Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]Those of you that are my friends on Facebook know my views on Remembrance Day. It is sacred to me. I am the granddaughter of Dutch Resistance fighters. I grew up on stories … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Amused ][ Currently: Editing the Podcast ] Flavia de Luce is a polarizing figure. Some people (OK a lot given the sales figures) love the precocious eleven year-old chemistry savant. Others find her abilities to both create complex chemical formulae … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]So I wore purple yesterday as part of the campaign to speak out against bullying GLBTTQ children teens and to remember those who have taken their lives because of it. The experience was interesting, to … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to Top Chef DC podcast ]So Tony Curtis has died. And many in the media were lauding his ground breaking turn in Some Like It Hot because he dressed like a woman. Meet you in the … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Watching Colbert Report ] Laid out like an actual government publication, The Government Manual for New Superheroes, gives wanna be superheroes advice on every aspect of the business: costumes, secret lairs, evil nemeses, sidekicks, transportation, even what … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Waiting for my drugs to kick in. ] "I Know I am, But What Are You" is a collection of essays that tell some parts of Samantha’s shady past. The daughter of a failed marriage, she was … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Very Sad ]She was in movies like Dead Zone and WIllard. She did voices for Heavy Metal and Ewoks. But she is best known as Aunt Hetty from Road to Avonlea. She was Canadian, and yes Gary, now she’s … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So last night I had a dream that I was in Vancouver, and I stumbled across a sci-fi convention. I had the boy with me as I toured the exhibit hall. There were … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Getting Ready for Bed ]Realized today that the funniest line in Star Wars is: "These blast marks are far too accurate for Sand People. Only imperial Stormtroopers are so precise." Because given that Imperial Stormtroopers couldn’t hit … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ]There is much to be said for the Internet and book services like Goodreads and LivingSocial. You can find similar books to the ones you love, and get suggestions from friends. In spite of all this technobibliographic help, … Continue reading →