Alone and Unobserved

"Oh, yes! It looked awesome. But I was sad to learn that Alan Moore has once again disclaimed any involvement or..."

"Did you like the Watchmen teaser trailer? I've been fangasming over it online all day. I think it looks awesome...."

"Craig, your suggestions were funny. They just weren't Australian. There! I admit that I am biased against the Canadjans...."

"Wow. My wife thinks I'm knitting with only one needle because I tend to have heated discussions with myself (usually..."

"Well I'm sure glad that somebody thought I was funny."

When I first picked up Sabriel several years ago, I was immediately drawn into Nix's splendid vision of an industrial nation, ordered by science and logic and train schedules, that abuts an Old Kingdom, where magic, sorcery and necromancy are very much alive, and whose darker currents and denizens...

Ah, I love Mafalda. And this book has ALL OF MAFALDA—perfect for an immense Mafalda marathon!

A fascinating look at the evolution of same-sex unions in Scandinavia. I was expecting the authors to spend more time on the implications of their research for same-sex marriage supporters in America, but all in all the book was well-reasoned, interesting and informative.

"So, ah. Son.... How--how're things going? With, uh, you know... pollination?"

Ah, deconstruction theory. Such sweet, sweet memories.

"I'm guessing Clooney tried on the original costume the first day and was like, 'Wow, how did Val Kilmer ever fit into this thing? Does he just not have nipples?!,' and the costumers had to make alterations. Meanwhile, all of Hollywood began whispering about George Clooney's bulging nipples."

Linguistics Comics

By all accounts--including Eric's--The Dark Knight is a fantastic movie. But some people are taking negative (or less-than-positive) reviews of it MUCH TOO SERIOUSLY, with hilarious and frightening results.

Heather Armstrong explains to her daughter the nuts and bolts and SHEER EFFORT that would be involved in producing a little sister for her.