I had a main character with near-complete amnesia. His brain had been completely destroyed, then re-formed by an alien symbiote that couldn't do a 100% perfect job, so he spent an adjustment period as what amounted to an amnesiac stroke victim.

Ideally, I try to give enough space so that I can't clearly read the license plate in front of me. (This became more difficult when I bought new glasses.)

One Million Merits left me depressed for several days. Honestly, it made me rethink a lot of what I found important in life.

Step 1: See the trailer for Cloud Atlas.

Saw this on Sci-Fi Channel when I was 13 or so, and I was traumatized.

Looks like the editors missed that note to replace the name.

I don't post often, other than in little niche discussions that interest me specifically (but then again, what else is io9 about?). However, I lurk quite a bit, and I'd be happy to promote some of the interesting discussions I see if given the chance.

Sintel is a fourteen-minute free film by the Blender Foundation, and it contains one of my favorite twists of all time. I use the setup to this twist as a model in my writing.

Yeah, that's the part I get hung-up on. I could see if the method called for only one page, or a few paragraphs, but three pages of handwritten text would take me about twenty minutes. I can't help noticing that I could probably pound out 1500 words of random thoughts in about five minutes.

There's always No Game No Life, if you're in the mood for an anime with a repulsive amount of fanservice. The concept is pretty neat: Two human children who can win any game are kidnapped by the god of a world in which everything is determined with games. I stopped after a few episodes when the wobbling started to…

Fayetteville, AR

There are a few little 'haunted' sites scattered throughout northwest Arkansas, and my favorite so far has been Tilly Willy Bridge, south-east of Fayetteville. This was a few years ago, and I heard it's recently been torn down, but I used to hear stories about how people would run their cars off the bridge in icy…

Or if you're like me and can't afford that much glass and are paranoid about smashing it, you can get an 8'x4' sheet of melamine tileboard for $15 at Home Depot. You *have* to keep it fairly clean (wipe it down good after a few days, and only with a dry or slightly damp cloth, no chemicals). They'll cut it for free if…

Or if you're like me and can't afford that much glass and are paranoid about smashing it, you can get an 8'x4' sheet…

In the meantime, though, you need to take care of yourself. Get out of the apartment as much as possible. Crash with friends if you possibly can. Spend time with your friends and family, people who will support you during this incredibly shitty time.

Right there with you. Having been on the internet, I was steeling myself for an anti-religious screed full of 'hurr durr cognitive dissonance' and 'lol sky daddy'. This article was a pleasant surprise, and the author should feel good.

John Pinette is voice-acting him in my head.

No love for the Emergent Task Planner? http://davidseah.com/blog/node/the-…

Would you like me to contact you when this current (started drafting yesterday, actually) novel is done? It takes place on an alien world but I'm modeling the landscape on mountainous terrain I've lived/hiked in around here. It's a relaxed, nature-oriented alien invasion story.

My last few novels are set in Arkansas, because I think there's a lot of really cool scenery around here (the Ozark Mountains, for example) and a certain culture I'd like to explore. I don't name street names or buildings or even towns, but I picture every scene in a certain iconic spot, and I hope local readers will…

Haha, my main collaborator is a die-hard Linux fan, so I'm not sure if that will happen. Plus, despite my love of Windows 7, I'm not a fan of Microsoft after last week's no-ip debacle.