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My Wheaton/Scalzi Unicorn-Pegasus-Kitten Fanfic

With my focus having shifted back to art, I haven’t been doing much writing lately. However, sometimes an opportunity pops up that you simply have to act upon. Such was the case with a fanfic contest set up by Wil Wheaton and John Scalzi as presented during the Phoenix Comicon 2010:

Faux Trailer: Java 4-ever

I admit it–I’m a bit of a sucker for geek humor. Is it wrong that I’d actually like to watch this movie about a Norwegian boy, raised in a Windows family, whose heart leads him to (gasp) open-source?

WNBA 2010 – 13 Players I Watch

I’m a WNBA fan. If I have the time and access, I will happily watch a game and enjoy the experience. But there are some players that elevate the experience for me. We all have them. These are the women who we will pay extra attention to, distracting us from the general patterns of team offense and defense

Can We Level the Title IX Playing Field?

Is it time to rethink how scholarships are distributed in college athletics? The head-butting between Title IX and Football has resulted in some inequities that should be addressed for the health of all college varsity sports.

The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel

The sixth book of Jean M. Auel’s saga following Ayla from prehistoric adventure to adventure is available for pre-order. For fans of the Earth’s Children series, this will definitely be a must-have.

WNBA 2010 – What’s Going On In the West?

It’s June 19. After 10-12 games played only one team in the WNBA’s Western Conference has a winning record. ONE. That’s pathetic. So…what the heck is going on in this half of the league, and what can they do to make a better showing?

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 40 – Tech Choices

Prepping for The Connor Wars was an interesting exercise. The big thing was deciding how much of the future world we had seen that I was going to use

I Never Saw Wil Wheaton Coming

It’s been an odd and unlikely journey. With my TNG tapes having long since been boxed and stored, I honestly hadn’t devoted any time with thoughts of Wil Wheaton. And now, he’s one of my favored celebrities. …And I’m still not sure why.

TCW Compilations

As I wrote The Connor Wars, I posted scripts on a more-or-less consistent schedule. By necessity that meant I posted each script on its own. True, while I threaded them together so you could read them in order, and provided a home page for you to access them at your whim, there was still one thing left to do that I’ve held off doing until now: a compilation.

Miss Weller, Coaching, And All That Jazz

An article on knoxnews.com brought back a lot of memories. With former University of Maryland Head Women’s Basketball Coach Chris Weller’s well-deserved induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this Saturday, the article reflects on how past players, particularly Jasmina Perazic, find that they sound like their college coach.

WNBA 2010 – Fixing the Sparks

I was going to post this along with my early season thoughts, but I held off until after the outdoor game between Los Angeles and Seattle, which Seattle controlled the entire game for the win. With the Sparks now sitting in the cellar, the question isn’t so much can they make the playoffs but more with how they can right the ship.

WNBA 2010 – Early Season Thoughts

It’s the first weekend of June and about a fifth of the WNBA season is done (boy, that was quick). It seems like a good time to offer up some opinions about the season so far. I didn’t do my usual pre-season post simply because with all of the off-season changes, it seemed to be an exercise too fraught with not-enough-information-itis.

The Connor Wars EXTRA01 – “Ghost Message”

Here is an extra little something I’ve written for The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picked up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 39 – Flotsam and Jetsam

Again, I don’t really have enough of any one thing for a Writer’s Room. So, here are some housekeeping bits and a few comments.

Armchair Script Doc: Terminator 3

We watch a movie featuring one of our favorite actors and it simply doesn’t quite work. I find that most of the time the problems can be traced back to the shooting script (not necessarily the script the writer actually intended). The movie I’m taking a look at this time: Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines.

xkcd: The Race (sort of featuring the Fillion, the Glau, and the Staite)

The brilliance of xkcd cannot be understated, but sometimes creator Randall Munroe can not only reach the mountaintop, but leap above, avoid a pack (a gaggle?) of Reavers, and land on a Browncoat’s fannish heart like a ballerina wearing combat boots. As when, for instance, he paid homage to Firefly.

Satire: Ignore Stephen Baldwin – Restore Joss Whedon

Some things are simply correct in their essence. Mocking this video comparing the woes of Stephen Baldwin to the trials of Job had to be done.

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 38 – Bits and Pieces

I don’t really have enough of any one thing for a Writer’s Room, but I do have lot of little bits. So, here are the bits.