Please excuse the nerdy video. Daniel and I have found solace in monsters games while being sick this past weekend. This is one of the harder levels and we nearly got a perfect. It's pretty long so I obviously don't expect you to watch most of it.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Arthur Dent, Dracula, and Winnie the Pooh
I have recently started receiving a subscription to the Washington Post. Receiving the daily paper cost the same as receiving the weekend editions alone so I figured, what the heck?
Today's Style section has an article on some timeless classics that are being brought back to life, despite the fact that their authors have been in the ground for a number of years.
Despite my best efforts to read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and even watch the BBC series, I could not overcome my lack of interest in the subject of the story. For Science Fiction fans, however, I can see the appeal of the book's silliness. In a genre that is often brimming over with meaningful messages about the consequences of our actions on earth, the future of technology, and the meaning of life, it is refreshing to read a story that answers these questions with some irreverence. What is the meaning of life? The number 42, according to the Hitchhiker's Guide.
For avid fans, this prospect has brought outrage and anxiety. But as the words on the cover of Hitchhiker's Guide boldly command, "Don't Panic." The re-creators have said that they are working with numerous editors, trustee boards and and researchers to ensure that they will not disappoint the readers. The creator of the new Winne the Pooh, David Benedictus, said he immersed himself in the time period of the author and views the job more "as an acting job than a writing job."
Here are links to the new books.
And Another Thing
Dracula The Un-Dead
Return to the Hundred Acre Woods
Today's Style section has an article on some timeless classics that are being brought back to life, despite the fact that their authors have been in the ground for a number of years.
Despite my best efforts to read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and even watch the BBC series, I could not overcome my lack of interest in the subject of the story. For Science Fiction fans, however, I can see the appeal of the book's silliness. In a genre that is often brimming over with meaningful messages about the consequences of our actions on earth, the future of technology, and the meaning of life, it is refreshing to read a story that answers these questions with some irreverence. What is the meaning of life? The number 42, according to the Hitchhiker's Guide.
For avid fans, this prospect has brought outrage and anxiety. But as the words on the cover of Hitchhiker's Guide boldly command, "Don't Panic." The re-creators have said that they are working with numerous editors, trustee boards and and researchers to ensure that they will not disappoint the readers. The creator of the new Winne the Pooh, David Benedictus, said he immersed himself in the time period of the author and views the job more "as an acting job than a writing job."
Here are links to the new books.
And Another Thing
Dracula The Un-Dead
Return to the Hundred Acre Woods
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