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by The Phantom
Thu May 05, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Rise of the Apes
Replies: 27
Views: 29608

Re: Rise of the Apes

i love the original series because of the time travel causal paradoxes etc etc. (well, that and charlton heston :P)

this just looks stupid. the burton film was terrible and the twist at the end really made no sense.. but somehow i think that's what he was going for
by The Phantom
Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Trailer
Replies: 41
Views: 42763

Re: Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Trailer

love this book
by The Phantom
Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:49 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: V: The Second Generation
Replies: 132
Views: 125704

Re: V: The Second Generation

i'm still watching it regularly. Also re-watching firefly right now and it's very neat to see baccarin's 2 very different roles.
by The Phantom
Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724406

Re: The saying "hello" thread.

it's the theme with the banner that Omph has in his jacurutu signature.
by The Phantom
Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724406

Re: The saying "hello" thread.

wierd, I'd even forgotten to come back here after returning to Jacurutu until I saw SR mention the 'clubhouse' again. Very happy to see the title banner I'd designed still in use here :)
by The Phantom
Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

I still have to give Left Hand a second try... read too much of it when i was drunk or tired last time so I still don't get it :P currently reading Wells' The Food of the Gods .... dropped into my local used bookstore that has a huge SF/F collection and realized I only owned 2 Wells' books... bought...
by The Phantom
Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:03 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: District 9
Replies: 56
Views: 56118

Re: District 9

yeah i considered reading the time travellers book... even had it on hold at the library but then didnt bother to go pick it up :P i love time travel novels, but that movie was just painful!
by The Phantom
Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:58 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: District 9
Replies: 56
Views: 56118

Re: District 9

still didnt see it... when i went last weekend to see it, it wasnt showing at th edrive-in so me and my (now ex-)gf saw the time travellers wife instead... gag :P
by The Phantom
Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: District 9
Replies: 56
Views: 56118

Re: District 9

Was still playing last week in the multiplex across the river, at the new cineplex at the old mall, and over in Dayton & Cincy, from what I could tell. ;) (And there's BB back. Him & Eyes double-teamed me on FB chat last night. :shock: Kinda cool being in real time with everyone else for a ...
by The Phantom
Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: District 9
Replies: 56
Views: 56118

Re: District 9

hey everyone! after more than a month away, I'm back! (whether it's with a vengence is yet to be seen) work was crazy busy and now i'm getting back into school mode. anyways, i'm planning to see this on Friday, and all of your positive comments makes me confident i'm gonna enjoy it. great to be back...
by The Phantom
Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

just re-read Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra

gotta go find a copy of That Hideous Strength to complete the trilogy
by The Phantom
Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

Rocannon's world, Le Guin
by The Phantom
Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

this one has the two dimensions, so to speak... one time based, divided into sections based on centuries, and an eternal realm where the "Eternals" basically monitor time based reality and introduce changes to protect humanity from itself.. they also manage inter-temporal trade. This is o...
by The Phantom
Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

this one has the two dimensions, so to speak... one time based, divided into sections based on centuries, and an eternal realm where the "Eternals" basically monitor time based reality and introduce changes to protect humanity from itself.. they also manage inter-temporal trade.
by The Phantom
Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

just finished a re-read of Animal Farm and 1984.. now I'm working on Asimov's The End of Eternity If I don't hurry up and read 1984 soon I'm going to have to punch myself. I've also looked at The End of Eternity several times, let me know how that one is, if you could please. I'm about halfway thro...
by The Phantom
Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:59 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

just finished a re-read of Animal Farm and 1984.. now I'm working on Asimov's The End of Eternity Good taste. I've read both. Excellent books. In school, 1984 was one of the few mandatory books that was a pleasure to read. I never got the chance to read Animal Farm during school so I enjoyed it yea...
by The Phantom
Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

just finished a re-read of Animal Farm and 1984.. now I'm working on Asimov's The End of Eternity
by The Phantom
Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:42 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
Replies: 20
Views: 25355

Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation

wtf... so he takes the stand and spouts off the same self-affirming bullshit as usual

notice though, he doesn't mention the notes as the source material for the sequels while in a legal setting.... hmm
by The Phantom
Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Revenge of the Fallen
Replies: 15
Views: 11267

Re: Revenge of the Fallen

Rakis wrote:
Image
i like the new blue avatar... but i like the attached photo better :P
by The Phantom
Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:46 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Revenge of the Fallen
Replies: 15
Views: 11267

Re: Revenge of the Fallen

i think this is appropriate to embed here :P

by The Phantom
Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: important question
Replies: 18
Views: 16518

Re: important question

GamePlayer wrote: I haven't been able to handle teenage girls for many a year. "Divide by half, add 7" keeps getting older every year :P :lol:
at 22, that line falls at 18 for me, so I still have a few years :)
by The Phantom
Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: important question
Replies: 18
Views: 16518

Re: important question

Eyes High wrote:aww be men and take them all on at once.

And through in a couple dozen teenage girls at a 60% shoe sale. :twisted:
:twisted:
i'll take them on ;) (as long as they're 18 of course)
by The Phantom
Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:11 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: important question
Replies: 18
Views: 16518

Re: important question

GamePlayer wrote:Definitely the bear with sharks for arms. Just avoid with the rope-a-dope for a bit and eventually the sharks will suffocate, leaving the bear wide open for the coup de grâce. :)

sharks that receive oxygen from the bear's respiratory system... so the suffocation thing doesn't work
by The Phantom
Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: important question
Replies: 18
Views: 16518

Re: important question

just figured i'd throw out a random thread :P i'd take the bear... only one entity to worry about and the sharks only add a little functionality over the regular claws you'd have to contend with. if you're quick, you could beat him... those first graders can be thrown around and they just get back u...
by The Phantom
Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:03 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: important question
Replies: 18
Views: 16518

important question

Would you rather fight a bear with sharks for arms, or 200 1st graders?
by The Phantom
Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Feedback
Replies: 189
Views: 461236

Re: Feedback

Wouldn't stacking them solve the problem? :? (I'm not having a problem in the default theme, btw.) that was going to be my second suggestion. i use - fuck which is it - getaway! mainly cuz i made the title image for the top banner :) which Askaris also happens to have in his sig image, actually.. l...
by The Phantom
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:57 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Feedback
Replies: 189
Views: 461236

Re: Feedback

Hey Askaris, any chance you can shrink your sig image a bit? it's stretching out pages and the posts-per-page settings on T(A)U means that it affects the conversation for a long time, making it annoying to switch pages... it seems in the centre piece that there is some blank space that could be elim...
by The Phantom
Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:14 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Speaking of BAD movies...
Replies: 5
Views: 7622

Re: Speaking of BAD movies...

the first two were fun and campy.. i watched them years ago and always enjoy Brendan Fraser's roles in movies... the third one was horrible.
by The Phantom
Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:51 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: new series - Merlin
Replies: 2
Views: 4796

new series - Merlin

obviously more fantasy than scifi, i'm watching the premiere of this one right now... the acting isn't very good and the sets don't look too period-accurate.

almost seems like they're trying to make it a Harry Potter/Smallville mashup :P
by The Phantom
Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Happy Fathers' Day
Replies: 2
Views: 5304

Re: Happy Fathers' Day

i can't get back to my parents' place this weekend due to other commitments, but i left my dad a message on the machine saying HFD :P
by The Phantom
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:26 pm
Forum: Galach Conlang Project
Topic: Origin of Galach
Replies: 59
Views: 49500

Re: Origin of Galach

i think autre is the french word for 'other' but in my drunken state i couild be wrong
by The Phantom
Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: It's Alive!
Replies: 22
Views: 20079

Re: It's Alive!

HOORAY!!!

was there any data loss?
by The Phantom
Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:21 am
Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
Topic: Goodbye to Freak
Replies: 35
Views: 25211

Re: Goodbye to Freak

Freakzilla wrote:
SandChigger wrote:...Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
:character-oldtimer:

Where's SR got to again? :D
I bet he's jousting windmills again.
:lol: :lol: what an image lol

that's a great poem
by The Phantom
Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:27 am
Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
Topic: Goodbye to Freak
Replies: 35
Views: 25211

Re: Goodbye to Freak

Freakzilla wrote:One of these days I'm going to see if I can make it a whole day using nothing but movie quotes.
I'm fairly sure GP could pull it off lol
by The Phantom
Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:26 am
Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
Topic: Goodbye to Freak
Replies: 35
Views: 25211

Re: Goodbye to Freak

Omphalos wrote:Sorry. I was reassuring myself that layered forums worked in a certain way. Forgot to delete it afterwards.
lol everytime someone posts in this forum, i always wonder wtf happened to him :P
by The Phantom
Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 2
Views: 5451

Re: The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov

great novel. the robot novels are probably my favourite Asimov books.
by The Phantom
Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:28 am
Forum: Galach Conlang Project
Topic: Those 28 words for melange...
Replies: 31
Views: 19627

Re: Those 28 words for melange...

the fremen kids would all be addicted from a young age, but i'm sure it was more a way of life than a form of entertainment for them... I'd think Fremen babies would be addicted from conception via the mothers ubilicus(sp?) chord. maybe.. though you'd think the placenta would filter it out of the f...
by The Phantom
Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: Galach Conlang Project
Topic: Those 28 words for melange...
Replies: 31
Views: 19627

Re: Those 28 words for melange...

SandChigger wrote:Well ... there is that, too. :?

But there are drugs that do get through, too, no?

Hmm ... little blue-eyed "crack babies"? :P
left outside a random sietch door... become "wards of the sietch" ... destined to live as second-class-sietchizens
by The Phantom
Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:45 pm
Forum: Galach Conlang Project
Topic: Those 28 words for melange...
Replies: 31
Views: 19627

Re: Those 28 words for melange...

the fremen kids would all be addicted from a young age, but i'm sure it was more a way of life than a form of entertainment for them... I'd think Fremen babies would be addicted from conception via the mothers ubilicus(sp?) chord. maybe.. though you'd think the placenta would filter it out of the f...
by The Phantom
Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: READ ME EVERYONE
Replies: 3
Views: 6014

Re: READ ME EVERYONE

test at 8:45 am

edit: looks about right. I'm 6 hours off of GMT
by The Phantom
Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:08 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Hunter's Prey
Replies: 13
Views: 10483

Re: Hunter's Prey

It does look low budget... Reminds me of the scenes where R2-D2 got trap by the...er...not the ewoks, but those little guys with the shiny eyes... :) oh you mean lucas' version of the fremen? :P Yeah, that's it ! The Fredwarfs! (Gonna have to look at wiki for the name of the little bastards... :thi...
by The Phantom
Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:31 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Hunter's Prey
Replies: 13
Views: 10483

Re: Hunter's Prey

It does look low budget... Reminds me of the scenes where R2-D2 got trap by the...er...not the ewoks, but those little guys with the shiny eyes... :) oh you mean lucas' version of the fremen? :P Yeah, that's it ! The Fredwarfs! (Gonna have to look at wiki for the name of the little bastards... :thi...
by The Phantom
Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:34 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Hunter's Prey
Replies: 13
Views: 10483

Re: Hunter's Prey

Rakis wrote:It does look low budget...

Reminds me of the scenes where R2-D2 got trap by the...er...not the ewoks, but those little guys with the shiny eyes... :)
oh you mean lucas' version of the fremen? :P
by The Phantom
Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:32 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Beyond Apollo
Replies: 4
Views: 6073

Re: Beyond Apollo

sooo are you doing a consultative role for the film?
by The Phantom
Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Bujold as Janeway
Replies: 18
Views: 14811

Re: Bujold as Janeway

Don't you mean "Chunky"? :P You guys are meaner to her than I would ever dream of being capable of. :shock: Being mean to fat chicks is a product of spending years on AOL chat rooms. What? Fat chicks need love too... but they gotta pay. oh man... Red vs Blue applies to all situations. ama...
by The Phantom
Sun May 31, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Watchmen-E
Replies: 5
Views: 7174

Re: Watchmen-E

that's awesome!
by The Phantom
Thu May 28, 2009 5:16 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Bujold as Janeway
Replies: 18
Views: 14811

Re: Bujold as Janeway

Don't you mean "Chunky"? :P You guys are meaner to her than I would ever dream of being capable of. :shock: Being mean to fat chicks is a product of spending years on AOL chat rooms. What? Fat chicks need love too... but they gotta pay. oh man... Red vs Blue applies to all situations. ama...
by The Phantom
Mon May 25, 2009 8:50 pm
Forum: Galach Conlang Project
Topic: Origin of Galach
Replies: 59
Views: 49500

Re: Origin of Galach

i think i remember a clip of him pronouncing it on that FH pronounciation guide website... someone here had a link to it on their website. crap i should really bookmark it :S
by The Phantom
Mon May 25, 2009 10:41 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Iron Sky
Replies: 11
Views: 9324

Re: Iron Sky

looks so bad it'll be awesome!
by The Phantom
Fri May 22, 2009 11:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724406

Re: The saying "hello" thread.

I still say that fucking thing is running backwards. Well I don't think I would have used those exact words, but yeah. It looks like it's running backward to me also. ya i agree. oh and ya Omph, get the wording right. what you should have said is: "that fucking thing is prancing backwards"...
by The Phantom
Fri May 22, 2009 8:26 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator Salvation
Replies: 18
Views: 12551

Re: Terminator Salvation

We should get drunk, go see it, yell at the screen every time it sucks (which should see us constantly yelling) and get kicked out. It would make the experience of going to T4 that much more enjoyable :) After this week is over and I've had my fun trashing this film on every message board to which ...
by The Phantom
Fri May 22, 2009 6:28 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator Salvation
Replies: 18
Views: 12551

Re: Terminator Salvation

I hold the Terminator films to a high standard given T1/T2 and I'm not feeling the lightning strike with this fourth installment. I disliked T3, I dislike McG and this film is not taking my money. At best, I'd use the ole free passes to see it, but I'm not even feeling the need to waste the few fre...
by The Phantom
Thu May 21, 2009 10:30 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: V: The Second Generation
Replies: 132
Views: 125704

Re: V: The Second Generation

GamePlayer wrote:As far as the original, I'd place "V" in the same category as "Battlestar Galactica." Ergo, avoid the original like the plague :)
:P ok. since this is a reboot, hopefully it'll be easy to get into without prior exposure.
by The Phantom
Thu May 21, 2009 7:44 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: V: The Second Generation
Replies: 132
Views: 125704

Re: V: The Second Generation

hadn't paid attention to this thread till now... definitely looking forward to this. just wikid the past V iterations.. are they worth watching as background before this comes out in the fall?

also excited to see two former firefly cast members in it.
by The Phantom
Thu May 14, 2009 1:42 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
Replies: 21
Views: 16755

Re: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus

Omphalos wrote: It'd be the sharkach haderach. But its got an evil doppleganger named shark-o.
:lol: :lol:
by The Phantom
Thu May 14, 2009 12:06 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
Replies: 21
Views: 16755

Re: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus

Omphalos wrote:
SandChigger wrote:Shark takes out ships, Golden Gate Bridge, airliner.

Octopussy is kinda lazy, no? :lol:
Excuse me, sir. It's a giant shark. Ahem.
it's a fucking mega shark.
get it right
by The Phantom
Wed May 13, 2009 9:07 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
Replies: 21
Views: 16755

Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus

I can't tell if this is a joke or not...
I hope it is for the sake of mankind's sanity

by The Phantom
Tue May 12, 2009 5:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

after it'd been mentioned in conversation, I put the Chrysalids (Wyndham) on hold at the library. Just picked it up yesterday and got that started. I'm finding I like Wyndham's narrative style a lot.
by The Phantom
Sun May 10, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724406

Re: The saying "hello" thread.

welcome to ionah!
by The Phantom
Wed May 06, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Feedback
Replies: 189
Views: 461236

Re: Feedback

most mouses (mice?) will let you either roll the middle button or hold and drag down. if it isn't working just click the side navigation bar and then try rolling the wheel.
by The Phantom
Sat May 02, 2009 10:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Law and SF
Replies: 22
Views: 18893

Re: Law and SF

I just read a short story by Asimov called "Galley Slave" that is both a robot story and a courtroom drama. Wasn't bad. Is that one in I, Robot? Or was it in The Rest of the Robots? I have those books sitting in the pile. i think it must be in "the rest" because I haven't read i...
by The Phantom
Fri May 01, 2009 10:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

I bought Rocannon's World a while back but haven't been able to find the other two in the trilogy. I'm holding off reading it until I can read them all in sequence. Can't wait :) This renews my interest in reading her stuff. I wanted to a few years back, but got distracted by shiny objects and bits...
by The Phantom
Fri May 01, 2009 10:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

I just finished Rocannon's World (LeGuin). I am utterly blown away. It was like reading fine literature of the period in which it was set. What a satisfying, brutal and true ending. It's the first part of a book I got at a library sale called Three Hainish Novels . I can't wait to read the rest. :c...
by The Phantom
Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:56 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

Ragabash wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote:what about if I have the full height version, but without the side things... just the centre piece so it blends in?

edit: like this


That works very well, thank you for all the labor :)
my pleasure.. :) looks good
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

what about if I have the full height version, but without the side things... just the centre piece so it blends in?

edit: like this
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:54 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Bruce Willis Movie
Replies: 13
Views: 10612

Re: Bruce Willis Movie

Freakzilla wrote:Willis could be a good Elijah Bailey.

i dunno... he seems too badass and not brainy enough :P
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:29 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Feedback
Replies: 189
Views: 461236

Re: Feedback

Is there a way to ensure that links posted on the board open a new tab in Firefox/Explorer rather than removing me from the forums? I really don't like that. Sometimes I'll come back to the forums after following a link and the board will tell me there are no more new posts, even though I was only ...
by The Phantom
Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:54 pm
Forum: Galach Conlang Project
Topic: Those 28 words for melange...
Replies: 31
Views: 19627

Re: Those 28 words for melange...

the fremen kids would all be addicted from a young age, but i'm sure it was more a way of life than a form of entertainment for them...

the rich kids of noble houses would probably be able to afford to pay people off for a hit every once ina while
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:10 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Professional Review?
Replies: 7
Views: 9739

Re: Professional Review?

nice! your reviews are always very well written... I'm surprised your services haven't been picked up by some newspapers already
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:19 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: SF Publishers
Replies: 6
Views: 22023

Re: SF Publishers

Omphalos wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote:where's TOR fall?
searched at the imprints site and it said the company is St. Martin's or something
Tor is now owned by McMillan.
gotcha.
by The Phantom
Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: SF Publishers
Replies: 6
Views: 22023

Re: SF Publishers

where's TOR fall?
searched at the imprints site and it said the company is St. Martin's or something
by The Phantom
Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: You Tube
Replies: 13
Views: 13694

Re: You Tube

awesome! as a comment on the video... I appreciate people who speak like this... they're more concerned with finding the perfect word to express their thoughts than simply seeming like they have a speech perfectly memorized and at top of mind, so they're willing to pause and search for that word ins...
by The Phantom
Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

here's a new version with brackets...
hey i just noticed it's up top :) thanks Omph.
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: About the board
Replies: 39
Views: 27949

Re: About the board

Ive had a bunch of non-spammy people register lately, but I have not known any of them so I deleted them all. One of them was called "Susanspy," which I thought was kind of funny because Hyppo's real name is Sue. But if anyone has an OH friend they can vouch for, I will be OK approving th...
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: About the board
Replies: 39
Views: 27949

Re: About the board

Ive had a bunch of non-spammy people register lately, but I have not known any of them so I deleted them all. One of them was called "Susanspy," which I thought was kind of funny because Hyppo's real name is Sue. But if anyone has an OH friend they can vouch for, I will be OK approving th...
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

A Thing of Eternity wrote:Has to have brackets, or else it won't be T(A)U anymore, which just looks cool. Sorry to rain on your parade BB!
nothings ever fucking good enough for you is it?!?!


;)
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

well there's no brackets in the OH font... so then i had the idea of de-emphasizing the word thru colour :P
the larger version (equal size to current banner in this theme) is on my photobucket
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:23 pm
Forum: Greek Mythos
Topic: What's your favorite Greek Myth?
Replies: 9
Views: 14340

Re: What's your favorite Greek Myth?

Omphalos wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote:oedipus
lesson: don't f*ck with your mom
With?
meh... whatever :P
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:17 am
Forum: Greek Mythos
Topic: What's your favorite Greek Myth?
Replies: 9
Views: 14340

Re: What's your favorite Greek Myth?

oedipus
lesson: don't f*ck with your mom
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

even something simple like this would be an improvement.

edit: i had attached something but apparently it was more than 1000 pixels wide :P
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:31 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 610nm theme
Replies: 26
Views: 24832

Re: 610nm theme

i just switched to 610 at jacurutu. still using getaway here... any chance of getting a title on the top banner on this theme?
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:29 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: About the board
Replies: 39
Views: 27949

Re: About the board

You know, I never get what all the bitching and moaning is about. About the only time I look at the front/index pages is when I log in and if I'm looking for a particular thread or just browsing around looking at older stuff. Otherwise I navigate using the new posts or search functions. So I'm not ...
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

I think I'll have to pick it up. I liked Day of the triffids and his writing style.
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

that sounds right... i think i read that in grade 9 possibly as well
by The Phantom
Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

I'll give Shakespeare his due, but I don't think he should be studied to the exclusion of all other playwrights. Most high school graduates might come away with the impression that no one else ever wrote plays. I never encountered any Greek plays until college; I think that should be part of a high...
by The Phantom
Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

Oh, I did Gatsby too, I remember really liking it. I also remember reading some SF book, post-apocalyptic, everyone had to be inspected at birth to make sure they weren't "deviants", and they had a big mantra of what exactly constitued a proper human (they thought that the black people do...
by The Phantom
Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

for the record.. I hated the Stone Angel

worst book I've ever read. I cheered out loud when she dies at the end.
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

we read Lord of the Flies too in grade 9 i believe. someone else's post reminded me of it. we always had a poetry unit too; sometimes looking at epic poems, or ballads, or other things. I always loved haiku the best though..... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGk3hMblYUg/R07dUALd3hI/AAAAAAAABAI/6zoItTDLTv...
by The Phantom
Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What did you have to read in high school?
Replies: 40
Views: 35152

Re: What did you have to read in high school?

good question... we always had one shakespeare every year, plus at least 1 other novel. let's see if i remember them Romeo & Juliet Book of the Dun Cow MacBeth To Kill a Mockingbird Animal Farm Midsummer Night's Dream The Kite Runner Death of a Salesman King Lear The Stone Angel then there were ...
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:29 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Replies: 17
Views: 10530

Re: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

GamePlayer wrote: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
great book... i think i'll have to pick up a copy of it sometime for my collection
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:06 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Replies: 17
Views: 10530

Re: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

Omphalos wrote:Oh, comeon. People are gonna want to dig to find out what you were like when you have moved on from being a landlord and assumed office somewhere. Might as well give them something to find to satisfy their curiosity. :wink:
lol i can check my desktop and see if it's archived, but no promises :P
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:02 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Replies: 17
Views: 10530

Re: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

read it and wrote a paper on it a few years back. sort of a feminist 1984. TBH one of the few atwood books I can stand :P You should post the paper here. helllll no.. it was a grade 12 english paper that i wrote when I was in grade 11. some comparison paper between HMT and Fahrenheit 451. my teache...
by The Phantom
Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:03 pm
Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Replies: 192
Views: 554525

Re: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography

hey just let me know what you wanna see.. i'll get it out
by The Phantom
Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:02 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Replies: 17
Views: 10530

Re: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

read it and wrote a paper on it a few years back. sort of a feminist 1984.

TBH one of the few atwood books I can stand :P
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

Treason was ok. not one of my favourite standalone's from Card. The worthing saga was good IMHO. I saw it used somewhere for cheap and grabbed it, otherwise I would have started with Ender's Game. a few other standalones of his that i liked were lovelock, pastwatch, and wyrms. i stayed away from hi...
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

Treason was ok. not one of my favourite standalone's from Card. The worthing saga was good IMHO.
by The Phantom
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:49 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

Re: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse

glad to hear it... i'm actually starting to enjoy it
by The Phantom
Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Jacurutu
Replies: 7
Views: 9190

Re: Jacurutu

it's screwed up for me... everytime i sign in, it shows me as logged in on the index page, but not in my browser... it prompts me to log in again every time


edit to add... it seems to be working now
by The Phantom
Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Re: Books in the pile

just put a copy on order at the library.
I'll have plenty of free time for reading in the near future./
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Great article on editing
Replies: 20
Views: 14466

Re: Great article on editing

GamePlayer wrote:So, what are you doing up at near midnight on a weekday? :)
too pissed off to go to bed yet...
(i'm hateful at night too :P)
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Great article on editing
Replies: 20
Views: 14466

Re: Great article on editing

:P i hate you both What the hell are you doing up at this hour young man? Get to bed! :) wow the new board times are screwed up... my clock currently says 11:32pm.. which makes it 3h46m off... so that means i typed that at 8:15ish this morning... makes sense. that seems more typical of one of my mo...
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:41 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New Board
Replies: 68
Views: 65802

Re: New Board

i love the new search function and how pressing 'back' to the 'view new posts' search updates the list, but doesn't make you wait like 10 seconds before doing so.

much better boardware IMHO
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New Board
Replies: 68
Views: 65802

Re: New Board

A Thing of Eternity wrote:Wow... I'm so lost and confused now... this is going to take some getting used to!
I just switched back to my old theme... basically everything's the same except for the added functions... couldnt handle the avatars on the right :P
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New Board
Replies: 68
Views: 65802

Re: New Board

Omphalos wrote::D

I was even thinking of making my HAL avatar the logo for the board, and switching avatars.
you should make a HAL-based logo for your umbrella page... it would suit well I think
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

Re: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse

Mandy wrote:Yep, I'm still watching it. It is getting better, thank jebus. Sierra is much more interesting than Echo, I really wish the show was about her instead. Helo just annoys me, and I still hate Topher.
Topher and De Vitt (De Witt?) drugged up was awesome though... hillarious.
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New Board
Replies: 68
Views: 65802

Re: New Board

yeah that's a fuckload of smileys :P
I see why you added this one, Omph :techie-hal:
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:14 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

Re: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse

Omphalos wrote:Im watching. Its OK. good thing Dushku is hot.
ya she could never get away with that acting otherwise.
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:30 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

Re: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse

anyone else still watching this?
the last 3 episodes have been great.
NSA victor was awesome. real echo sucked balls though... she really can't act
by The Phantom
Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Great article on editing
Replies: 20
Views: 14466

Re: Great article on editing

:P i hate you both
by The Phantom
Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Great article on editing
Replies: 20
Views: 14466

Re: Great article on editing

I always got pissed when MS Word always highlighted passive sentences as if they were a grammatical error. STFU microsoft! if i wanna use passive voice I'm going to. Then i realized I could disable that rule... and he did.
by The Phantom
Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New Board
Replies: 68
Views: 65802

Re: New Board

i like it... and i like the 25 posts per page... would be nice at jacurutu too TBH.

i like the new smileys :D

gonna go check out the skins now :dance:
by The Phantom
Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:35 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
Replies: 10
Views: 13438

Omphalos wrote:Ive got the miniseries sitting in my queue.
miniseries hmm... i wasn't aware of that.. Megavideo FTW..
great book, just finished it up last night.
by The Phantom
Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:33 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham
Replies: 10
Views: 13438

I just found this one at work in the little library they have, (which also includes the Lazarus Effect, which I thought was pretty cool). Picked it up when my laptop was in for repairs and loved it. took it home to finish and couldn't put it down. awesome read.
by The Phantom
Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: April Fools' Day
Replies: 16
Views: 15380

One of the forums I visit has somehow made it so that every 4 post you click on gives you a message from the Canadians. We warned that the day would come. The day where we would no longer be the Canucks to the north. The day where we would no longer be the other other state. and now when the time i...
by The Phantom
Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Freakzilla wrote:My step-son turned 12 last week. I asked him what he wanted and he said, "books".

I'm still recovering...

awesome!
i didn't get to that point till about age 17.
then the answer was "clothes and books"
by The Phantom
Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:08 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Movie recommendations
Replies: 48
Views: 35337

... and Serentity (crap). . i hate you... Why do people keep saying that to me?? Co-workers, neighbors, random strangers on the street, little kids I pass in the mall, my mom...... and now you too!?? :cry: :P maybe the problem isn't all the other people :shock: :P Don't worry, he says that to every...
by The Phantom
Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:05 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

i can agree with that... watch up till the 6th (latest) episode, and if it hasn't grabbed you by then, you probbly won't miss much by letting it go.

i loved the last episode... really well done. dushku isn't a good actor like mandy said.. but there are a number of others that make up for it.
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:16 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Movie recommendations
Replies: 48
Views: 35337

Liege-Killer wrote:... and Serentity (crap).

.
i hate you...


:D

GP, good on you for recommending it tho
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Omphalos wrote:Just started The Handmaid's Tale last night. Oryx and Crake is next.
i liked Handmaid's Tale. i'm not a big fan of Atwood as a person and activist, but she's writes pretty well.
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:07 pm
Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Replies: 192
Views: 554525

forseriously?

that's crazy.. I can't believe an author would .... authorize that :P

or is it a more recent edition, in which case I totally understand why the HLP would authorize/encourage it. :P
bribri needed an easier version to understand.
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

wow.. this week kicked it up about 10 notches.
i loved it.
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:43 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

Yeah, I wouldn't even waste time trying to download the pilot, it sucked and you can pick up any important tidbits you might have missed in the next few equally crappy episodes. I thought the 5th episode was pretty good, but I missed the 6th one so I could watch the BSG finale. episode 1 episode 6
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Mandy wrote:I love Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness is one of my favorite books.
I started it, but had too many late/drunk reading nights and got lost so i quit it for a while.. i'll pick it back up later this year
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:29 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

yeah, the last episode was one of the best so far and hinted at a wider conspiracy to explore. LK - try looking at surfthechannel.com.. it has links to all of the episodes there though the first episode was crap anyways... random 5 minute dance scene at the beginning... really retarded but damn was ...
by The Phantom
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Grand Prix
Replies: 12
Views: 16309

yeah there's a weight limit, but still.. shaving it down then filling it to 250g of lead is hardly original.

i'm just a purist i guess
by The Phantom
Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Grand Prix
Replies: 12
Views: 16309

yeah when I was building the derby cars it was very purist... you could use graphite but the actual car could only be made from the wood block given.

nowadays, they're carving out the bottom and dropping in some lead to make it heavier etc... no finesse anymore :P
by The Phantom
Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Grand Prix
Replies: 12
Views: 16309

I used to build those cars all the time with the Cadet group at my church.
won for design twice... never for speed though :P
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58234

Omphalos wrote:I keep wondering when IT is gonna come down on me for good. I hope never....but you can't really tell until it happens.
i've made it 10 months at my job working only half the time............ only havae another 6 months to go so i think i'll be getting away with it :P
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58234

y'all got me doing it now. I'm sitting in my truck on a pad looking at the Gulf of Mexico, waiting for this fucking crane to lift a rotor assembly so my boys can climb this thing tonight. It's the company's fault, tho - they've set up a wireless thing all over the site, and we don't have any e-nazi...
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58234

A Thing of Eternity wrote:I need to focus more on work when at work... :shock:

you're not alone :P
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58234

well with the topic bumped, i figure i'll post an updated comparison between here and jacurutu
by The Phantom
Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dreams and Dreaming
Replies: 70
Views: 65024

in high school I had a debate for a geography class and the topic was Canada's immigration policy or something... the night before the debate, I dreamed of the debate and what I would say in some of my statements... woke up, and wrote down this like 5 minute speech from my dream. went on to win the ...
by The Phantom
Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Saint Patrick's Day
Replies: 18
Views: 16784

i'm gonna celebrate tonight with some innis&gunn special edition (matured in rum bottles) :D That stuff is AMAZING. Man, now I want some... but I have class tonight... i know. the regular stuff matured in whisky barrels is great and then i learned of the rum cask edition and had to buy it. $5 a...
by The Phantom
Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

just finished asimov's Nemesis and now reading he and silverberg's Nightfall.

once that's finished i'll be reading whipping star and dosadi again.
by The Phantom
Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:36 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dreams and Dreaming
Replies: 70
Views: 65024

i think i dream quite often but almost never remember them or anything about them... sometimes i'll remember for a little while but then it's gone. lately i've had some dreams where it feels like i'm pushing outwards on my top teeth with my bottom teeth and it actually really hurts... i've worken up...
by The Phantom
Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Saint Patrick's Day
Replies: 18
Views: 16784

i'm gonna celebrate tonight with some innis&gunn special edition (matured in rum bottles) :D That stuff is AMAZING. Man, now I want some... but I have class tonight... i know. the regular stuff matured in whisky barrels is great and then i learned of the rum cask edition and had to buy it. $5 a...
by The Phantom
Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Saint Patrick's Day
Replies: 18
Views: 16784

i'm gonna celebrate tonight with some innis&gunn special edition (matured in rum bottles) :D
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:59 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Foundation's Edge, by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 10
Views: 7447

I only started reading asimov after the tie-ins had been written and personally found the connection pretty cool, though somewhat forced. the galaxia thing was a little corny, but manageable
by The Phantom
Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: eBay & Amazon finds
Replies: 59
Views: 37856

that's an awesome find Amp!
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:55 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: The Listener?
Replies: 10
Views: 10180

nope, not kidding :P

i think i might check this one out actually.. interesting premise
by The Phantom
Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: The Listener?
Replies: 10
Views: 10180

there are other canada setting shows :P
like.... ummm the border (gag), little mosque on the prairie (funny but not great)... and ummmm
uhhh, never mind.. :P

sounds somewhat interesting though
by The Phantom
Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

reading "The Left hand of Darkness" right now.. totally getting lost in just the first few chapters.. i think i have to stop reading books at night when i'm really tired and occassionally drunk. it tends to hinder the overall understanding of the book when a few chapters just dont seem to...
by The Phantom
Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

reading "The Left hand of Darkness" right now.. totally getting lost in just the first few chapters.. i think i have to stop reading books at night when i'm really tired and occassionally drunk. it tends to hinder the overall understanding of the book when a few chapters just dont seem to ...
by The Phantom
Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:25 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Kings, 2009 on NBC
Replies: 29
Views: 23034

i'll probably give it a gander online after the fact. usually travelling on sundays
by The Phantom
Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

Omphalos wrote:Once again Ive got seven books going at once. I gotta stop doing that. The one I picked up last night was Foundation's Edge, by Asimov.

love that book.
by The Phantom
Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:27 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Ohhhhhhh, Baby!
Replies: 10
Views: 9967

Does not appear to be a joke. I heard a broadcast on NPR that discussed all three of these works too. That's two credible sources. I actually cannot wait to get my hands on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ! it's all part of the phoenix conspiracy... he was on the verge of zombieism while on letterman
by The Phantom
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:50 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Ohhhhhhh, Baby!
Replies: 10
Views: 9967

methinks so
by The Phantom
Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: rar files
Replies: 2
Views: 5444

Re: rar files

Nekhrun wrote:Do any of you have any recommendations about a free program I can use to open rar files?
WinRAR

http://www.download.com/WinRAR/3000-225 ... 07677.html

just always click 'use evaluation version' and you're good to go
by The Phantom
Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

dushku is friggen hot too :)
by The Phantom
Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:50 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

just watched it. i agree the acting was pretty horrible and that opening race/dance scene probably lost them a few thousand viewers for good, (though the dress she was wearing may have kept a few of them holding on ;) ). i think it's got great potential though and the various plotlines are well cont...
by The Phantom
Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:14 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse
Replies: 47
Views: 40325

Omphalos wrote:Did anyone watch this show earlier tonight? I thought it was pretty good. The writing seems as great as ever for a Joss Wheadon show. Tons 'o honeys too. That half-Tibetian chick is too hot for words.

damnit i forgot it premiered last night. definitely going to watch that today.
by The Phantom
Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: People on This Board
Replies: 67
Views: 42493

I tell you guys what, work has really kept me busy since the New Year. We have more work than we could burn, which is always a good thing. However since the economy is in the toilet there's a hiring freeze, not that we could find anyone before that. It's a small employee pool. If I had the time I'd...
by The Phantom
Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: People on This Board
Replies: 67
Views: 42493

I tell you guys what, work has really kept me busy since the New Year. We have more work than we could burn, which is always a good thing. However since the economy is in the toilet there's a hiring freeze, not that we could find anyone before that. It's a small employee pool. If I had the time I'd...
by The Phantom
Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: People on This Board
Replies: 67
Views: 42493

I tell you guys what, work has really kept me busy since the New Year. We have more work than we could burn, which is always a good thing. However since the economy is in the toilet there's a hiring freeze, not that we could find anyone before that. It's a small employee pool. If I had the time I'd...
by The Phantom
Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: People on This Board
Replies: 67
Views: 42493

chanilover wrote:I'm going snowboarding next week. YAY!

jealous :(
i haven't had a chance to get out at all this year and now it's 11C and raining and all the snow is melting :(
by The Phantom
Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post your instrument
Replies: 67
Views: 70026

i had chosen not to dignify it with a response :P
by The Phantom
Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:58 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Hyperion movie
Replies: 12
Views: 9859

i hate forums with that type of conversation view.. I stopped posting at one altogether because it got too annoying to click and read each time :P
by The Phantom
Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:53 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg
Replies: 4
Views: 7046

i think i'll have to give this one a read. I don't think I've read any silverberg actually.

RE: Springer .... scripted dude :P but point well taken
by The Phantom
Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
Replies: 158
Views: 236812

Omphalos wrote:
Mandy wrote:I ain't gonna check under her skirt to find out. :P
Ew. Don't let anything nasty drip on you.

:vomit:
ugh where's that vomit smiley
by The Phantom
Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:49 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: alt.fan.dune
Replies: 19
Views: 21660

SandRider wrote:"A weak-minded son of a famous author, this douchebag
will do anything for a dollar."
:lol:

"He is the richest author alive who is afraid of both airplanes and computers"
by The Phantom
Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:26 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: alt.fan.dune
Replies: 19
Views: 21660

Nothing much exciting except some boob trying to stir up the "Dune/Desert/Irraqis" thang :roll: and news that Pail of Dung was referenced on Jeopardy. "A hackjob that not only strayed far from the series it is supposedly based on, but sold less copies than each of its predecessors&qu...
by The Phantom
Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:04 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

I read this series in roughly chronological order (Prelude to Foundation first, then normal order... I did forward the foundation last though, which I think is the sequel to Prelude? Can't remember now) and it was pretty great. I maybe should have read them in publishing order though. i've been rea...
by The Phantom
Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:59 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

I liked this series. It's a bit dry and procedural, but it's just so fascinating to see it play out. And even though it was old, I never saw the twist coming, so it really worked for me. I do like Asimov's Robot stories better, but Foundation was a lot of fun. i find a lot of his books have similar...
by The Phantom
Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:02 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

Seraphan wrote:Well, Omph, i read your review and it's settled, i'm buying this. :P
good call. the SFBC has a decent 3-in-1 hardcover
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:41 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

So why arent we disappearing, like in that book? ugh :vomit: to left behind. not only is it a shitty read, it's based on a horrible misinterpretation of the Bible. doesn't matter if you believe in the Bible or not, trying to base on a story on something in it should be consistent with what it says....
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:59 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

Freakzilla wrote:I meant that he was it's creator, not that he owned the copywrite.

and they're the creators of a shitty parody of a genius series. all they're doing with continued writing is fucking up their own universe.... Dune will survive whatever they throw at it.
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:30 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

I personally loved how they tied back the origins of psychohistory to daneel and giskard. That is why Byron once said something along the lines of "the ending is a shocker! You're gonna love it!" Because it was tacit approval for what his two uncles are doing. it's so sad that there are t...
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:18 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

I personally loved how they tied back the origins of psychohistory to daneel and giskard. That is why Byron once said something along the lines of "the ending is a shocker! You're gonna love it!" Because it was tacit approval for what his two uncles are doing. it's so sad that there are t...
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:03 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

I thought the connection between the Robots and Foundation books was kind of a stretch but like you said, it's his universe. I still enjoyed it. i just like how he had the last few volumes of foundation dealing with the old spacer worlds that you get to know in the robot series and then the big rev...
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post your instrument
Replies: 67
Views: 70026

Baraka Bryan wrote:when i'm back at my parent's place this weekend i'll see if they have pictures of the 'orchestra'
Omphalos wrote:dont forget to posty-posty!
looks like i forgot that one for a few months. i'll try to remember this weekend... but that's 5 days away so no promises!
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:28 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Foundation "Trilogy," by Isaac Asimov
Replies: 35
Views: 33065

I say this is a must read for any SF fan. If you haven't read it, you're wrong! I too love how broad, sweeping currents of history can traced back to the actions of an idividual. The scale of the story is truley epic and that's one of the things I love in SF. I personally loved how they tied back t...
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:46 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Flowers for Algernon (novelette), by Daniel Keyes
Replies: 21
Views: 14714

SandRider wrote:throw in Farenheit 451, too !
Omphalos wrote:I think The Time Machine should be taught too.
totally agree with you. the Time Machine was a great book. I love Wells.
by The Phantom
Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

ad astra in TO could be interesting . . .
by The Phantom
Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:53 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: SF survey
Replies: 28
Views: 19445

i too get the eye rolls from friends and family whenever i talk about it, but have come to not care and try to convince people of its merits nonetheless. My interest was a natural evolution from a fascination with the ancient world. I loved reading books about ancian Mayan, Inca, Egyptian and Mesopo...
by The Phantom
Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Happy New Year everyone
Replies: 13
Views: 14528

Mandy wrote:Happy new year!

Love the av, Eyes.
agreed.. very cool picture.
happy new year!
by The Phantom
Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

currently reading strangers in a strange land.. the first 2 sections i thought were great.... wasn't sure through the third one... seems to be getting cool in the 4th. picking up the positronic man as a time filler before I read robots and empire once i get back to my place in Toronto. finished off ...
by The Phantom
Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:46 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Robota, by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card
Replies: 12
Views: 10579

Ive just read those three plus First Meetings, but I have a bunch of them in the pile. Havent gotten a copy of the new book yet, but a Boarders around here is going tits-up so I might pick it up this week. it was pretty good, but more closely resembled the bean quartet than the Ender books in its n...
by The Phantom
Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:43 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Replies: 3
Views: 5917

i read it back in highschool and did a comparison paper on it with "A Handmaid's tale"

I think i'll pick it up sometime and give it a re-read
by The Phantom
Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:15 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Robota, by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card
Replies: 12
Views: 10579

I actually meant the first three books in the Ender series. I really like Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead and Xenocide (took me a bit of time on the last two, but I'm there now). I have a bunch of the shadow books and a bunch of the ancillary stories, and I like what I have read, but its not qui...
by The Phantom
Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: People on This Board
Replies: 67
Views: 42493

Trang wrote:I just thought would throw in, that I have always liked the name "maruaders" but have yet to see any team, professional or amatuer use it. I wonder why? Coming into your town, pillaging and plundering, sounds like a good sports team goal.

Just a thought,
trang
McMaster Marauders
by The Phantom
Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:58 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Robota, by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card
Replies: 12
Views: 10579

thanks for the insights Omph. I can agree with a bunch of what you're saying regarding the patterns in his writing. I also tried some of the Alvin maker series but I too hate most fantasy and didn't find it interesting. As for "Ender alone" do you mean Ender's Game only or the series? Ende...
by The Phantom
Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:42 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Robota, by Doug Chiang and Orson Scott Card
Replies: 12
Views: 10579

i've gotta say I still don't understand all the Card bashing. you can disagree with his (somewhat extremist) views on a whole variety of topics, his religious activism, and his motives, but I just don't understand how someone could purport that he is a bad writer. His ability to create an immersive,...
by The Phantom
Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:36 am
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Post your Desktop
Replies: 51
Views: 43235

GamePlayer wrote:Emergency! We need a cheese burger on the catwalk, stat! :)

lol. :lol: so true
by The Phantom
Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Mac vs. PC
Replies: 2
Views: 5336

that's awesome! can't wait to see a sequel
by The Phantom
Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:21 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Stargate Show
Replies: 27
Views: 25243

firefly is the shit. period. I never go into that show until the DVD's came out. I tried watching the first two aired episodes (the one with the train robbery, and then something else - can't remember what) and did not like it. On the broadcast version it was edited so poorly that you had no idea w...
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:55 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Stargate Show
Replies: 27
Views: 25243

firefly is the shit. period. I never go into that show until the DVD's came out. I tried watching the first two aired episodes (the one with the train robbery, and then something else - can't remember what) and did not like it. On the broadcast version it was edited so poorly that you had no idea w...
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Stargate Show
Replies: 27
Views: 25243

firefly is the shit. period.
by The Phantom
Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post your photo
Replies: 138
Views: 157382

SandChigger wrote:Oh. Of course. :(


Still funny, tho. Especially the one with gas masks! ;)

:lol: it certainly seems appropriate considering the source photo :P
by The Phantom
Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: OED Citation for Yours Truly
Replies: 20
Views: 19553

RE: the casual talk about goin or not going to NHL games on a whim try living in Hockeytown Toronto... as if being a Leafs fan wasn't painful enough already, if you don't have corporate connections or spend 400 bucks when the tickets are first released for the year, you'll never get to see a game he...
by The Phantom
Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World's Worst Authors
Replies: 15
Views: 15033

while there's no such thing as bad publicity and i'd hate to help the bastard out in any way, the thought of him featured in a book with that title is just too great to give up trying for IMHO
by The Phantom
Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World's Worst Authors
Replies: 15
Views: 15033

ya, but if he were put in the book, all people would remember is the title correlated with his name, not the criteria for inclusion :D
by The Phantom
Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World's Worst Authors
Replies: 15
Views: 15033

Robspierre wrote:Here is mine though when I tried to submit it I came across a could not find this page result, will try again later. here is my submission:

Rob
beautifully put Rob!
i had the same error message so I clicked through to the guy's main web page and the 'contact' tab on the left sidebar to submit it.
by The Phantom
Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World's Worst Authors
Replies: 15
Views: 15033

my submission to the site: I would like to nominate Kevin J. Anderson, (or "The Hack" as he's known by his critics), as the world's worst writer. KJA is the consummate example of quantity trumping quality in the literary world. He prides himself on publishing 10+ books per year, made possi...
by The Phantom
Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: World's Worst Authors
Replies: 15
Views: 15033

what an opportunity!
everyone write in with an obvious suggestion.... to have him published as one of the worst writers on the globe would be priceless!
by The Phantom
Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: OED Citation for Yours Truly
Replies: 20
Views: 19553

very cool Omph!
by The Phantom
Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chat a la Worms? (as seen on Jacurutu)
Replies: 11
Views: 10880

5 bucks a month? Fuck that when you just need to open up a random thread for random blahs. Aside, do irc channels cost? I haven't though of IRC in over a decade. Do any servers still exist? If there's interest, I can install a private chat server on the machine that hosts T(A)U. i think it'd be coo...
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:50 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Klaatu Reeves
Replies: 85
Views: 65125

what about all the poor little multihued people Who are they? Do we have to hate each hue seperately? No, but unless you keep them separate until the rinse cycle, or use lots of cold water , they tend to run together.... :lol: wow... so many horribly awesome jokes could be made based on that commen...
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:31 am
Forum: Fiction Links
Topic: The Box, by Chanilover
Replies: 28
Views: 55715

Omphalos wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote:
Omphalos wrote:
chanilover wrote:
Omphalos wrote:How's this coming?
My computer crashed a month or so ago and I lost everything on it. I hadn't backed anything up, so I'd have to start from scratch.
That's what she said.
quoi :?: :?
I always thought the funniest use of that joke was at the nonsensical times.
+1 :D
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:29 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
Replies: 61
Views: 49389

I love the abridged Dark Knight script as well. :) HEATH LEDGER Once upon a time, I had a wife. She was beautiful, like you. Er, no, I mean in complete contrast to you. You’re actually kind of a butterface. But at least you’re not Katie Holmes, I like that. BAT-BALE Then you’re gonna love me! HEATH...
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:57 am
Forum: Fiction Links
Topic: The Box, by Chanilover
Replies: 28
Views: 55715

Omphalos wrote:
chanilover wrote:
Omphalos wrote:How's this coming?
My computer crashed a month or so ago and I lost everything on it. I hadn't backed anything up, so I'd have to start from scratch.
That's what she said.
quoi :?: :?
by The Phantom
Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:56 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
Replies: 61
Views: 49389

This is still my favorite abridgment of the Star Wars films... IAN MCDIARMID You seem worried about Natalie dying. Also, you’re confused about being a Jedi. HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN (furrowing his brow) They don’t want me to fuck Natalie Portman. That’s insanity. Did you see her in Closer? Holy fuck. :lo...
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:51 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Star Trek 11 - first pics
Replies: 61
Views: 49389

DATA: The transporters conveniently failed after sending Picard, so I'm going to leap across space to get to Shinzon's ship. GEORDI: What about the transporters in the shuttles? DATA: Shut up. GEORDI: What about the Captain's Yacht? DATA: Shut up. GEORDI: Why didn't we just send a bomb instead of P...
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Grant Morrison pulls a kja of his own (Batman Spoilers)
Replies: 2
Views: 5452

when they killed off (and subsequently revived) superman a while back, the issue had record sales. while they'll either revive wayne or get someone else to take up the bat suit, they'll make a 'killing' off wayne's death.
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Life on Mars
Replies: 24
Views: 18718

From what I understand, the US version is going to be open-ended - they're never really going to explain how he went back in time (which they sort of did in the original BBC version). In other words, they're going to milk it for as long as they can before it gets cancelled... On balance, I think I ...
by The Phantom
Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Twilight
Replies: 15
Views: 12681

The IMDB news and "hit list" has been infected with articles about the male lead and the fan notice he's been receiving even before the film has hit theatres. Talk about a case of the cart drawing the horse. :roll: Sounds to me like the only "good" thing to say about Twilight is...
by The Phantom
Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:05 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Twilight
Replies: 15
Views: 12681

The IMDB news and "hit list" has been infected with articles about the male lead and the fan notice he's been receiving even before the film has hit theatres. Talk about a case of the cart drawing the horse. :roll: Sounds to me like the only "good" thing to say about Twilight is...
by The Phantom
Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:11 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Twilight
Replies: 15
Views: 12681

Not to knock the opposite sex, but almost any time I hear a film is popular with hordes of screaming young girls, I worry. Of course, sometimes it works (I liked Interview With The Vampire , despite a pretty boy cast that sent every girl I knew into full feminine gush mode) but more often than not ...
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:59 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Inadvertently Funny Drug Humor Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 11952

I should write a sequel where Latawnya gets knocked up and abandoned by the local rare white mule. Nobody in the farm is smart enough to realize that mules are sterile, so the finger is never pointed at Latawnya's real absentee father, the gantsta rapper "Jah Neigh," (real name: Johnny) w...
by The Phantom
Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Inadvertently Funny Drug Humor Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 11952

Check out some of the comments to the ratings. A horse cannot be African American. Its a horse! and When it comes to teaching children about the dangers of drug use, nothing does it better than something they can easily relate to--a young horse. This informative work will put your kids on the saddl...
by The Phantom
Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Inadvertently Funny Drug Humor Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 11952

WTF!!!! i thought the thing was photoshopped... tell me that's a joke!

also note how many people have checked the book out on the library insert thing at the back :P
by The Phantom
Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

A Thing of Eternity wrote:Sometimes short is best,
yeah, and only losers say the main goal is having fun :P ;)
by The Phantom
Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:00 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Xenogenesis, by Cameron
Replies: 2
Views: 5283

influenced by star wars.... really dark... hmmmm
for some reason that sounds familiar :P
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Watchmen
Replies: 97
Views: 110251

It's an okay track, but it doesn't work well for the trailer precisely because that particular songs does not lend itself to short form editing the way many other songs do (like, for example, the Pumpkin's "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" used in the first trailer). i agree. it...
by The Phantom
Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:45 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Watchmen
Replies: 97
Views: 110251

New trailer I really don't like the Muse track they chose. Not good at all. the first half of it isn't muse.. not sure what song that is...\ as for their using "take a bow" they jumped all over in the song. the actual track builds much better than their edited version. that song is kind o...
by The Phantom
Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Your home town
Replies: 22
Views: 33620

Rob: that is the coolest waterfall I've ever seen!
by The Phantom
Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

gonna be reading Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines after I finish off the Asimov's empire series tomorrow.

I very rarely read non-fiction but this one sounds pretty good. heard of it through my fandom of Our Lady Peace
by The Phantom
Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Your home town
Replies: 22
Views: 33620

I was born and raised in what is now Hamilton. I grew up in the area known as flamborough, but also had close ties to nearby dundas. Hamilton is known as the "waterfall capital of the world." with over 100 waterfalls within the city limits (most in flamborough/dundas) and hundreds (possibl...
by The Phantom
Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chummy writers?
Replies: 12
Views: 15352

"professional" just means they're getting paid for it. the question, of course, is who's writing the cheques :P
by The Phantom
Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 2008 Vote
Replies: 53
Views: 42885

A Thing of Eternity wrote:
tanzeelat wrote:
A Thing of Eternity wrote:Hey - we have culture, it's just all the way over in Quebec. (we have culture elsewhere too, but it ain't what I'd call quality :wink: )
From what I've heard, those Quebecois don't like to share it, though :-)
Not with stupid English people, no. But who can blame em?
:o
:lol:
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Forum Anniversary
Replies: 12
Views: 11784

is it an anniversary or a birthday?

at any rate... happy ________
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:32 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Most Plausible Genre Movies
Replies: 9
Views: 8891

Omphalos wrote:Didn't B just say somewhere that scientists have removed still viable pollen from a mosquito trapped in amber from loooooong ago, and have bred it and are now using it to brew beer?
\


mmmmmmm dino beer :D
by The Phantom
Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:20 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 2008 Vote
Replies: 53
Views: 42885

tanzeelat wrote:I wasn't referring to that stuff that grows in petri-dishes...
:lol:

our weather has been quite nice lately... 15 degrees in November? thank you global warming 8)
by The Phantom
Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 2008 Vote
Replies: 53
Views: 42885

A Thing of Eternity wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:Living in Canada will be the new American Dream before long.
Isn't it already? :shock: :wink:

EDIT: DAMNIT BRYAN - you beat me!

always a groomsman...;)
by The Phantom
Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 2008 Vote
Replies: 53
Views: 42885

Freakzilla wrote:Living in Canada will be the new American Dream before long.
always has been... you guys just don't wanna admit it :P
by The Phantom
Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 2008 Vote
Replies: 53
Views: 42885

i heard some pundits suggesting it might be a really high turnout at low 60s. so they're typically lower than canada, we just hit an alltime low this year
by The Phantom
Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:48 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Gulp!
Replies: 13
Views: 12909

in 45 years, McDune fans will be posting links to their books for sale for $13. The commentary will be much the same: "even in fine condition isn't that asking a bit much?" "that is more than I've ever seen one go for, way more." that is, of course, assuming that the literary pow...
by The Phantom
Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

kind of feel bad for adam there... despite being ripped, he's a little lacking in other areas...

EDIT: kind of feel bad for eve


nah ok, leave it where it is.. maybe we'll start a thread on that sometime.
by The Phantom
Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

soon to be reading pastwatch: the redemption of christopher columbus by orson scott card. sounds good from descriptions. i'm quite a fan of time travel books. this is planned to be a trilogy, though some time has passed since this one's publication. the next two are supposed to be about the flood a...
by The Phantom
Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

soon to be reading pastwatch: the redemption of christopher columbus by orson scott card. sounds good from descriptions. i'm quite a fan of time travel books. this is planned to be a trilogy, though some time has passed since this one's publication. the next two are supposed to be about the flood a...
by The Phantom
Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

soon to be reading pastwatch: the redemption of christopher columbus by orson scott card. sounds good from descriptions. i'm quite a fan of time travel books. this is planned to be a trilogy, though some time has passed since this one's publication. the next two are supposed to be about the flood a...
by The Phantom
Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6569517

soon to be reading pastwatch: the redemption of christopher columbus by orson scott card. sounds good from descriptions. i'm quite a fan of time travel books. this is planned to be a trilogy, though some time has passed since this one's publication. the next two are supposed to be about the flood an...
by The Phantom
Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Live Music Shows
Replies: 38
Views: 26359

I live in Canada, and the closest place that's a sort of music 'mecca' where most artists visit is Montreal, which is a couple hours away, so I rarely get the actual 'good' bands without making a moderate trip out of it. BUT I did get lucky a few times and saw some great shows! - Iron Maiden, back ...
by The Phantom
Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:47 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: A real prize....
Replies: 26
Views: 28128

Omphalos wrote:I use y'all daily. Multiple times.
i don't mind the use of y'all... but when people start using 'yous people' ... well let's just say it really grinds my gears :P
by The Phantom
Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:59 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Live Music Shows
Replies: 38
Views: 26359

Muse last summer. wow they have to come back to Canada NOW! best live act on the planet Are you serious? Jane's Addiction had lesbians having sex on a rocking bench. The Butthole Surfers shot blanks at the crowd with a shotgun. Ministry, Marylin Manson, RHCP... I can't imagine Muse being better. be...
by The Phantom
Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Live Music Shows
Replies: 38
Views: 26359

Muse last summer. wow they have to come back to Canada NOW! best live act on the planet Are you serious? Jane's Addiction had lesbians having sex on a rocking bench. The Butthole Surfers shot blanks at the crowd with a shotgun. Ministry, Marylin Manson, RHCP... I can't imagine Muse being better. be...
by The Phantom
Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:31 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Live Music Shows
Replies: 38
Views: 26359

Muse last summer.

wow they have to come back to Canada NOW!

best live act on the planet
by The Phantom
Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:34 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: 33 New Book Reviews, and Some Upcoming Changes
Replies: 10
Views: 7491

dude you're a machine!!!


and not in that bad, evil, overlord omnius way..
by The Phantom
Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

Freakzilla wrote:I quote Quagmire from Family Guy:

Fat chicks need love too... buy they've gotta pay! Giggity, giggity!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by The Phantom
Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

GamePlayer wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote: :shock: i just threw up a little in my mouth
Consider yourself lucky. My reaction was a full blown vomit :shock:

i didn't want to throw up in my office so i had to contain the blow :shock:
by The Phantom
Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:06 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

SandChigger wrote:But if you could scape together enough to get out there, she'd make it worth your trouble. (She pays for it, you know. A LOT. Has to.) :lol:


(Just don't let Nekhrun catch you messing with his thang! :D )

:shock: i just threw up a little in my mouth
by The Phantom
Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

People are afraid Hyppo will attend. :P You're going to have to head out west and take her out, for the good of Canadian scifi fans, for your country, for the world! :lol: AToE's closer . . . i don't have money for a plane ticket :( Why the sad face?! :lol: You should be happy you can't go to see R...
by The Phantom
Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58234

Overall list from Jacurutu and T(A)U

1. Sandchigger – 4326 2. Omphalos – 3923 3. Freakzilla – 3283 4. Orald – 2867 5. Gameplayer – 1648 6. A Thing of Eternity – 1538 7. Mandy – 1027 8. Tleilax Master B – 847 9. Nekhrun – 801 10. Phaedrus – 794 T-11. Inhuien – 750 T-11. Rakis – 750 13. Robspierre – 712 14. Chanilover – 674 15. The Phant...
by The Phantom
Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

SandChigger wrote:People are afraid Hyppo will attend. :P

You're going to have to head out west and take her out, for the good of Canadian scifi fans, for your country, for the world! :lol:
AToE's closer . . . i don't have money for a plane ticket :(
by The Phantom
Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upcoming Conventions
Replies: 118
Views: 166118

why are there never any in Toronto, or even just Canada for shit's sake :(
by The Phantom
Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58234

here's an update after a 1.5 month hiatus.
a few interesting changes

bored at work so i'm gonna create a trend map for each next
by The Phantom
Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 21
Views: 19387

No, I haven't read those. But since it's done by Joss himself, I'd really be interested in reading them. Me too. for GP, the toronto public library has "Serenity: those left behind" in stock with virtually no holds, and it has "Serenity: better days on order" with less holds tha...
by The Phantom
Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Financial Bail Out
Replies: 76
Views: 55648

Freakzilla wrote:It's been passed by the House. :cry:

forseriously eh...
damn shoulda bought... 1000 point increase on teh TSX a-coming i think
by The Phantom
Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:06 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 21
Views: 19387

Firefly is amazing. I think I love my DVD set of the series and the movie more than most of my other DVDs and that's saying a lot. It's such a great gem of a series. Shame on Faux! :evil: have you read the graphic novels by whedon? on e of them helps bridge the series and the movie very well, the o...
by The Phantom
Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:13 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 21
Views: 19387

fox always fucks up on good sci-fi series. anyone who hasn't watched Firefly here should ASAP. amazing plotlines, characters, acting, camera-work. years ahead of its time and Fox didn't market it properly, aired it out of order and fucked it up from teh start. they cancelled it after 11 episodes. :...
by The Phantom
Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:59 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 21
Views: 19387

fox always fucks up on good sci-fi series. anyone who hasn't watched Firefly here should ASAP. amazing plotlines, characters, acting, camera-work. years ahead of its time and Fox didn't market it properly, aired it out of order and fucked it up from teh start. they cancelled it after 11 episodes. :...

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