And now, a picture of Princess Leia choking Captain Kirk. Here's hoping that you all enjoyed the last day of 2013 as much as Carrie Fisher did.
- Sid
P.S. My god, it's like some kind of war between stars...you could call it a "Stars War"...
It was the Yuletide, that men call Christmas though they know in their hearts it is older than Bethlehem and Babylon, older than Memphis and mankind. It was the Yuletide, and I had come at last to the ancient sea town where my people had dwelt and kept festival in the elder time when festival was forbidden; where also they had commanded their sons to keep festival once every century, that the memory of primal secrets might not be forgotten.I would be remiss were I not to recognize my co-worker Christi, worshipper of dark gods, fan of unhallowed music, and drinker of dead frogs, for her contribution to my holiday good cheer in the form of a handmade Elder Gods bookmark.
H.P. Lovecraft, The Festival
From: ChelseyWith the holiday season upon us, my department at work once again conducted its annual Christmas pot luck luncheon and Secret Santa gift exchange. Now, previously the anonymous Saint Nicks of my workplace have been thoughtful enough to show a strong sympathy regarding my area of interest - in other words, I've gotten a well-considered selection of geek-appropriate gifts, ranging from science fiction Christmas decorations to technological marvels from Wallace and Gromit.
To: Sid
I hope you liked the mug. I went on your like of tea and some side commentary about Dr Who. I asked a few people who said “Go with Star Trek” but felt that may be a bit out of my realm of knowledge. =)
Chelsey
In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "The Atrocity Archives: A Laundry Files Novel". Don't say we didn't warn you: these reviews are known to shock with their unconventionality or intimacy. Some may be startled by their biting sincerity; others may be spellbound by their unbridled flights of fantasy. Don't buy this book if: 1. You don't have nerves of steel. 2. You expect to get pregnant in the next five minutes. 3. You've heard it all.Okay - a 44 page collection of book reviews by other people on sale for $10.28? Seriously? Who in their right mind would buy one of these things, and why in the world does Amazon provide these clowns with a venue in which to sell them?
So... all of time and space, everything that ever happened or ever will - where do you want to start?Seattle? I picked Seattle? I mean, Seattle is nice and everything, how could I not like a city with something called a Space Needle, but that was the extent of my desires?
The Doctor, The Eleventh Hour.
Science fiction asks big, weird questions.
These questions involve incredible if not impossible things: futuristic technology, aliens, giants monsters, intelligent robots, people with amazing powers, and more.
This exhibition explores a few of these big “what if” questions. For each, we present a variety of works by writers, filmmakers, artists and other creators who answer them. Their answers can be equally big and weird, also starting, serious, astounding and funny.
Because anything is possible in science fiction, there are an infinite number of answers to these questions.
As you encounter the questions, ask yourself what answers you would give.
And a last question: who cares? What do stories about other worlds have to do with us? The fact is, all the bizarre stuff in science fiction is a metaphor for real stuff. In other words, science fiction warps reality in order to reveal the truth about it.
Brooks Peck, Curator, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame.
Another rainy Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, a good day to stay inside and perhaps watch some television, do a little channel hopping.One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?Sesame Street
Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame.
Whatever the cost.
The War Doctor, The Day of the Doctor.
The brilliant final solution involves cameos by all the Doctors, including a quick glimpse of the next one, and the episode ends with a brief, exceptional appearance by Tom Baker, the Fourth Doctor. Baker, now 79 years old, may or may not be the most popular version of the Doctor, but he very much set the standard by which the others were judged. It was a wistful, enigmatic performance with just a hint of the unpredictable character he once played, providing a wonderful capstone to a well written and well directed episode.
All the Whos down in Whoville, the tall and the small..."We are here! We are here!"Doctor Seuss, Horton Hears A Who.