I cannot think of a story more apropros to what happens online when a topic goes viral, save the Jenny McCarthy autism vs. vaccines debate, than the Great Penguin Sweater Fiasco. To sum up what happened, in 2011 (according to the timestamp of Mike Dickison’s article I quoted below) there was an oil spill in […]
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Musings and Opinions
Final Fantasy Redux (Or a Niggling Point)
The Atlantic posted an article this morning about Final Fantasy dubbed: “Casting ‘Revive’ on Final Fantasy.” My cactaur has demanded that I speak on the subject, if only because I still need to think about the post I was going to write. 10,000 needles really sting. Final Fantasy X. Major hit, right? Romance, tragedy, action, […]
To Each Thine Own Creativity
Since I’ve been diving into art and music again, my ideas have been free-flowing — it feels amazing. In my office, I have many art pieces up ranging from comic book characters to gothic elements. Transformers, Hack/Slash, He-Man, Thor, Star Wars, The Uniques, Final Fantasy, Domo, Miyazaki — and a dozen more waiting to be […]
National Craft Month! First Three Pieces
March did its best to roar like a Lannister on Saturday. Here’s hoping it’ll whimper on its way out like a House that the Targaryens toasted a few hundred years ago. This weekend, I kicked off National Craft Month with a pledge to create a new art piece every day. My only stipulation was that […]
Google Scholar is Shiny!
When I write science fiction, I need to have solid research materials at my disposal. Have to. I’ve been disillusioned with the power of the Google because of it’s over-reliance on what my social network is saying, so searching takes me quite a while to parse out the rumor mill from fact. Yesterday, I was […]