I saw Chris Nolan’s Inception last night, and while it had some weak points, I enjoyed it. It reminded me a bit of Steven Soderbergh’s interpretation of Solaris.
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Clarke and Asimov Audio
I recently returned from a multi-day journey on which I was able to listen to science fiction classics on audio. Science fiction audio and travel just seem to go together for me.
Dan Simmons’ ILIUM
After a couple of years and several recommendations, I finally read Dan Simmon’s epic novel. I’ve been a Homer aficionado for most of my life (thanks, Mrs. Farmer!), and an “expert” ever since I took my first class in graduate school on epic poetry.
Spring Domesticity
I’m on spring break this week. Usually, Autumn and I pick a destination and go. Spring Break usually means the motorcycle and a beachy locale: something sunny and warm to remind our bodies what that feels like after a grey and cold winter. This year, however, we paid off some bills (yeah!) rather than travelling [...]
MSC Humanities Upgraded
Yes, it’s finally finished. The migration from Drupal to WordPress on the MSC Humanities site is complete. Yes, the Leopard Server upgrade gave me some issues, but I think the result is worth it. Let’s just hope the next system update from Apple doesn’t break anything. It shouldn’t. I still have some work to do [...]
Developments
OK, I have been busier than a busy thing. This fact might be obvious, since I haven’t posted a thing here in over a month. Oops. Since then, Blogger has finally allowed me to switch over to my Google login to manage my blog. Just the ability to add tags is reason enough to celebrate. [...]
Garfinkle’s Celestial Matters
I’ve been thinking lately about being human. This is not necessarily a new thing for me, but, especially when I teach new media, I find myself drawn to what we humans do and what it is that defines us as human.