Of This and Other Worlds

carbonelle just posted this brilliant recap of the original Star Wars saga in four-part harmony and it is a piece of pure unadulterated love, the best thing I've seen since Weird Al's "The Saga Begins". So I inflict it on share it with you here:



Truly, things like this are why the Internet was invented. It's like a giant free-range safari park for geeks.

Okay, maybe I am giving myself too much credit here, because I have not actually checked any Heroes fan forums other than the TWoP one to be certain. But to the best of my knowledge, I was the first (and so far in my awareness the only) person to seriously suggest that Mr. Muggles is ( you know... ) I made this suggestion in the Sidekicks thread on TWoP on February 1st, as you can see right here.

Now look at this, from a February 16th, 2007 IGN interview with Jack Coleman who plays Mr. Bennet a.k.a. HRG: ( Ha ha! )

Admittedly, after seeing this past week's episode I'd already pretty much dropped my theory about Mr. Muggles being anything special. But to have come up with a theory so wacky that it actually made it to the attention of TPTB is a nice little propeller in my fandom beanie, I must say. If it's true.

*waits for someone to come along with a link to a post suggesting the same theory that predates my comment on TWoP, and therefore proves that I am not special after all*

...you're writing a scene set in a country your book never names, taking place at a time you never specify, and you find yourself looking up newspaper headlines, phases of the moon, and days of the week to be sure you've got them right.

I have always been something of a music snob -- nothing too pedestrian, thank you (yeah, yeah, I know, CI and Clay Aiken. But I will point out that I refuse to buy the Aiken's first album. Or Ryan Malcolm's. Nor will I be buying Kalan's single).

Semi-obscure artists, usually British, with intelligent lyrics and complex instrumentation, the kind of thing that it takes you three or four listenings to really get into -- that's most of what you'll find in my record collection, or at least my dream record collection. That being said, I have a confession to make, though it pains me:

I think Dan Fogelberg's "Longer" is one of the most gorgeous songs ever written. And I stop and listen to it every time I find it on the radio. Like this morning, about five minutes ago, which is why I'm making this post.

Sigh. There goes my street cred.

P.S. I kind of like "Sailing" by Christopher Cross, too. Excuse me while I nip out back and shoot myself.

Which Doctor Who are you?

this quiz was made by Auntie Krizu(:>)

Yes, I had to cheat to get this answer. Mind you, this was one of those quizzes where the answers are so obvious it's hard to be honest even if you want to. (The first time around, I got the First Doctor, but that was just so wrong, as anyone who knows me and knows the show could tell you.)

I am also a sad enough fan to point out that technically speaking, this quiz should be called "Which Incarnation of the Doctor Are You", because of course nobody actually calls him "Doctor Who". Well, except for one episode, but that was obviously a mistake on the writers' part...

Erm, I'll shut up now, shall I?