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TSS: January Wrap Up
Reading
I managed to read three books in one month. Granted they were all 300 pages or less so that helped. Still I think I’m off to a good start.
“So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy” edited by Nalo Hopkinson & Uppinder Mehan
“Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel [...]
“Avatar” and the other side of the story
I was originally going to write a full review of Avatar, however I’ve realized I’m just not that interested it. It may have had some of the best special effects and awesome visuals but the plot was boring and predictable. The humans in the movie are blinded by their own needs and are predictably racist [...]
TSS: A year of blogging… Looking back at 2009
Okay technically I started this blog in February so it really hasn’t been a year, yet. However, I did start reading the first book I reviewed some time after Christmas last year so it’s close enough. Also, I wanted to start fresh with my reading count at zero and to be able to start [...]
Random…
This is my 100th post on this blog and it’s been 9 months since I started it. I’ve read and reviewed 17 books so far this year – which is not nearly enough! I’m currently reading “Crystal Rain” by Tobias Buckell.
I’m no longer watching NCIS and NCIS:LA as I’m tired of the BS with Tony [...]
Science Fiction Movies
Along with introducing me to Star Trek my father also introduced me to several Science Fiction movies during the late 80s and into the 90s. This is by no means a complete list – I left off some of the more popular movies of the time such as – Star Wars (which I’m going to [...]
Star Trek
It’s been years since I watched a full episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and I don’t like it as much as I once did but but it was the first TV Show I fell in love with as well as being my first taste of science fiction. The story goes that when I [...]
TSS: Multi-Genre Fan, Six Months Later
It’s been six months since I started this blog and I thought I’d review what I’ve done so far. I started out wanting to read 50 books in one year and then I took the Diversity Rocks Challenge to read more books by people of color.
So far this year (starting in February) I have read [...]
TSS: "Star Trek" on the brain
This week has been Star Trek all the time. On Tuesday I saw the new movie – Star Trek – for the second time and loved it. I put a longer spoiler filled review.
Also on Tuesday I bought the prequel comic “Countdown” by J.J. Abrams and company and the novelization of “Star Trek” by Alan [...]
Thoughts on the Original Star Trek Movies
The other day I bought the new Star Trek – The Motion Picture Trilogy (Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home) and I’ve watched them all today. As much as I enjoyed the new Star Trek these three are still my favorite movies of all time.
Star Trek Review (with Spoilers)
On Tuesday I saw Star Trek for the second time, and overall I still love it and feel that J.J. Abrams and company did a great job with the characters and the setting. They managed to tell a great story and do it in a way that didn’t damage my feelings for the original show [...]
