American Gangster

A much better movie than it gets credited for. Though I have to say, the final coda with Washington and Crowe doesn't really work for me. It also makes me want to watch the Fishbourne movie Hoodlum again, which shows Bumpy's rise in Harlem...

But Washington as always drives any movie with pure intensity. And Ejiofor can do more with just a shocked look than most other actors can with a 5 minute monologue...

Jean-Marie Vives

Pretty and sometimes creepy art site

Rerun meme

Rerun for bbullock

if you're reading this — if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't often speak or never have, please post a comment with a completely fabricated and fictional memory of you and me. It can be anything at all - good, bad, whatever - but it must be fabricated. Afterward, post this exhortation in your own journal.

R.I.P: Robert Aspirin

From the Myth Adventures site:

On May 22, 2008, Bob passed away quietly in his home in
New Orleans, LA. He had been in good spirits and working
on several new projects, and was set to be the Guest of Honor
at a major science fiction convention that very weekend.
He is survived by his mother, his sister, his daughter and his
son, and his cat, Princess, not to mention countless friends and fans and numerous legendary fictional characters.

When I was younger I used to eat his books up. I still own more than a few...