Common Worlds

Corner of Emmet and Ivy in Charlottesville on Friday.

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Somehow yesterday I managed to get a lot of work done and make it to a matinee of 300. Along with a mess of SCA work I made barbecue for tomorrow's game.

I thought I had read the whole Frank Miller graphic novel years ago when it sat on Aradd's coffee table, but either I'd forgotten most of it or the movie was very different from the original.

Still, I quite enjoyed it. If you like that sort of thing, you'll like this one. It's especially good inspiration for my HeroQuest game.

From an SCA standpoint, I just kept thinking "See, this is why you never want to use two sword in a melee."

If you liked 300 in either version, go read Gates of Fire I kept thinking of that extraordinary book of historical fiction while watching the movie. Colin introduced me to the book and I've recommended it to many people since then. It still amazes me that the author, Steven Pressman, went from Bagger Vance to Gates of Fire.

Anyone in Richmond interested in seeing Children of Men this weekend? It looks terrific. I could meet people at Short Pump.

I'm flexible about which day and what time.