Over the weekend, my dear husband played a beautifully ridiculous game called Asura's Wrath. It's not so much a video game as an interactive story, and this is the way the story goes: a demigod named Asura is one of the Eight Celestial Generals charged with protecting the world from monsters called Golma. After helping … Continue reading Personal: All of the Injustices in the World
Month: April 2014
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather Part II (#32)
The Godfather, Part II (1974) Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall Written by Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) and Mario Puzo (screenplay, novel) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola When Ryan and I were watching the AFI Top 100, we decided that it would probably be a good idea to save The Godfather Part … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather Part II (#32)
(Storytelling) The Breath of Life
I watched the series finale of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland a few days ago, and I have to say that the ending of it kind of encapsulated what was wrong with the series as a whole. There were a number of surprisingly dark moments but they paled in comparison to the writers' commitment … Continue reading (Storytelling) The Breath of Life
The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather (#3)
The Godfather (1972) Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and James Caan Written by Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) and Mario Puzo (screenplay, novel) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola I've become fascinated with stories of regular people becoming extraordinarily bad ones. I'm not talking about the "fairy tales from a villain's perspective" story that have become a … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: The Godfather (#3)
Personal: Life After Crunch Time
There wasn't a Friday Fiction last week because a) my full-time job has been pretty demanding this past week and, b) any free time I had was devoted to putting the finishing touched on my Pathfinder game. There just aren't enough hours in the day to do everything I wanted to do, and in the … Continue reading Personal: Life After Crunch Time
The AFI Top 100 Films: Gone With The Wind (#4)
Gone With The Wind (1939) Starring Vivian Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard Written by Sidney Howard (screenplay) and Margaret Mitchell (novel) Directed by Victor Fleming When I was but a wee leveret in the wilds of Baltimore City, I loved Gone With The Wind. This was a time before it (or … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Gone With The Wind (#4)
Personal Post: Blinders
One of the things that I've realized about myself is that I don't have a particularly vast reserve of willpower or stamina when it comes to projects. About half the time I feel comfortable in my abilities to get things done, and I'll develop a project plan with a schedule and milestones and everything. I … Continue reading Personal Post: Blinders
Friday Fiction: The Thin Man (Sleepwalkers)
(I wanted to get away from Abigail for a moment and explore the story of someone else. I think the setting needs a lot of work; the magic and tone have yet to feel really grounded, though the characters are slowly but surely taking shape. I like the idea of moving fairy-tale creatures into the … Continue reading Friday Fiction: The Thin Man (Sleepwalkers)
The AFI Top 100 Films: Lawrence of Arabia (#5)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif Written by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson Directed by David Lean Have you seen Lawrence of Arabia? No? Well then, you should probably put down the Internet and go watch it as soon as possible. Because it's the internet, this review will be … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Lawrence of Arabia (#5)
The First Quarter (b. 1/2014 – d. 3/2014)
I'm sure today there are going to be a lot of blog posts from alternate universes where people say the exact opposite of the things they normally stand for, and that's fine. Major internet companies have actually gotten really clever with their April Fool's Day pranks, and I'm looking forward to seeing and sharing the … Continue reading The First Quarter (b. 1/2014 – d. 3/2014)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 