The Utah Browncoats are fans of Firefly/Serenity (and pretty much the whole Whedonverse.) They have organized a charity screening of Serenity on June 22 at 11:59pm to benefit the Christmas Box House. I just bought my ticket. Anyway, if you want to do something shiny, here's your chance. (UPDATE: The place to buy tickets is on the Utah Browncoats website.)
Arthur B. Erekson passed away peacefully June 7, 2006 at his home in Provo, Utah, after a short illness. He was born June 25, 1906 in Murray, Utah, to John Benbow and May Oberblander Erekson in a home built by his great-grandfather John Benbow, who was an early pioneer from Nauvoo and England. He graduated from Murray High in 1924... read more »
"The hard is the good." That was one of my Grandfather Erekson's favorite sayings. I can remember him saying it many times when my family visited him and Grandmother during my childhood -- probably when one of us children was complaining that we didn't want to do something because it was "hard." Grandfather was probably the most self-disciplined man I've... read more »
This was my second year attending CONduit, Utah's largest science fiction and fantasy convention. Friday The first panel I went to was "The Future of War." I guess because it was the first panel of the day, and people were still trying to figure out where everything was, for a while I was the only audience member, and L. E.... read more »
This post contains spoilers after the break. Adding just a few minutes at the climax, without changing anything else in the movie, would have made it much better. Here's what I would have done differently: (more…)
10-10:30am I'll be doing a book signing at CONduit. Dan Willis will be signing at the same time.
10-10:30am I'll be doing a reading at CONduit.
Well, this morning I weighed in at 184 pounds, which was my goal to achieve by June 1. And it's a good thing, too, because I'll be going to the CONduit SF con from today through Sunday, and I always seem to gain a bit of weight from eating out during cons. Having gotten to 184, my ongoing goal is... read more »
I just got back from a midnight showing of the third X-Men movie, and I'm sorry to say it's not up to the standard set by the first movie, let alone the second. I enjoyed it, but overall it was unfocused and failed to engage me the way the first two movies did. The special effects were good enough, and... read more »
When I went down to Arizona for Nebula Weekend, I stayed in my sister Angie's guest bedroom. The bed was fitted with the softest, most comfortable sheets I'd I've felt, so I asked her what they were and where she had found them. The sheets are Pure Beech Jersey Sheets, made from 100% modal, which is a fiber from the... read more »
