Destination Unknown Vox 2008-02-24T22:28:06Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd97050ce24cd5/tags/fantasy/ When the destination is a mystery, the journey is everything. Book: The Amber Spyglass tag:vox.com,2008-02-22:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500f48cdd83eb0003 2008-02-22T05:09:32Z 2008-02-24T22:28:06Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)

This morning while waiting for the plumber, I finished The Amber Spyglass, the third book in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, by Philip Pullman, the series which started with The Golden Compass. I was, unfortunately, mildly disappointed with thi...

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]]> Book Review: The Subtle Knife tag:vox.com,2008-01-27:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398d6bca90002 2008-01-27T21:00:23Z 2008-01-29T03:28:15Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming... Yes, I've been out for a few days, and I blew my Blog365 in the first month. It was a combination of winter depression, a new computer game to play, and a complete lack of anything interesti...

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]]> Book: Golden Compass tag:vox.com,2008-01-03:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398ce3e400005 2008-01-03T02:41:47Z 2008-01-05T05:37:02Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

The Golden Compass is the first of the Philip Pullman series, and I've just finished. Having already seen the movie, I found that the book was different in many details from the movie, but similar in feel and themes and the overall arc of the st...

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]]> Movie: Beowulf tag:vox.com,2007-12-03:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398c3c0cd0003 2007-12-03T03:49:50Z 2007-12-04T03:13:15Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Beowulf - Trailer

This morning, we braved some slick highway to Albuquerque to see Mom to the airport on her way back to Missouri. Since it was early in the day, and since the theaters are much nicer in Albuquerque than they are in Farmington, we decided to tak...

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]]> Book: Grave Peril tag:vox.com,2007-10-30:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398b8228c0003 2007-10-30T03:28:45Z 2007-10-30T05:46:08Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, Book 3) James Marsters Pax as Harry Dresden

This is the third in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher, starring who I like to refer to as "The Other Wizard Named Harry," Harry Coperfield Blackstone Dresden, the only openly practicing wizard in the City of Chicago. He's in the phone boo...

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]]> Movie: Robots tag:vox.com,2007-09-27:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398accddf0002 2007-09-27T02:36:18Z 2007-09-30T02:49:09Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Robots (Widescreen Edition)

Originally posted on my old blog on April 27, 2006: We watched Robots last night. Although Christina and I do not have children, we have always enjoyed movies that most people would consider "kid movies," particularly those movies in the Pixar c...

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]]> Movie: Something Wicked This Way Comes tag:vox.com,2007-09-17:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398a946be0002 2007-09-17T00:47:04Z 2007-09-19T00:12:29Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Something Wicked This Way Comes

I watched Something Wicked This Way Comes as a kid, and loved it, but not everything I loved in my youth stands the test of time when I watch it as an adult. Strix and I recently listened to the audio book of Ray Bradbury's original story, and s...

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]]> Bubonicon 39, Continued tag:vox.com,2007-08-29:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398a268370001 2007-08-29T04:05:12Z 2007-08-31T23:56:15Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Sunday morning, we went to a session called "Zooming to the Silver Screen: When Books Become Movies." Panel participants were Melinda Snodgrass (moderator), Doug Beason, Steven Gould, William Stout, and Carrie Vaughn. The focus of the panel was...

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]]> Bubonicon 39 tag:vox.com,2007-08-28:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e398a1f1200002 2007-08-28T02:15:36Z 2007-08-31T23:45:52Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Oh my God, do I have too many neighbors. I'm out of town for four days, and it takes forever to catch up my reading. I have spent the weekend down in Albuquerque (or "I'll be quirky," as I like to call it) at Bubonicon, Albuquerque's own annual ...

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]]> Book Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Spoilers) tag:vox.com,2007-07-28:asset-6a00cd97050ce24cd500e39897f8980002 2007-07-28T02:00:19Z 2007-08-02T17:43:31Z Paxton http://paxblog.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

So, being a fan, I did do the midnight book release thing. Strix read it first, since she's a faster reader than I, and now I've finished it. [Spoilers! If you haven't read it, yet, run away! Okay, you've been warned.] It's a...

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