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Harry Potter and the Half-Assed Film (A mostly scathing review)
I’m a gigantic Harry Potter nerd. This is no secret to those who know me. My bookshelf contains hardback editions of all seven books, plus the three supplementals (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and Tales of Beetle the Bard) as well as some unofficial guides and reference books pertaining [...]
Boldly going where everyone else is going right now…
While Jenn and I were in Nebraska for BIG Omaha (post forthcoming on the Social Lites blog), we decided to catch an early IMAX screening of the new Star Trek movie.
First, allow me to just get this out of my system:
OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD!
…Okay, I feel better now.
Now for an actual, constructive review. Let me preface this by [...]
“What’s with that whole ‘2012ad’ thing?”
You wouldn’t know it from talking to me now, but there was a time in my life when I was a lot more introverted. I was trying to figure out who I was and what my place was in the world, and I was a very hesitant and somewhat closed-minded person. I was afraid to try new things, meet new people, and take risks to get what I wanted. I was content to settle for less than the best, as long as it meant I didn’t have to step out of my shell and challenge myself.
And then I heard that song.
