What other names did your parents consider for you?
My father wanted me named after him, which would have made me Leonie, or Lee for short. Much better that what I was cursed with... but dad lost.
06/19/2007
04/26/2007
04/05/2007
03/21/2007
02/19/2007
01/15/2007
What I'm Reading
I have, at long last, started reading Jim Butcher's "Dresden Files" series. The TV series starts on the SciFi channel Sunday January 21st, and I wanted to get a feel for it.
It's wizardry meets Noir, and I have been enjoying it so far. Harry feels fairly real, despite the bigger than life magical powers. Like most Noir protagonists, he takes a beating and manages to limp through somehow. His heart's in the right place and he's determined to do the right thing... even when he has trouble figuring out how to make that happen.
I'm looking forward to seeing the series.
Edit: I've seen the first episode, and I liked it. Naturally there are differences from the books, some of which I was okay with (Bob, the car) and others that I wasn't so nuts about or didn't understand the reasoning (no Mister, no duster, no electrical problems). I will finish reading the series (at least, until I stop liking them... some series [Anita Blake] go all to heck as they go on).
It's wizardry meets Noir, and I have been enjoying it so far. Harry feels fairly real, despite the bigger than life magical powers. Like most Noir protagonists, he takes a beating and manages to limp through somehow. His heart's in the right place and he's determined to do the right thing... even when he has trouble figuring out how to make that happen.
I'm looking forward to seeing the series.
Edit: I've seen the first episode, and I liked it. Naturally there are differences from the books, some of which I was okay with (Bob, the car) and others that I wasn't so nuts about or didn't understand the reasoning (no Mister, no duster, no electrical problems). I will finish reading the series (at least, until I stop liking them... some series [Anita Blake] go all to heck as they go on).
12/28/2006
12/24/2006
11/30/2006
09/07/2006
09/02/2006
08/31/2006
Plenty of Piper
Piper is so-named because she has an opinion about everything, and no qualms about expressing them. I nearly named her "Peeper" as a kitten, and then decided that it wouldn't be dignified enough for a grown up cat. Her other names are Catloaf and Princess Here's My Butt. She weighs 17 lbs, and her favorite place to sleep is on my head. She can beat up her brother Hobbes with one paw behind her.
A Cat-load of Hobbes
I have two cats - Hobbes and Piper - 13 year old siblings. Hobbes is, I think the more photogenic of the two. Generally because he's also the laziest, and doesn't bother to move when I get out the camera. Piper has a tendency to either get up and investigate it, or move and blur the picture. So, here are some pictures of Hobbes. I'm not the world's best photographer.
08/18/2006
08/15/2006
Cthulhu-lumps
Two Lumps is one of my favorite web comics, and I've long been a fan of HP Lovecraft. Here we have two great concepts combined!
