10:53 A.M. First, I got up this morning and went right to the grocery store. This was because I needed to buy some fruits and some sort of allergy meds because the inner-cavities of my…
Posts tagged Crackpot Theories
The SciFi crybabies are at it again
I caught this piece about International Science Fiction Reshelving Day (November 18th) over on the Magers & Quinn blog yesterday and it made me laugh. Being a bookstore, their concern regarding ISFRD is legitimate. Being…
Crackpot Theory #37: 5 minute songs, 3.5 hour movies & 400 page books
Okay, I’m still working on this theory, but it’s been bubbling inside of me ever since I picked up Frank Portman’s Andromeda Klein. The book clocks in at something like 430 pages (I’d go look…
The equinox is bringing me down
The change of seasons is fucking with me. I love fall and usually spend much time rejoicing in the cooler weather and school supplies. But this year it’s just putting me on edge, making my…
Crackpot Theory #17: Men let nostalgia get in the way of their critical thinking
Okay, I will admit upfront that I haven’t put this Crackpot Theory through the rigorous paces most of my Crackpot Theories are subjected to before the great reveal. But, well, I tempted fate by whining…
Crackpot Theory #64: Why Jack Kerouac is still popular even though he sucks
There are many things I don’t understand. Physics, how the average person can tolerate seeing or hearing Gwen Stefani without wanting to punch someone in the neck, and the weird, fanatical love lavished on Jack…
The Google of the sexes: Crackpot Theory #48
I don’t even know how it came up last week at class, but for some reason Kelly, Jags, and I got to talking about boys and Google. This allowed me to espouse Crackpot Theory #48:…
On class, comic books, and crackpot theory #29
In class on Thursday we workshopped a story that had a wonderful premise. In the story a man is afflicted with all the diseases ever, a condition called Itisitis. With the Itisitis comes a superpower,…
Crackpot Theory #73: You know you damage me, you leave me tangled in a knot — The Genesis of a Song
I’ve been listening to Of Montreal’s “The Party’s Crashing Us” on repeat today. I’m not sure why, but it’s working wonders at alleviating the exasperation I’m dealing with today. It surprised me upon listen three…
On Crackpot Theories, Kelly’s birthday, and being unmarried at 34
Today is my friend Kelly’s 30th birthday. I envy her the magic of turning 30. Without a doubt, my 30s have been the best decade of my life. Of course, when I was in my…