The Life of the Dead Author

Life at this moment.

2007-07-08T11:13:24Z

Well, I meant to keep this blog more current than I have. A quick update, yes? Times have seriously changed career-wise. I have finally made the complete transition from "occasional high school teacher" to "editor" and I have no regrets in the sl...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

28 Smurfs Later: The Sequel!!!

2007-05-26T10:55:18Z

Yesterday, I remarked about how the apocalyptic 28 Days Later ripped off "The Purple Smurfs". Today, I would like to further my observations about how the milquetoast sequel, 28 Months Later, ripped off UNICEF. 28 Weeks Later is a Hollywoodified,...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

28 Smurfs Later

2007-05-25T12:40:39Z

I found 28 Days Later to be an utter thrill ride of a horror movie. It contained a simple, riveting plot involving an apocalyptic plague against which few could escape. Transmission was simple: by saliva or blood, most easily by the act of biting...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Happy Mayday!

2007-05-01T13:29:14Z

May 1, 2003.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Austin City Limits.

2007-04-27T15:13:41Z

Today in New Haven, it is cold and rainy. Last night, I saw the Austin band Spoon play at Toad's Place and that was a lot of fun. I even ran into girlwonder for the first time in weeks since she's been holed up and finishing her master's thesis. C...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

OMG! WTF? RLY?

2007-04-27T13:36:02Z

Report: Text messaging harms written language DUBLIN, Ireland (Reuters) -- The rising popularity of text messaging on mobile phones poses a threat to writing standards among Irish schoolchildren, an education commission says. The frequency of err...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Counting the Pages of Monte Cristo.

2007-03-17T17:54:39Z

Well, that was a good nap to try to kill The Ill. I feel a little better. I'm currently about 360 pages into The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, mostly at the urging of my partner. But I actually enjoy it. I've never been one for those...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Phlegmatic.

2007-03-17T13:58:10Z

What was going to be an exciting day full of writing became a morning where I am absolutely slammed by a head cold. I rarely get substantially sick, but today I was truly whalloped by the Ill. Maybe a bit of reading would be better...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Happy Pi Day!

2007-03-14T13:06:26Z

Celebrate Accordingly! Celebrate IRRATIONALLY!

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Reading and Writing

2007-03-13T10:56:55Z

It's always nice to discover when you've got the creative juices flowing again. Sometimes you do have to make it happen, but when the dry spell ends, well, go for it. & For some reason, I didn't put 2 and 2 together, because I only learned recen...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend