yeah, that got an out-loud laugh from me. So did "hot amputator."

Lucky you! My Poe anthology has tiny print and no illustrations. I would love to have an illustrated collection.

The fourth one is my favorite.

Oh look, just what True Blood needed. 8 new characters.

I still don't think it is going to be great, but it is more promising than the trailer.

I had a brief job working with abductees when I was 22. To the extent that I got to know them, they were reasonably sane and stable people. The only obvious struggle most of them shared was a tendency to be underachieving, with the consequent financial problems that came with low-paying jobs or unemployment. But none…

I just discovered TED is On Demand and have been catching up. So much greatness.

I rank that scene as one of the scariest moments in movies ever. After I saw it, I pulled my bedroom curtains and was terrified to look out my windows.

Good lez movies are so far and few between, why do they have to mess one up with daddy issues? That's tiresome.

Dammit, I wanted a swampy Florida motel. A mental hospital seems too easy. But I am pleased Evan Peters is returning.

I'm hosting a screening tonight. I'm not expecting much beyond enjoyable fluff, but I am hoping it explains the allure of the Con to my friends who think it's just about cosplay.

I used to watch the Emmanuelle movies when I was a little kid. At the time, I thought I was seeing one movie over and over. It wasn't until I was older that I realized it was a series.

Yeah, they need to bring in more variety in terms of positions. I'm surprised reverse cowboy isn't more popular, since it allows both plenty of tit shots and both actors' facial expressions.

Yeah, ever since I read the book Octopus (which I found out about here) and read the same thing, I've been saying "octopuses". Whereupon someone immediately corrects me and says pompously, "octoPI." We all care about this.

I guess I can make a fake Google account if I want to keep commenting, but this whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I wish io9 could secede from Gawker and be its own entity. You know we'd all come with you.

That explains why my kitten almost killed himself jumping out of a eucalyptus tree. He landed in a side/feet combo that looked painful. He was okay though.

People always seem more virulent about female characters on ensemble shows (Betty on Mad Men, Kate on Lost, Lori on Walking Dead, and so on). Some of this can be attributed to weak writing.

yeah, it's a weird dom-baby talk hybrid. I can't imagine that working for anyone.

No kidding. Everyone knows Catwoman's the top in that relationship.

I had a client meeting a few days ago where I was viewed as suspicious and out of date for not having a Facebook account. When I said I had a Google + account, they decided that must be the new hip thing (since I was the youngest person there) but really, even that is business only.