Funny story about why I am late... while waiting for late submitters (hey there could be some!) I fell asleep and then it started to rain really bad and my internet went out. True story. Anyway, there are 6 really awesome icons for you all to vote on. I think Vaan will pass after all! \o/ 01 02 03 0...

So, casting for Rob Marshall's Nine - ie, the movie adaptation of the musical which itself was inspired by a play which was an adaptation of Fellini's 8 1/2 movie (dizzy yet?) has been a Hollywood wet dream. The latest news come from ComingSoon.net who are saying that F to the E R G to the I E is in...

ROUND 3 is starting now at dynast_lims ! Come join in! A small plug for our new affiliate dynast_lims ! Also don't forget to check out trinity_lims which is running with a battle system this round. Should be fun. ♥ MOVING ON. Vaan is going to fail his test. There are only two amazing icons fo...

I'm no good at Con reports, not really. So a few semi-random passing comments. It was a terrific Con. The hotel was fabulous, the food was fabulous. The official program was solid... OK, I didn't care much for the mixer. Maybe I don't understand mixers. I'd like something that brings me into contact...

Many language learning sites offer a "word of the day" service, which is amusing for learners, even though I do not find it all that useful for learning a language. I mean you need thousands, or even tens of thousands of words ( I am at 32,000 words in my Russian according to LingQ.) So, a...

Add another definite contender to the 2008-2009 Broadway musical season. (I think I may need to redo the upcoming-musical poll to the right.) The new tuner 9 to 5 has just booked the architecturally bland but highly visible Marquis Theater, recent landlord to the departed Cry-Baby , and possible tem...

78-year-old woman wins the Spelling Bee! That's inspirational....

The Summer Olympics is coming up, and we’re already exhausted by the pesky chore of having to watch people with actual talent win awards. Yes – Mr. Phelps can swim with the best of them, but when’s the last time he artfully executed a keg stand? Watching sober people win shiny medals is like w...

I was thrilled to hear that the plucky little musical [title of show] would be headed to Broadway. I missed the show in its previous incarnations, so I was glad to have the chance to see it in its newly revised, ready-for-the-big-time form. I inadvertently bought a ticket to the very first [tos] pre...

Your theme for this week is: Spelling Bee My sources on this are not reliable but I'm pretty sure Vaan is a bad speller. Please teach him a thing or two! For this challenge your icon must feature a commonly misspelled word in English. There is a really great list here. You are not limited to that li...