Last week, I was satisfied despite the loss. This week, if BYU loses, I will be very disappointed. The oddsmakers' line is BYU by less than 3 points. My prediction: BYU 30, New Mexico 10. This entry was written in part while under the influence of "Love Makes the World Go Round" by Madonna, off the True Blue album.
For a football team's offensive line, would you rather have musicians or writers? Writers, of course. Because writers block. OK, so I'm have trouble with my novel. I've managed a little other writing ove the past few weeks, but every time I think about working on the novel, I tense up. I feel like what I want to write isn't... read more »
Had a little fun writing some Javascript today. Click this button: Assuming your browser is compatible, the starfield in the background should move depending on your mouse movements. Cool, huh? Reminds me of an old Atari 800 game, Star Raiders. If you want to see the actual code, click below to continue reading. This entry was written in part while... read more »
I've posted about 9/11 on my political blog.
Remember, remember the fifth of November: Gunpowder, treason, and plot. We see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.I learned that little rhyme when I lived in England more than twenty years ago. Most Americans are not familiar with the Gunpowder Plot. It was an attempt to blow up the Parliament building. Fortunately, the plot was discovered and... read more »
I watched the first episode of this show. If I give you the premise of NSA computer nerd accidentally gets infected with nanomachines that increase his speed and strength, as well as let him tap into computers wirelessly, you can pretty much predict all the stupid unscientific stuff they're going to do. However, the show was still fun to watch,... read more »
Tonight was the season premiere of Enterprise. I don't know if they've done this before (at least, I've never noticed it before), but the promo spot that before it came on, the screen showed: Star TrekEnterpriseLooks like maybe they're trying to bring back the Star Trek brand. I believe they only promoted it as "Enterprise" before. The episode was enjoyable.... read more »
On the Hatrack River Writers Workshop (free registration may be required), someone started a topic on whether it was too "Tolkien-esque" to put dwarves, elves, etc., in a story. Someone mentioned plans to write a story involving a pregnant centaur and a telepath. Someone else said that sounded like the start of a joke: "A pregnant centaur and a telepath... read more »
Science fiction author Spider Robinson has written a column in which he despairs about the future of space travel (and more.) I left it deeply concerned for the future -- not merely of my chosen genre or my chosen country, but my species. ... Incredibly, young people no longer find the real future exciting. They no longer find science admirable.... read more »
Creative writing class assignment: Show someone with deep financial problems. Jefferson moved the cursor down the column of numbers in the spreadsheet, double-checking every one against the paper statements from his banks and brokers. Then he sighed and leaned back in his leather swivel-chair. There was no mistake. He was even worse off than he had been a month ago.... read more »
