Last week’s question asked:

According to legend which character was proposed to die at the end of Empire Strikes Back?

The answer was Han Solo.  Congratulations to everyone who answered correctly and bonus points to Stewart for posting his answers.  Keep track of your cores, I’ll find a prize eventually.

Your question this week is:

What was the last James Bond film in which Sean Conner played 007?

1. Diamonds are Forever
2. A View to a Kill
3. Never Say Never Again
4. Goldfinger

There’s your trivia dose for the day. Think you have the answer, leave it in the comments. Remember, just because IMdB is available doesn’t mean you should use it.  I’ll post the answer with next week’s question.

Mur Lafferty never fails to surprise me.  Many of you know that I think she’s an absolutely amazing podcaster/novelist, and I think a large part of that is because she never fails to surprise me.  Her short story for Obsidian does just that.

A Rose by Any Other Name is about 15 year old Wolfgang Rose, a young woman enchanted with secret societies who suddenly finds out she’s been part of one all her life.  The story reminds me of Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game with Mur’s unique spin on it, dropping the story right into the blackout and proceeding with limited caution.

Telling you anything else is spoiling the story, which you all know I refuse to do.  While not one of my favorite pieces of work from Mur, that doesn’t mean I disliked it.  It’s different and thoroughly enjoyable with some elements reminding me of Daniel’s personal quests in the Heaven Saga.

Told in the first person perspective, A Rose by Any Other Name is easy to follow without losing the insight provided by Rose.  There are a lot of people who cannot master first person POV but Mur pulls it off with excellence in this tale.

The story clocks in at about 35 minutes and it’s certainly worth every one of them.  Like all the Obsidian stories, you can listen to this without having heard the original 7th Son, and if you’re already a fan of Mur’s then I suggest you take a listen as soon as you can.

Rating:

Oh and JC, good luck with the Mario Kart training.

Sorry for the lack of review/news/update today folks, I am struggling to pay bills and make ends meet.  While it’s certainly time well wasted, after all I need a cable connection, it’s not a pleasant ordeal and makes it less fun to try and write happy things.

In the meantime it’s also giving me time to think of a few new ideas for the site, like maybe dong an ABC type series of posts.  I’m also trying to coerce my husband into lending a hand as well, as he’s got an excellent view on things to waste time with.

Speaking of posts, we’re accepting guest posts.  If you’re interested you can send an e-mail to reviews@timeww.com.  Our only request is that you keep it PG-13 and try and inject some humor into it.  You can do a review for something you’ve enjoyed or something you think the whole world should avoid like the plague.  Please also note how many penguins it ranks on a scale of one to five, five being oh my god I’m going to watch this every day.

So that’s all the news of note, we may be slow going this week, but will do our best to have something up daily.  For now, I’m immersed in Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel novels, anxiously awaiting a time to get the new one in my hands.  These are excellent novels and highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a massive dose of intrigue.

With luck, I should have a review of Obsidian 10, Mur Lafferty’s “A Rose by Any Other Name” later this evening.  By the end of the week I hope to have Clear Heart finished and reviewed as well.

As always thank you for your time, patience and visit.

Okay, so I’m sitting at work between orders when my buddy points me to a website.  He said it’s all about cute little critters doing goofy things that are awesome and adorable at the same time.  So, I said, “Gee, I like cute and adorable, what website is it?”  and he says, “Double-ewe double-ewe double-ewe, dot, bla bla bla, dot com.” Yeah, like I’d actually tell you which url THAT was!  pshaw!  You know what I saw when I went there?  Cats!  Freakin cats!

Allergic-people-jumpin’-on, noo-noo’s-lickin-in-public, caterwauling-for-no-reason-cats.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know! I know! Everybody freakin’ LURVES cats!.

“Oooh, luk at MEH, I is kat! I can has retractble klaws! Meow Meow Meow Meow!”

Freakin’ tree-climbers think they’re so awesome. BAH! They are good for nothing but eating left over tuna and perforating leather furniture.

Now, if you want a REAL house friend, then you need to look into getting a bunny. Booh yeah! You think I can has cheezbooger is fun! You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! These little monsters over at DisapprovingRabbits.Com know what’s what and they ain’t afraid to let you know.

See, my OTHER friend showed the the bunny site.  He was all like, “Look, bunnies!”  and i was like “Hey!  Cool!  I know what I’m getting when I follow this link!”  Not like SOME links that lure you in with the promise of cute and then SMACK you upside your head with furious claw-swipey balls of feline death.  Boy howdy!  believe you me!

Bunnies are MUCH better, even if they do judge you to your very soul.

There’s even a book and everything! You can get mugs and shirts there’s merchandising, people! Buy it, or face the glares of a million discontented lagomoprhs. They will eat your head!

JC Hutchins is up to his old tricks.  His 7th Son story for cell phones is live, you can find all you need to know about it here.  He also has an interview up called Tea and Chat where he’s the interviewed party.  Check it out, you know you’re in good hands with Hutchins, he only cliffhangers you.

Then again, lately, so does every podcaster out there.

Speaking of cliffhangering have you been listening to Morevi?  Tee Morris’ Morevi Remastered delves into the covers of the book he wrote with Lisa Lee.  He’s got an awesome cast that features Philippa Ballantine as Queen Askana and himself as Captain Rafe Rafton.  Supporting cast is as wonderful as the leads with Christiana Ellis, George Hrab, John Cmar and lots of others rounding out the story.  He’s also been cliffhanging a lot as the chapters sometimes bleed into two or three episodes.  No complaints here, just means more Morevi.

My primary podcast focus for the moment has been Joe Cottonwood’s Clear Heart.  I’m catching it in snips and stolen moments, making it a longer listen, but it’s been worth it.  The story is character driven and revolves around a carpenter and his employees and friends.  Lots of different characters, each one as important as the rest while the story comes together.  Give it a listen, it’s worth it and just as good as the “big names of podcasting.”  I’ll get a real review of it up as soon as I get it finished, but let’s just say this story has a permanent place on my playlist.

That’s all I have today and I’ll try and get something that actually looks like a review up in the future.  Things have just been… hectic.  So, for now, remember, if you have time to waste, waste it well.

There’s nothing in the world that will wake you up faster than reading about death.  Be it someone you have known all your life or someone that you admired from afar.  In this case it’s George Carlin.

According to CNN, Carlin went into the hospital yesterday afternoon complaining of chest pains and died at 5:55 pm pacific time.

Even with all the comedians in this world I can’t help but feel comedy and laughter died a little yesterday.  Sure, we still have humor, but Carlin helped engineer much of what we hear today.  Particularly with his Seven Words bit and his long winded rants.

The gods must be producing a one awesome show with the number of people they’ve taken this year.

Last week’s question asked:

What Johnny Deep film hit was not a collaboration with director Tim Burton?

The answer was What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.  Congratulations to everyone who answered correctly and bonus points to Stewart and Aranya for posting their answers.  But remember as fun as the game is the points are worthless.  (At least until I can get brave enough to ask for donated prizes.)

Your question this week is:

According to legend which character was proposed to die at the end of Empire Strikes Back?

1. Darth Vader
2. Han Solo
3. C3PO
4. Luke Skywalker

There’s your trivia dose for the day. Think you have the answer, leave it in the comments. Remember, just because IMdB is avaliable doesn’t mean you should use it. I’ll post the answer with next week’s question.

June 20th 1978 was rather uneventful.  A 6.5 quake hit Thessaloniki, Greece’s largest city, resulting in 45 deaths and damage to Byzantine landmarks.

LaVar Arrington, Frank Lampard, Jan-Paul Saejis and Bobby Seay were born while Mark Robson passed away.

Not a lot of entertainment news for that day, but that’s what happens when you’re born on a Tuesday.  The last thirty years have certainly been time well wasted.  Hopefully the next thirty will be as well.

(events, births and deaths found via Google & Wikipedia)

Just a few things I’ve found interesting whilst surfing the interwebs:

Scott Sigler and JC Hutchins have had some wonderful things to say about Stan Winston.

Mur Lafferty has been producing a piece called The Takeover.  I don’t think I’ve laughed this hard at all this month.  The opening theme is a hoot all on its own and the cast is phenomenal too.

There have been two more episodes of Obsidian: Voices from the Darkness released.  Check them out too, the fan dedication to JC’s stories really shows from the amount of things he received for this.

Also in the world of Mur her very first Suicide Girls column, Speak Geek to Me, is up.  Absolute success I think, but I love the idea of marking time with Mario Kart.  You have to be subscribed to leave comments, but the article is free to read.

Nick’s looking for some help with a promo or two for his Piggy Moto podcast.  If you have a mic and a few minutes to clap you can send him some help.

Hmm, it’s all podcasting and podcaster news.  Maybe I should get out more.  We’ll see what tomorrow brings.