So a couple weeks ago, I dreamed I was married to Jeff Bridges. Not Tron Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski Jeff Bridges. The Men Who Stare at Goats Jeff Bridges, Scruffy Old Jeff Bridges.  Why the Hell would I dream of Jeff Bridges? True, he’s been a part of my life since I was a toddler (having voiced Prince Lir [...]

So my taiji teacher turned me onto the phrase The Uncanny Valley.   Briefly, it’s a theory on how the closer a robot (or any non-human thing, really) approaches humanness, the more it freaks us the fuck out.  Of course, I looked it up on the intertoobz, and I was relieved to find out that I was not alone in [...]

There is one arena in which the Japanese totally kick ass–robots!  They do robots like nobody’s business.  They have created a robot who can teach classes, and Saya, the teacher comes with six basic emotions–happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, and surprise. I have to say it.  I hate robots.  Let me back up a minute.  That’s not entirely true.  I [...]

I’ve often thought it would be cute to see an Astroboy cosplay, especially if the cosplayer was a cute little kid who just really admired Astroboy. Thanks to this picture, I’ve changed my mind. >shudder< Just look at the other designs in their latex-y portfolio. I dare you.