Archive for May, 2008

I’m a fan of a blog called Passive Aggressive Notes. The title is pretty self explanatory, but just to clarify: painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over. A recent post there combines some of the best examples of poor quotation marks usage, illogical reasoning, incredible grammar and brilliant turns...
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This is a bit of a stretch for inclusion here at The Word but I can’t help it. It’s a clever use of words, so I’m calling it valid. If anyone knows where this originated, please let me know – I got it in an email from a friend and it really made me...
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It’s a bit late, but it’s still Monday. I’ve just posted up Episode 16 of A ‘Verse Full of Scum. In this episode Ghost meets a rather repulsive prophet that gives him some interesting news. Click on the Serial Novella button in the lefthand sidebar to get to today’s episode. .
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No one believes for an instant that George Lucas had all the episodes of Star Wars planned out from the very beginning. In the same way that no one believes the Wachowski brothers when they try to convince people that the original Matrix movie was intentionally an exploration of Buddhist and Taoist philosophy, mixed...
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Just a quick note to let you know that Episode 15 of A ‘Verse Full of Scum is now up on the Serial Novella page. Enjoy. .
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One that definitely sits in the “Truth is stranger than fiction” file is this story from the Sydney Morning Herald website today. Apparently a man has got away with a suspended jail sentence after he posed as Darth Vader and attacked a Jedi Church. Yes, there is so much wrong with the preceding sentence...
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Back on track with the publishing schedule of A ‘Verse Full of Scum. Episode 14 is online now – click on the Serial Novella button on the left to have a read. .
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Remember yesterday I mentioned that I was going to see Neil Gaiman at a Q & A session in the city? Turns out it was a reservations only event. I should have known really, given how popular he is. I’ve had the thing noted down in my diary for weeks, but never thought to...
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Michael over at a Nadder indirectly tagged me with this meme. The meme concept has been a pretty popular thing with bloggers recently, getting more popular all the time. For those that have no idea what a meme is, here’s a definiton for you: meme noun a cultural unit (an idea or value or...
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OK, so I promised that above anything else I would ensure that regular episodes of VFoS were posted every Monday without fail. That’s the problem when you make a promise with no conditions – life gets in the way and makes a liar out of you before the promise has even cooled off. I...
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