After discovering this delightful abomination of confectionery accoutrement the following conversation took place on the twitters. minitotoro Bacon… frosting?? I’m not sure whether to be delighted or disgusted. http://t.co/kzN8EtBm #maybeboth jramboz @minitotoro That sits nicely at the intersection of “things I am horrified to find actually exist” and “things that I must have.” minitotoro Thanks to @jramboz [...]
Hey everyone! Guess what? Why yes, it is Angry Robot week at The Secret Lair. What does that mean exactly? No, not the Robot Apocalypse. The Secret Lair still has some research to do for that. It means that this week Angry Robot Books, a fantastic imprint that specializes in the most brilliant genre fiction [...]
The Parsec Awards is an annual event recognizing the best podcast productions in speculative fiction. Podcasts are nominated by their fans. The finalists are selected by a steering committee. These finalists are voted on by an independent group of judges. There are several categories ranging from best speculative fiction to best speculative fiction comedy/parody. Each [...]
OK, so not really, but this article “HOW TO STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST (AND 9 OTHER THINGS NOBODY TOLD ME)” by Austin Kleon is a pretty good place to start. This will make you want to go out there and get going on all those unfinished or yet to be started creative projects.
Why oh why haven’t I mentioned Axe Cop yet? *sigh* Blog fail. Anyway, I am hear to correct this gross oversight tout de suite. If you are one of the three people who haven’t discovered the magnificence of Axe Cop yet, you really must go and check it out right now. Now I say. Go! [...]
Occasionally I stumble upon a webcomic that is incredibly charming and addictive. In the case of The Adventures of Ellie Connelly, I was kindly handed page one of this delightful comic while wandering the floor at the Emerald City Comic Con (note to creators, advertising does work, I know, shocking). If only I wasn’t stumbling [...]
If I may direct your attention to the little teaser thumbnail to your left. That’s a bit of the guest comic I did for Edmund Finney’s Quest to Find the Meaning of Life. If you haven’t stumbled upon this delightful comic already, I highly suggest you do so right away. Go on. I’ll wait. All [...]
A few days ago, author and all around awesome fellow, Neil Gaiman, proposed that folks ought to celebrate Hallowe’en by gifting scary stories upon each other. Being a lover of books and creepy tales myself, I thought this was a brilliant idea. You can then understand my elation upon discovering that Neil and his trusty [...]
See that really bright spot at the top middle? That’s our galactic center. Pretty awesome, eh? Despite the mind blowing vastness of space, there is a lot of space stuff (mostly dust) between us and the center of our galaxy. If all that stuff wasn’t there, the center would be incredibly bright. You know what’s [...]
In commemoration, I present a video of a very happy pup. :) Thank you.
