Sorry for the belated response, but I am trying to have a life outside of the laptop, you know :)
To give you some idea of my immediate response, here are my real-time notes (spelling corrected)
One Point:
delicate
That’s all human and delicately
All running about
then he was dead, then he didn’t exist, then he was plastic
little baby
Little baby
baby time lord
not weapon
wedding night hijinks
Last Few Minutes:
What
The baby is flesh
Or is it Amy
No no no nooooooooooooooooo
No
noooooooooooooooooo
not another ganger
please don’t let amy be another ganger
is Lorna River?
that can’t be right
River? Where the hell have you been
You could have tried
WHAT
good spat
Not him
please not him
I don’t get him
what
Gallifreyan?
What
Tell me
tell me
Water in the fores
No
what
agggggggggggggg
Even if viewers weren't pleased with the content of River's revelation, the reveal was brilliantly written. (Apologies for the subtitles. It was all I could find)
Now we are left to go AGHHHHHHHH and ponder theories till next fall.
Tell Me a Story, Raggedy Man
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Giving our Deaths
People often say that someone who died in war or as a martyr "gave his life" for the cause. In one sense, that's true. But while reading Urchin and the Rage Tide, I came across a beautiful passage about this. (paraphrased)
You've already given your life for the island, every day. Now you're giving your death.
It's all about living sacrifice. If you don't give God every day, every moment of your life, why give him something he has control over anyway?
You've already given your life for the island, every day. Now you're giving your death.
It's all about living sacrifice. If you don't give God every day, every moment of your life, why give him something he has control over anyway?
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The Dragons of Chiril
Originally published under the (in my mind) more fitting title The Vanishing Sculpture, The Dragons of Chiril is the first of Donita K. Paul's second book in her new series.
Because I originally read the sequel, Dragons of the Valley first, I already had some idea of what was going on, but I found the book much more inviting read in its proper order. The characters are amusing and delightful, and the plot is well written.
Four and a half stars.
Because I originally read the sequel, Dragons of the Valley first, I already had some idea of what was going on, but I found the book much more inviting read in its proper order. The characters are amusing and delightful, and the plot is well written.
Four and a half stars.
The Quotable Rogue
What makes America exceptional isn't her politicans; it's her people
--Sarah Palin
In the midst of all our political backstabbing and mess, it's easy to overlook the people who do their part to make America great. But once in a while, there's someone who is both an exceptional person and a decent politican.
I happen to think that Sarah Palin is one of them. Feel free to disagree, but this is not a politics post: it is just a review of a book that happens to be political. A collection of Palin quotes, The Quotable Rogue is exactly what it claims to be--a handbook of soundbites from one of politics' most polarizing personalities. It might even make you interested in picking up one of her two books.
Four stars
--Sarah Palin
In the midst of all our political backstabbing and mess, it's easy to overlook the people who do their part to make America great. But once in a while, there's someone who is both an exceptional person and a decent politican.
I happen to think that Sarah Palin is one of them. Feel free to disagree, but this is not a politics post: it is just a review of a book that happens to be political. A collection of Palin quotes, The Quotable Rogue is exactly what it claims to be--a handbook of soundbites from one of politics' most polarizing personalities. It might even make you interested in picking up one of her two books.
Four stars
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Final Summit
The Angel ((Archangel, yes Mr. Gabriel, I understand there's a difference) Gabriel summons Winston Churchill, Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, the WWII spy Eric Ericson, and a modern businessmen to provide a two-word answer to explain how the world can avoid the apocolypse. No, this isn't a joke. It's the plot of The Final Summit by Andy Andrews.
I did not enjoy this book at all. First of all, the opening chapter is spent on a minor character we never see again. Secondly, a plot entirely consisting of discussion, no matter how well done, is bound to come off pedantic. Finally--and most seriously, there is nothing remotely Christian in this book. Apart from a brief mention of "barely slipping in," there is no mention of faith or belief required to entire heaven. Personalities like Socrates, Anne Frank, Edison, and Franklin just hang out together. But the worst part is the answer. What must humanity do to avert disaster?
Do something.
That's no help at all, not even remotely. Do what? Where do we start? Hitler and Stalin did something, for that matter, and they thought they were doing right.
No stars
I was given a free copy of this book by Thomas Nelson's BookSneeze program in exchange for writing an unbiased review.
Monday, May 30, 2011
The Almost People--HUGE SPOILERS!
WHAT
THE
RASSILON?
That is my reaction to The Almost People in three words. It was one of the first episodes that actually kept me up at night afterwards--not because it was explictly frighting, but because of the fridge horror.
Amy's been a gange for all of season six. And the only hint was the occasional glimpses of Eyepatch Lady.What makes us so sure that we aren't all gangers? And for that matter, that we actually are in the same physical condition? GangerAmy wasn't pregnant (which was what confused the TARDIS) but real Amy was. When she woke up in the prison cell, suddenly giving birth, I nearly had a heart attack.
And that's apart from the Holocaust-echoing piles of defective gangers and the slowly rotting eyes patched on the wall. Watching, just watching, and fully conscious all the time.
Then, after watching the trailer for the next episode, and the prequel as well. Blue dude has it right:"God help us if you've made him (the Doctor) angry!"
What will Moffat do next?
THE
RASSILON?
That is my reaction to The Almost People in three words. It was one of the first episodes that actually kept me up at night afterwards--not because it was explictly frighting, but because of the fridge horror.
Amy's been a gange for all of season six. And the only hint was the occasional glimpses of Eyepatch Lady.What makes us so sure that we aren't all gangers? And for that matter, that we actually are in the same physical condition? GangerAmy wasn't pregnant (which was what confused the TARDIS) but real Amy was. When she woke up in the prison cell, suddenly giving birth, I nearly had a heart attack.
And that's apart from the Holocaust-echoing piles of defective gangers and the slowly rotting eyes patched on the wall. Watching, just watching, and fully conscious all the time.
Then, after watching the trailer for the next episode, and the prequel as well. Blue dude has it right:"God help us if you've made him (the Doctor) angry!"
What will Moffat do next?
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