Another sci fi plot type that I can’t seem to get enough of is the amnesia plot.
I loved the Bourne books: way better than the movies. (The whole point is that he isn’t a hitman, geez!)
Also, my current read, The Paradox Men, has been very interesting so far.
And then there are all those Philip K. Dick books. Too bad he’s not around anymore.
Last year, one of my coworkers returned from sick leave a full hundred pounds lighter. She looked so much healthier and happier. I’m sure that she had gotten a surgery similar to this type. The site talks about lapband los angeles, and describes how a belt is inserted around the stomach to limit the amount of food storage.
Talk to your doctor and see if this is a healthy choice for you.
I usually really enjoy science fiction time travel books. But only good ones.
I’ve read some that just do not do justice to such plot line with such fertile opportunities.
Others on the other hand are very interesting in their description of the science of time travel but are a bore in the story that they chose to surround the science.
I’ve always found the paradoxes fascinating, but even better: what if you were physically unable to do stuff in the past that would lead to a paradox?
As Keanu would say, “Woah!”
So I’ll admit it right up front. I’m not the world’s biggest fan of musicals. (Unless you count The Blues Brothers, but that’s for another post.) Nevertheless, I hope to catch Sweeney Todd when it hits theaters later this month, especially after I went to visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site. A psychotic hairdresser out for revenge in 19th century London? Not bad, for a musical.
Revenge has had a long history throughout film that occasionally captures the power and emptiness of the emotion. The best movies reveal the constant, overwhelming force of revenge that consumes every part of the soul. After the act of revenge is carried out, only a husk of a person is left.
One of the greatest scenes of revenge that I can think of offhand is the finale of Mad Max. The biker punks ran down his wife and child and turned a committed policeman into an emotionless shell with nothing left. Max leaves the last of the bikers chained to a wrecked car that’s about to explode but gives him a hacksaw and the advice to saw through his arm instead of the handcuffs.
Sweeney Todd similarly seeks revenge against those responsible for the death of his wife and also comes up with the ingenious idea of disposing of the bodies and turning a profit with a new recipe for meet pies.
You can also visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace.
Phoenix finally has its winter rains.
After three months or so of dryness and temperatures in the 80′s on Thanksgiving (jealous?), we finally have rain. Not the pounding, driving 10 minute storms of summer, but a nice, long, wet weekend drizzle.
Seems like there’s always someone on my Christmas list who is hard to buy for. This year, my sister-in-law’s husband is the one. It seems like a gift certificate is the easiest way out of this problem, but then they know exactly how much you spent on them. What if this year you get a $20 gift card and last year you got them one for $50 – will they think you’re getting cheap? Worse yet, what if they get you a $50 gift card this year and you only give them a $20 card? HORROR!! Since I don’t need that kind of drama this year, I’ve had to figure out what to get him and I’ve found the perfect place – www.opticsplanet.com. They’ve got flashlights, telescopes, even solar scopes (I didn’t even know there was such a thing), gifts for all kinds of interests. What wonderful gadget is complete without a case that keeps it safe – which they have too! Just look for pelican cases, and put your gift inside the case so it’s easier to wrap.
After trying it out in the store and seeing some youtube posts of the game, …
I CAN’T WAIT TO GET THIS!
Thank God it’s still for the PS2. I really don’t want to shell out hundreds of dollars for the latest system.
You can never be too careful when you’re short on money and need to pay somebody. Banks are difficult to work with and take too long to get the money, and credit cards can have some really high interest rates. No Fax Payday Loans can get you money when you need it, but you should always use a calculator like the one on their site to find out how much you’re actually spending.