Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Raising anchor

"Kirk sat back, just enough so that he could watch Spock's face, flushed with a small beads of sweat on his upper lip."
This is a line from Hafital's "Burnt Sugar," and until now I would have disagreed with it. I would have said, when Spock sweats, it shows first on his chin. Anyone can see it in the original 79 episodes.
But.
That's how Leonard Nimoy sweats. How does Zach Quinto sweat? Do either of these actors' pores have anything to do with how Spock sweats? After all, these actors were hired to portray, to represent something that is outside of them. To cast shadows on a wall... We may know Nimoy or Quinto, but it's not exactly the same as knowing Spock.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Tonight's the night

It's the midpoint between the birthdays of Kirk and Spock. Talking about it that way almost makes it sound like an equinox. The midpoint where Oak King and Holly King meet as equals. When the stars turn in their appointed rounds and face each other across the firmament, and stargazers rejoice in their combined splendor.
It just started storming like hell outside. No chance of seeing the stars twinkle tonight!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Physics and Logic, according to Spock


Happy Birthday to William Shatner!!1!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009