Crazy, crazy driver

I will be the first to admit that my driving is far from perfect but still ......

( It is a long and harrowing tale so it is behind the cut. )

Joss Whedon spoke to me personally at work today

That was a lie - but it was almost as good. Live, I got to listen to Joss on radio on the other side of the world in an interview at Fanboy Radio. Great interview too - covered all sorts of stuff, too many to mention (translation: I was so full of (deep and manly) squee that I can't even remember very much of what was said).

Almost as much fun was watching the prodigious rate of posting on the thread at Whedonesque!

Transcripts are going up even as I post, the first partial one (I think) at Whedonesque.org.

It quite made up for the scary drive to work this morning (see previous post)!

It just gets better

Just watched S105 of Dexter and this was great!

( The details are behind the cut )

I'm not even a Star wars fan but ....

.... this is one bloody impressive work of art: Star Wars: Complete Locations. This book covers all six episodes of the story but the sheer complexity and fine detail of the illustration is what caught my eye. This is one truly lavish work - now, I don't know enough about this 'verse to know if the drawings are strictly accurate (witness Andrew and Jonathon's squabble in BtVS S6e5 "Life Serial") but the artists' devotion is apparent in every intricate detail and every tiny added nuance to every picture.

For a n00b like me, the detail is overwhelming but the beauty of the book is that it just draws you in and you can spend hours trying to trace the trajectory of Obi-Wan's fall during the speeder chase on Coruscant after the assassination attempt on Padme.

Just a breath-taking piece of work and, even if you have no particular interest in Star Wars, you should still get this for the sheer visual thrill. I have gushed enough - now I am off to see if I can find out where the Bacta tank that Luke recovers in after the wampa attack is located.