Apparently Paramount announced late last night that JJ Abrams (best known for creating/directing Alias and Lost and recently directing Mission Impossible 3) would direct the next Trek film—which means yes, there will be a Trek XI. I love JJ…love Alias…enjoy Lost…I think I’ll even like MI3 thanks to him. So I am cautiously optimistic about another Trek. Read more about it at Syfy Portal…
Sci Fi Wire posted a list of all the scifi/fantasy movies slated to hit theaters in ’06. Lots and lots of potential goodies! What I know I want to see: THE GRUDGE 2, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, ULTRAVIOLET, and THE DAVINCI CODE. Several others have potential: I’ve never been a Bond fan, but I like Daniel Craig,…
I can’t believe I just now found this, lol. I’m a long-time sci-fi/fantasy fan, and The Matrix is my all-time favorite movie (I even used to teach it in my comp classes!). The first movie is, of course, the best, but I came to appreciate the last two for what they say about systemic control,…
(A post for The Next Chapter’s current book blogging of The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin)
While blog surfing yesterday I came across some wonderful new blogs, including one by Joy who is doing a weeklong Marie Antoinette celebration starting this Wednesday! Her site is so much fun to look through, and her broken china jewelry is just gorgeous. I’m going to get in on the Marie spirit too, and will…
I want to like knitting (when I’ve tried, I’ve never gotten the hang of it; I like crochet). More specifically, I want to knit and splay random knittings in unexpected places, like this. I think I’ll just crochet something random and find a place to leave it. Something with a heart in/on it.
Redesigning the blog from the ground up. Once it’s done, I’ll post an update with layouts, GGR stuff, info about my new Etsy store, and…The Sisterhood of the Traveling Vamps. :-D
