Some of you already know how much I LOVE space and astronomy. I found this really cool video titled The Known Universe by American Museum of Natural History (which is also a cool place to visit). "The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every satellite, moon, planet, star and galaxy is represented to scale, and in its correct, measured location according to the best scientific research to … [Read more...]
Working Against the Sedentary
December 11, 2009 Read Comments
Most writers lead sedentary lifestyles. We sit for hours in front of the computer or over our legal pad writing our stories. While this is necessary in order to produce our work, it can be very unhealthy for our bodies. For me, I have it bad because I do a lot of sitting at the day job as well. And for some reason, my company is having this holiday celebration where it seems every day some kind of food is being showered upon us. Cookies, cupcakes, candy canes, brownies, and all kinds of other … [Read more...]
Fall 2009
November 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Looks like we finally got some Fall color in Atlanta. I took this snapshot from my office window at the day job. The one thing that I love about the Atlanta skyline is that it's surrounded by an ocean of trees, which can be very beautiful at times such as this. Hope that you're enjoying your Fall colors. … [Read more...]
Paranormal Activity
October 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Okay so my co-workers were talking about this Paranormal Activity movie. A movie that I haven't heard of (yes, I must have been under a rock). I was very intrigued by the premise---loving scary movies and ghosts and such. Plus, I read the story how the director Oren Peli only spent like $15K but so far the movie has grossed about $60 MILLION so far at the box office---quite a nice return. But then my co-workers kept telling me how this movie was SO scary---THE scariest movie of all … [Read more...]
