I may need- need, I say- to get myself a wand.

Ahh, Yuletide, you may have surpassed yourself with Incorrigible (and thanks for the rec, rachelmanija!) Author's summary: "In the wake of A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Charles Wallace and Meg are called to right a great wrong, lest Cathy Dollanganger's spawn destroy the known world." Not just cracktastic; it's also well-written, and clearly knowledegable about both canons. Also, quoth the author, “There is no Murrycest, because I am not V.C. Andrews.”

Here's a friend's review...

Plot is pretty standard but OMG *SWOOSH* and then *BANG* and *SWOOSH* and AAAAAAAA! and then there was this bit and they were all RAWR! and then *SWOOSH!* and OMG! then RAWRSWOOSHRAWRBOOMSWOOSHFROOM AAAAAAAAAAA! RAWR! *SWOOSH!* YAAAY! and then it was over.

Ahh, the miracles of Wii, where you can bowl a 161- and *still* find yourself skunked by two preteens.

A question ganked from theferrett: what seminal book/music/movie from your childhood is just as good to you today?

My answer: the Filmation Star Trek animated series from the early '70s; all the original cast (except Walter Koenig), and writing that, script for script, was on a par with live-action ST:TOS.

Also, the E. Nesbit children's books, particularly FIve Children and It. (By contrast, it's odd to reread Tove Jansson's Moomintroll series, and see how they get increasingly existential as they go along; I can't imagine what my eight-year-old self made of, say, the scene where Moominmamma hides from her family inside her own painting.)

Also also, The Muppet Movie; I'm surprised the director, James Frawley, didn't have more of a career. (He directed The Big Bus, a spoof along the lines of Airplane!, and very nearly as funny, that didn't happen to hit at the box office to the same degree.) I have to say, I find it hard to watch the recent movies; while I'm glad the team kept going after Henson's death, and I'm sure they did so with his blessing, it's jarring to hear Kermit speak with someone else's voice. Ah, well- bless him, and all of them, for keeping the memories alive.

Via theonebob, Happy Dalekmas, one and all!

Here's to everyone enjoying a very happy holidays- I hope they're wonderful, and that your 2010 is even better! And, special holiday thanks to lilacsigil for pointing out New Steps, a Yuletide fic set in the Strictly Ballroom universe!

I got to sleep at a reasonable time last night, but was woken at 2:30am by what I'm guessing was a pocket-dial or an inadvertent click, from an unrecognized 360 (Washington area?) number. I could hear people talking in the background, but they didn't seem to hear me. I thought about calling back, but decided if they really meant to talk to me, they'd figure out a way.

Can't help but wonder if this was a result of my putting my phone number on the Facebook page for supporting Arrow Trucking drivers. The timing makes it make sense. Ah well.

Of course, I couldn't fall asleep again for an hour and a half.

Time to go home!

Apparently, Arrow Trucking has closed down with no warning, and deactivated all of their fleet fuel cards in the process, leaving some 1,400 truckers stranded with no way to buy more fuel for their rigs (without spending their money) or no way to get home.

A lot of other truckers are offering rides to these drivers, and random people are offering meals or a place to stay.

( Support page on Facebook... )