Category Archives: Science Fiction

Hopes and Schemes – The Promise of Fiction

Posted on 15 March 2007 by

So, I have this problem. I love reading, I really love reading. I’ve got huge stacks of books left to read and I’ve read huge stacks of book. The one problem is that bigger than either of these stack, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Artistry, Being a 'writer', Books, Creativity, Critique, Hope, Imagination, Narrative, Possibility, Ramble, Rant, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Telepathy, Thoughts, Writing | 6 Comments

The US Government Clearly hasn’t seen Highlander 2 – Fools

Posted on 27 January 2007 by

So, I haven’t read the rest of the paper yet, but the front page of the guardian says that the US reckon it’s important to look into blocking out the Sun in order to save us all from global warming. … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Climate Change, Film, Global Warming, Highlander, Observations, Politics, Sci-Fi, Science, Science Fiction, Silliness, Silly, Television, US Government | 3 Comments

Eyes to the Future

Posted on 24 January 2007 by

So what does the future hold. A recent discussion with a certain archivist led me to do some thinking about what the future holds. In fact a lot of things have been making me think about the future, including the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Moore, Anti-Capitalism, Apocalypse, Britain, Capitalism, Comics, Everything, Fear, Future, Hope, life, Literature, Looking forward, Mild Mania, Morality, Nuclear Weapons, Optimism, Philosophy, Politics, Ramble, Sci-Fi, Science, Science Fiction, Scientific Endeavour, Selfishness, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts | 15 Comments

“Life ain’t Nothing but Bitches and Money” – A half arsed discussion of Psychoanalytic and Marxist Criticism

Posted on 3 December 2006 by

God…that title looks boring. Anyway, basically, I’m going to do a half arsed version of an essay I’ve been intending to do for ages. But because its Sunday, I’m not going to do any research, and I’m probably going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cheap Gag, Communism, Controversy, Creativity, Critique, Culture, Debate, Economics, Everything, Grand Narratives, Hip Hop, History, Learning, Literature, Marxism, Money, Nonsense, Observations, Philosophy, Politics, Psychoanalysis, Ramble, Sahil, Science Fiction, Sex, Silliness, Storytelling, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Uncategorized, Writing | 15 Comments

Something is in my Skull and I don’t want it there

Posted on 2 December 2006 by

Nanowrimo meet up last night. The big thank fuck its over celebration. Good times….but now my head is paying its dues. Its when the front of your head is in agony and it feels like your brain is actually trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Ale, Beer, Cricket, Culture, Curioisity, Diary?, Drinking, Everything, Farming, Feeling Rough, Food, Gender Roles, Guardian, Ill, Internal Organs, Laziness, Lazy, Literary Anecdotes, Literature, Lovely Strangers, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Music, Nanowrimo, Nonsense, Novel, Pain, Personal, Ramble, Sahil, Schnitzel, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sickypoo, Silliness, Stupid, Swings and Roundabouts, Thanks, Things that make me Smile, Tired, Weird, Writing | 2 Comments

Gender in Half Life 2: Episode One – Will Alyx ever get her hands dirty?

Posted on 10 November 2006 by

So this is half silly I know, but only half silly. As I was playing through Half-Life 2: Episode One (which incidentally, was brilliant, the game still looks gorgeous and runs smoothly, expanding the narrative and raising a few questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Chainmail Bikinis, Chauvinism, Critique, Culture, Equal Rights, Ethics, Feminism, Games, Geekery, Gender Identity, Gender in Video Games, Gender Roles, Half Life 2, Inequality, Nudity, Observations, PC Games, Politics, RPG, Sahil, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sexism, Storytelling | 9 Comments