Whispers of the Muse

Little Brother & Independence Day

2008-07-04T17:38:04Z

So,I've been meaning to post about this book for awhile, but the Fourth of July seems like the perfect opportunity to finally go for it, given the central commentary Little Brother makes about our country's conflicting obsessions with freedom and...

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Reflecting on Northern Lights

2007-12-09T04:49:00Z

A whole troop of folks (including L, Kris, Anna, Erin, Julie, Melody and Anthony) trekked over to the downtown Edwards 9 to see The Golden Compass on opening weekend. Somehow, I was expecting that the theater would be as packed as it usually is f...

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Independence, dOrange-Style

2007-07-06T05:11:03Z

Had a great day off from from work yesterday, lighting up Independence Day with Anthony, Matt, Anica and some pandas. (I'm still pretty clueless why they refer to themselves as pandas, since Anthony or Matt haven't enlightened me yet. Unless it's...

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Era-gay?

2007-03-26T03:09:34Z

The troops were gathered last night (the Pants, Ernie, Anthony, L and myself) to march on the local $2 theater to see an abysmal movie adapted from an even more abysmal book, or in short, Eragon. Not that we have anything against dragons or drag...

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Snack Attack, Mother F*****!

2007-03-03T21:16:49Z

What are your three favorite snacks? Submitted by Sunscreem. Here are my three of my favorite snacks, of the non-edible variety. (Even though we all know that Everything is Edible.) WarioWare: Twisted! for the Gameboy Advance and Nintendo ...

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Not Your Disney-fied Fairy Tales

2007-02-09T05:36:27Z

Major kudos to Sarah and Aaron for gifting me what is my latest graphic novel crack: Fables by Bill Willingham. Even though it hasn't even been two months since I was given the first volume (Legends in Exile), L and I have already devoured our wa...

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Blood and Chocolate for Werewolves

2007-01-27T23:50:59Z

L and I saw Blood & Chocolate this afternoon and were pleasantly surprised by this pretty good werewolf movie. Granted, neither of us have read the original book (rumors are that they butchered it), but the movie stood up pretty well on its own. ...

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The Best Show You Aren't Watching

2007-01-04T05:08:08Z

On the surface, it looks like just another teenybopper show. But actually take the time to watch the acclaimed Veronica Mars and you'll find a whole lot more than you expected. Rife with heavy issues like the struggle between rich and poor, date ...

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Who Are You People?

2006-12-19T01:02:26Z

Here's your inspirational quote for the day: Perhaps the most delightful, life-affirming discovery of all is how willing Americans are to embrace their passions and broadcast them to the world, regardless of what that world might think. Geeks, i...

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Where Has He Been??

2006-12-13T06:17:48Z

Weeks since my last update, just what have I been doing lately?? Didn't get a Wii, but I have started playing Oblivion on L's 360. Even if it's a bit campy at time, I'm lovin' the crunchiness of the system. (And Argonians are just sexy.) Finis...

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