Smoking Whedon Fonda Science Fiction

I just exchanged a few books I don't need for Serenity and Firefly,
which, of course, I do need.
Since Borders was also having a buy 3 DVDs get one free sale, I also
picked up the second X men movie and…..
BARBARELLA!!!!!!!!
Fear me.

the gift…

As some of you will recall, I plowed through Buffy seasons 3 and 4 in
the span of three days while recovering from gallbladder surgery back
in April.
I just finished season 5. (Also watched much Angel in the interim and
a bit of Firefly.) And what I really, really, really want to know is
why the key was so [...]

And no…

I don't want anything for Christmas, but if you really need to regift
anything that has “Joss Whedon” in the credits, I'm your gal.

Lacking a Feast

Well, The library still doesn't seem to have a Feast for Crows, the fourth
volume of the George Martin series. I have had that title reserved since I
got my library card right after moving here in May.
But I've gotten my paycheck first.
However, if I buy the fourth volume in hardcover, I'm going to have to go
back [...]

Update on my NPR fangirl crush

Okay. I had been wondering what had happened to Rob
Gifford to the point that I checked on the NPR website to make
sure he hadn't disappeared. It occured to me to check again today,
after hearing yet another China story by some other, less sexy-voxed
reporter and then seeing this
ad on journalism.jobs.com.
They've updated it, and I suppose I [...]

Oh, i should note…

K and I went to see Serenity over the weekend.
Now I'm sure I'm not the first to turn this phrase, being a belated Whedon fan, but the experience was sheer Whedonistic joy.
K I got lots of good dialogue afterward. I'm not familiar with firefly, being still stuck in season 5 of Buffy and Season [...]

In a sea of DeLay posts

…we have Neil Gaiman, making me laugh my arse off.

Fun on the mall

Yesterday we went to the rally in front of the White House, which was really awesome. There were SO many people there. Never did catch up with the groups I wanted to interview, though I had a nice one with Chester County for Peace. Good mix of old and young, surprisingly little race diversity, though. [...]

Neil Gaiman sightings in DC area (sept)

Neil Gaiman's book tour has been announced: Sat. Sept. 24: Washington DC, National Book Festival, DC Sun. Sept 25: Washington DC, Borders Bailey’s Crossroads For the rest, have a look at NeilGaiman.com.
I won't be all quibbly and point out that Bailey's Crossroads is not in DC. This almost makes up for the fact that I [...]