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  1. MikeKardec

    Hail, Ceasar!

    Oh. My. God. ( To quote Charlton Heston.) I was bugged to death by that Super 8 leader thing! Especially since they should have had some of the real stuff on the set when the scene was shot. It just goes to show you what happens when you hand material over to the kids in Special Effects to...
  2. MikeKardec

    Hail, Ceasar!

    Totally! I apply JXR to nearly everything.
  3. MikeKardec

    Hail, Ceasar!

    There's a pretty good review here -- http://www.vox.com/2016/2/6/10926402/hail-caesar-review-movie-clooney -- that gives the film more credit than I initially did, though I mostly agree with it. Interestingly, the film has garnered positive write ups in both Lizzie's CPUSA link and National...
  4. MikeKardec

    Hail, Ceasar!

    The Coen Brothers create a quirky though lackadaisical love letter to old Hollywood that is more remarkable for the things it takes seriously than anything it might ever so slightly poke fun at. People here at the Lounge will probably enjoy this film as much as any audience because it takes...
  5. MikeKardec

    Sensory filter-weakness, an underrepresented topic in daily life?

    It just goes to show that I should carefully read the fine print before responding!
  7. MikeKardec

    Sensory filter-weakness, an underrepresented topic in daily life?

    There was a cartoon, possibly in the New Yorker, of a man falling off a cliff. It was labeled "Man Falling Off Cliff." The man is plummeting downward, screaming in terror. The second frame was "Man Falling Off Cliff After Two Weeks." He is still plummeting downward but now he is sitting in a...
  8. MikeKardec

    Hunting Hitler on the History Channel

    Crazier than Nick Cook but more fun and utilizing at least a whiff of proof to power their sometimes imbalanced conjectures are Joseph Ferrell and Henry Stevens. Like others in this area they are part of that close quoting for supposed credibility circle but they are definitely able to pull the...
  9. MikeKardec

    Hunting Hitler on the History Channel

    I wouldn't give those credentials all that much credit. He's a good writer but seems a bit credulous or is just taking advantage of some current (at the time) legends about WWII. I LOVE this sort of stuff but I don't know how much I believe it. There's a group of writers, very much like the...
  10. MikeKardec

    RIP Land Rover Defender

    They are a hobby, you are totally right! As many complaints as I have I'll also offer this alternate argument which, on a good day, I sometimes believe: The metal held up pretty well for it's lack of preparation. An example would be that LR didn't bother to paint the side metal up under the...
  11. MikeKardec

    RIP Land Rover Defender

    I jokingly say, "80% of all the Land Rovers ever built are still on the road ... waiting for a tow." Probably more realistic is that 80% of all the Land Rovers ever built continue to live on as transplanted parts in other Land Rovers. Especially with the Defender, that lego-like modularity is...
  13. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    I have written out of order after I did an outline and knew what the scenes ought to be. Side note: I think that sticking to an out line is a good idea until it isn't ... basically, have discipline but don't close yourself off from changes if the story leads elsewhere. Anyway, I find that...
  14. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    Beware of worrying about that sort of stuff too much in the early phases. It's important to get it right eventually but agonizing over it too early can stifle creativity. That's what rewriting is for. Or the "romance novel" aspect, that could be what I've mentioned as "the story trying to...
  15. MikeKardec

    RIP Land Rover Defender

    I kind of like the Lada but you're right about the charm. I lived in both Barbados and Australia where Ladas are seen rather often. Neither vehicle is much good at high altitude ... people from other parts of the world used to (before virtually all cars got insanely powerful) criticize the US...
  16. MikeKardec

    RIP Land Rover Defender

    Well, it's not like there aren't a lot of used ones and since so many parts are interchangeable from year to year. I assume it'll be a long time before they are truly rare. Since we can import them into the US now there may even be more than ever. It is odd, however, in working on mine (and...
  17. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    That's why you have people to help you. None of us are as good alone as we are in teams! I always think of stories like this: Every one is a mystery and every one is a love story. That wouldn't have solved your need which is probably requiring more than the minimal requirements in my little...
  19. MikeKardec

    RIP Land Rover Defender

    Mine's still being born! Reborn! Whatever. One of these days I'll get it permanently out of the shop and back on the road. It's sad, it leaves the Landcruiser 70 and maybe (do they still make it?) the Nissan Patrol as the only "real" hard core, 3d world off roaders that I know of. Have we...
  20. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    I've never been able to do that as I go ... make elegant units out of chapters. I have to get all done and then go back and figure the best breaks and how to resolve them. I break stuff into chapters but it's pretty arbitrary at first. I structure carefully, that's the discipline of a...
  21. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    Ha! Whenever my unconscious knows I have to stop (meaning it won't have to be on call for long) it cuts loose with the good stuff. Hope you made the most of it!
  22. MikeKardec

    Ghosts, Time Travel, and Space / Inter-dimensional Neural Communication...

    Oh God don't get me started! And every planet has just one set of qualities, as if each wouldn't be a complete and complex ecology and economy on their own. I actually LOVE the idea of Vulcan plumbers, steepling their fingers and concentrating on the precise spot to hit with the least energy...
  23. MikeKardec

    Ghosts, Time Travel, and Space / Inter-dimensional Neural Communication...

    My girlfriend used to do that. Disturbing!

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