The circle turns

Congratulations to Manchester United for retaking the Premiership. In football, as in life, it all comes around in the end, and everyone must rise and fall at some time or another. We'll see you again next year.

May 4, 1970 - Kent State University, OH

( 33 years ago... )

"Again, where the people are absolute rulers of the land, they rejoice in having reserve of youthful citizens, while a king counts this a hostile element, and strives to slay the leading men, all such as he deems discreet, for he feareth for his power." - from The Suppliants by Euripides

Plus ca change...

The sib will like this...

( Most Fashionable University is NYU )

Here we go again...

( Powell warns Syria of 'consequences' )

X2 fanboy amusements

I've been reading bits and pieces of USENET and Comicboards.com on reactions to the movie and I love the way the movie is bringing new people into the comic - I just can't help smiling when I see a message from someone earnestly asking who the "guy who can turn into metal" is and whether he'll play a bigger role in the next movie.

You want to know what will make me squeal with delight in X3 if it happens? Two words. "Fastball Special".

More X2 goodness (minor spoilers)

( Here's what was on the computer screen, for those who know what I'm talking about.. )

Kent State remembered

...plus c'est la meme chose.

Babylon 5 Season 2 DVD Set: The Coming of Shadows came in the mail

"Chief of Security's in critical condition in Medlab - thinks there's a conspiracy concerning the President's death. Ambassador G'Kar's mysteriously vanished. After two years, we still don't know what Ambassador Kosh looks like in his encounter suit. And Ambassador Delenn is in a cocoon."

"A cocoon? As in a moth or a butterfly."

"Yes sir. About yay high."

"Interesting place you have here..."

This was when it started getting good...