Author Archives: Marie Erving

Top Ten Tuesday, “Top Ten Favorite Book Covers Of Books I’ve Read”

Posted on May 21, 2013

Haven’t done a Top Ten Tuesday from The Broke and the Bookish in a while, since I felt like I was going to get too repetitive soon. There are some favorites that I tend to keep going back to. But … Continue reading →

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Magic versus science, references to in fantasy fiction

Posted on May 19, 2013

I sometimes feel like I’m nitpicking with some of the science comments I make about shows, but this is probably a good way to point out the problems with perceptions about science. So, onward. Once Upon a Time has been fantastic … Continue reading →

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Comedic Music, “Yo Mama Battle (of compliments)”

Posted on May 15, 2013

I decided that this video deserved its own post. This is the kind of stuff I love most from Rhett and Link. It’s funny, and it takes a concept and spins it around on its head. And of course, takes … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3, because it had to happen eventually

Posted on May 13, 2013

Saw the latest Iron Man last Friday, in 2D–I heard the 3D wasn’t really worth it from some trusted sources. This made getting the ticket interesting, because the regular 2D version was noted as “Iron Man 3 D”. Apparently the … Continue reading →

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Video Roundup: Medieval Batman, Polio, and Water Tribe Noodles

Posted on May 11, 2013

I’ve got a few too many videos to share with you guys, so here’s a roundup post. The plot for the Batman movies as pitched by a medieval writer to his king: A 3 minute documentary on the difficulty of polio vaccination … Continue reading →

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Raven Duology, and a mini-rant on single versus multiple POVs

Posted on May 8, 2013

Patricia Briggs is most well known for her Mercy Thompson series, one of the most highly rated urban fantasy series out there. That was my introduction to her work as well. A while back, I discovered that she began publishing … Continue reading →

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Tea ceremonies, rice paper, and flower arrangements; this year’s Sakura Matsuri experience at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

Posted on May 4, 2013

Once again, I went to the Sakura Matsuri festival at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. One of the first things we did was go to a traditional Japanese flower arrangement demonstration–there are different schools for this, and I think that the demonstration … Continue reading →

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Gunnerkrigg Court, tricksters and robots

Posted on April 30, 2013

Gunnerkrigg Court is a webcomic which follows an aloof young girl in a fantasy boarding school. Or maybe a science fantasy boarding school, as some characters tend towards fantasy, while others tend towards science. The school (or the Court) is … Continue reading →

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Humanoid aliens and mutated species in sci-fi

Posted on April 27, 2013

I talked about the Defiance pilot earlier this week, and its storyline. Now I want to present my personal opinions on a few biology type things in the story–proof that having a healthy capacity to suspend disbelief is useful. (Note: … Continue reading →

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Defiance, pilot impressions

Posted on April 24, 2013

[First, a note: I didn't put up a post last weekend, but I did tweet letting people know that it wasn't going to go up--so in the future, if anyone wants to know why a post isn't there, the answer … Continue reading →

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