Do not be to eager to deal out death

“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
J. R. R. Tolkien

I recently just watched a very excellent movie called The Life of [...]

The Watchmen

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
-Juvenile

I have been watching The Watchmen and I thought it was very well done. The movie kept pretty close to the comics story line although it did have some major deviations in details of the story the essential parts of the plot stayed intact. I am super excited about seeing the animated  version of the Dark Freighter when it is released! Spoilers and some hero story digression after the jump… Continue reading The Watchmen

Welcome back to the info super highway…

I have finally gotten an Internet connection in my apartment much to joy! So I am welcoming myself back to the information super highway. I thought earlier that I now once again feel like a well connected human being, but that same thought somewhat bothered me. Why is it that my connection back into the Internet [...]

Lost in the woods…

I attempted to look up the phrase “lost in the woods…” because I have heard it used before (what comes to mind is Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly) to describe someone who is in over their head clueless on how to act or behave in whatever circumstance they find themselves. I am once again lost in the woods, clueless on how to act or behave in the circumstances that I find myself and feeling in over my head. As always how I found myself in this position was most likely self induced, which makes it that much more aggravating, but this time there is also an timing aspect that is beyond my power to control. I really enjoy Malcolm’s response to being accused of liking being lost in the woods;

Inara: [to Simon] You’re lost in the woods. We all are. Even the captain. The only difference is he likes it that way.
Mal: [walks in] No, the only difference is the woods are the only place I can see a clear path.

Even though I enjoy Malcolm’s stance I do not know how to implement it. I believe Continue reading Lost in the woods…