21 years with the Bruins, exercised his right as a player on the winning Avalanche to travel with the Stanley Cup to Boston, #77's right up there in the rafters next to Esposito's #7.
1. My bad. The original Piranha, on the other hand, was worth listing twice. The sequel, less so.
2. Good catch (hee! See what I did there?)
3. Haven't seen it. I'll add it to the to-watch list and report back.
4. Never heard of it. Now added.
Well, Shapes is interesting to me for the following reasons:
-the whole interchange between Mulder and the Native elder. Fox's response ("Teach me") is the most honest response a non-Native person could have in that situation.
--Gwen's intriguing as a character in her own right. And X-Files doesn't have a lot of intriguing female characters who aren't Scully. She's complex.
--I love non-dominant-paradigm mythology. There, I confess it. So the whole thing makes me dance with joy.
And as for "Unrequited"? I still feel like we, as a US society, haven't coped with the debt we owe our Vietnam veterans, nor have we acknowledged the part the government played in failing to provide them with the help they needed on their return.
It was a combination of unsympathetic characters on predictable story arcs, along with very slow-paced writing. Which surprised me, because I'm a huge fan of British Modernist writing in general. And that may be part of the problem. In comparison to some of the other works from that period, it's very disappointing.
The Haunted Hillbilly is great, if you're into surreal American Gothic-type work. The writing is strong and fast, and the concepts are detailed and well-executed. I highly recommend this book.
(Plus, if you hate it, at least it's short).
I am continuing to have a love-hate Gibson thing. I'm still bitter about Neuromancer, and the amount of time it sucked out of my life to be read, but I recently finished All Tomorrow's Parties, and found that and Idoru stellar.
I know! Has anyone ever seen these two authors in the same place at the same time?
Although I do confess, I like Tim Dorsey's books a lot better than Hiassen's. Serge is one of the most memorable characters I've ever read. He is so freakin' cool.
I am all about silly, man. Although I have to admit a slight preference for ankylosauri over the allos. But if you tell that to them, I'll deny everything.
Dave Andreychuk, 09/29/1963, 2006.
coughcoughcough.
21 years with the Bruins, exercised his right as a player on the winning Avalanche to travel with the Stanley Cup to Boston, #77's right up there in the rafters next to Esposito's #7.
I know, dude. I'll pipe down now.
Aw man...oh well. Thanks for including these. I'll come back with more NHL as I think of them.
Where's the NHL love, baby?
Chris Chelios, 01/25/1962, still active.
Ray Bourque, 12/28/1960, 2000.
Craig McTavish, 08/15/1958, 2006.
Igor Larionov, 12/03/1960, 2004.
1. My bad. The original Piranha, on the other hand, was worth listing twice. The sequel, less so.
2. Good catch (hee! See what I did there?)
3. Haven't seen it. I'll add it to the to-watch list and report back.
4. Never heard of it. Now added.
Thanks! I've corrected the list accordingly.
Thanks, Wezzo!
Well, Shapes is interesting to me for the following reasons:
-the whole interchange between Mulder and the Native elder. Fox's response ("Teach me") is the most honest response a non-Native person could have in that situation.
--Gwen's intriguing as a character in her own right. And X-Files doesn't have a lot of intriguing female characters who aren't Scully. She's complex.
--I love non-dominant-paradigm mythology. There, I confess it. So the whole thing makes me dance with joy.
And as for "Unrequited"? I still feel like we, as a US society, haven't coped with the debt we owe our Vietnam veterans, nor have we acknowledged the part the government played in failing to provide them with the help they needed on their return.
It was a combination of unsympathetic characters on predictable story arcs, along with very slow-paced writing. Which surprised me, because I'm a huge fan of British Modernist writing in general. And that may be part of the problem. In comparison to some of the other works from that period, it's very disappointing.
Thanks!
The Haunted Hillbilly is great, if you're into surreal American Gothic-type work. The writing is strong and fast, and the concepts are detailed and well-executed. I highly recommend this book.
(Plus, if you hate it, at least it's short).
I am continuing to have a love-hate Gibson thing. I'm still bitter about Neuromancer, and the amount of time it sucked out of my life to be read, but I recently finished All Tomorrow's Parties, and found that and Idoru stellar.
I know! Has anyone ever seen these two authors in the same place at the same time?
Although I do confess, I like Tim Dorsey's books a lot better than Hiassen's. Serge is one of the most memorable characters I've ever read. He is so freakin' cool.
You know, I've heard this before, that Chin is everything Make Love wanted to be and wasn't. Hmmm. Inter-Library Loan! To me!
I am all about silly, man. Although I have to admit a slight preference for ankylosauri over the allos. But if you tell that to them, I'll deny everything.
Can you post translated quotes?