fully realized [...]

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Sprung

4/27/2006 – 8:24 am

Another two weeks, another set of pictures of the allergy-and-migraine-inspiring scenery around Chez Hergenrader. Two weeks ago the back looked like this… …and the front looked like this. Today the back looks like this… …and the front looks like this. Okay, two more because you’ve been good. See if you can find Heineken in the [...]

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“Floating in Lindrethool” by Jeffrey Ford – An Appreciation

4/26/2006 – 10:10 am

In which I chap Jeff Ford’s ass with kisses. You can also read it on the Ellen Datlow/SCIFICTION appreciation site, so kindly created by Dave Schwartz. Without further ado: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Imagine Tony Soprano as an eloquent philosophy professor. That was my first impression of Jeff Ford when I met him in June of 2004, when [...]

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World Cup Roundup – Group A

4/26/2006 – 9:58 am

Every week from now until the World Cup I’m going to analyze a group and give my predictions, moving from the least interesting groups to the most interesting, ending with what I consider the Group of Death. This week it’s Group A. Group A 1 Germany 2 Costa Rica 3 Poland 4 Ecuador My Prediction [...]

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Monday Rants

4/24/2006 – 10:20 am

Is there a reason I still feel compelled to spend an hour every Sunday watching “The Sopranos”? The mediocre seasons now outweigh the good ones 2-to-1. I don’t know why the show has plummeted. Hubris? Boredom? Creative drought? What I do know is that the show’s vitality died with Pussy Bompensiero and Tony’s mom. Since [...]

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This Post Is More For Me Than You

4/23/2006 – 7:56 pm

I finished the first chapter of “Literary Criticism: An Introduction” and it’s really getting the thoughts churning. What I find so interesting is how criticism really goes hand-in-hand with philosophy. Studying philosophy can radically shake (and shape) your outlook on life, but there’s a lot of philosophy that feels like textbook cases of mental masturbation. [...]

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Nail Biting and Sheer Luxury

4/22/2006 – 3:21 pm

Spurs and the Arse drew at Highbury, 1-1. Tottenham were actually just a few minutes away from winning 1-0 when Henry leveled the score. I can’t wait for him to go to Barcelona next season… What does this mean? Spurs’ fate is still in their own hands. If they win their last two, they retain [...]

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Do Or Die Time

4/21/2006 – 6:36 pm

Almost forgot to mention for those that care, Tottenham play that other team from North London tomorrow, broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel at 6:30 am CT. I will of course DVR it so I can rise at a more humane hour. This is really a winner-take-all affair as it will likely settle who finishes [...]

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I Don’t Get This

4/21/2006 – 4:34 pm

The United States moved into fourth place in the FIFA world rankings for April – its highest showing ever. The Rankings 01  Brazil 02  Czech Rep. 03  Netherlands 04  USA 05  Spain 06  Mexico 07  France 08  Portugal 08  Argentina 10  England 11  Denmark 12  Nigeria 13  Turkey 14  Italy 15  Cameroon 16  Sweden 17 [...]

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