Monthly Archives: September 2004

Finished the Dark Tower. Hmmm. Like almost all the Dark Tower books, I find myself unsure if I loved it or hated it, but since I read the thing until nearly 2 AM, despite James’s feeble protests, it was certainly gripping. The world, as always, was the great thing–fantasy western sci-fi post-apocalyptic, mixed with the […]

And now, as promised, the crow with fireworks! I’m not sure of much in life, and it seems occasionally like I get less sure all the time. However, I still cling to at least one deeply held conviction–namely that if crows could use matches, we’d all be in a world of hurt. http://yerf.com/vernursu/fireworkscrow.jpg I’ve been […]

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was pure, unadulterated pulp. Pulp, pulp, pulp. It rocked. Best use of Art Deco and giant robots since Starship Titantic. If you insist on saying things like “Hey, that’d never WORK,” this is definitely not the movie for you, being gloriously absurd, but a whole lotta fun anyway.