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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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This is only the second book I have read in the Zombie Genre, the first being World War Z.  I loved World War Z, it was a great read.  I was in Taiwan, near where the birthplace of the plague apparently occurred (Shenzen, China) and that made the book all the more pleasurable.

I will admit that one of the reasons I picked up the book was due to the awesome artwork on the dust jacket.  It is almost up there with one of my favorite dust jackets, Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.

I am pretty happy that I had not read Pride and Prejudice before, as from what I can tell, the book is boring as all hell.  The parts that kept me interested were when Beth and her sisters kicked some zombie ass.  Beth not only takes on the undead like Beatrix Kiddo takes out Crazy 8’s, she also tears up some hardcore Ninjas.

I would recommend this book to those who are interested in the zombie genre, as well as those looking for a funny read.  (just keep in mind, that this is not laugh out loud funny the whole way through. The fault there lies with Austen.

Farscape: You rocked

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I haven’t had as much fun watching a sci-fi show in a long time.  Someone seriously needs to bring back this show.  We need more campy sci-fi.

A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin…

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It’s been a week since I finished A Dance With Dragons, and now that I have had some time to think about it, my initial thought of “Fuck everything about this book,” has changed.

My favorite characters are back, and a few interesting new ones have cropped up.  The one thing I wish there was more of is Arya Stark.  I feel she has an epic role to play in this series, and it looks like GRRM is slowly trying to guide her there.  Unfortunately it is a bit too slow for me.

I can honestly say that I am looking forward to the next installment of this series, and hope it isn’t another 2 years until I hear about what happens next with what is left of the Stark clan.  At least there is the HBO series to tide me over.

So what if Han shot first?

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While he may have ruined the original Star Wars by making it kid-friendly, and while he introduced the most annoying character in science fiction, Jar-Jar, there really is nothing better than watching the BluRay in surround sound.

Everything looks crisp and awesome, the sound is outstanding!  Anyone that hasn’t gotten the 6-pack needs to get off their ass and pick this up!

F-U Bank of America

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/29/bank-of-america-debit-card-fee_n_987304.html

 Bank of America will charge customers $5 per month to use their debit card starting in early 2012, according to Dow Jones Newswires.

The fee will apply to customers who use their debit card to make any purchases during the month, but won’t apply to those who only use it for ATM transactions, according to the report.

Screw you, BoA.  Looks like I am on the search for another bank. I would hope that everyone is aware of this and ups and leaves due to this insanely stupid fee.

Phrase of the day: Thought Crime

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During idle conversation with co-workers I used the term “thought crime.” I don’t recall what this was in reference to, but as I was sitting at this computer (which I am trying to get to fail as a part of DVT Testing), and listening to a Richard Dawkins Audiobook, the term “thought crime” crept into it, this time in reference to some crazy religious sects.

Thank you, George Orwell.

The Golden Age of Video… That is all

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The IT Crowd

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I haven’t laughed this hard in such a long while.  This is such an awesome first season, and I wish I had seen this sooner.  Going to try and find the other 3 seasons.

Stargate: Atlantis Marathon

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Spent most of the weekend at home, attempting to stay dry and avoiding the rain as much as possible.I ended up jumping on NetFlix for a something to watch in between chapters of “Name of the Wind.”  I have watched all of Stargate: SG1, and Stargate: Universe.  The only series based on the Stargate was Stargate: Atlantis.After watching the whole first season this weekend, I must admit, it isn’t as kitschy as SG1 was, and it may not have the gritty acting that SG:U has, but as a part of the series it stands on its own with a decent bunch of characters as well as stories.I will continue this marathon next weekend, until I am able to finish the series and move on to the next awesome television series that is out there somewhere.

Boxee Box

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So D-Link is releasing the Boxee Box, with full on remote/keyboard combo and it is sexy as hell.  I have played around with Ion motherboards before, and didn’t have much success with getting 1080i streamed without stuttering, but it may be time to revisit this project.  I remember thinking that the reason there was stuttering was due to the Intel Atom processor, and it not being powerful enough for the tasks.

If my own version doesn’t pan out…I’ll buy one for $200.00

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