http://www.shawnhansen.net In My Own Words Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:56:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. For Whom the Bell Tolls--(Hemingway) 2. A Room of One's Own--(Woolf) 3. White Noise--(DeLillo) 4. The Prince--(Machiavelli) 5. Walden--(Thoreau) http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=514 The Sandman lost his focus for just an instant, and in that moment, Lindy darted to her left and jumped as far as she could into the stagnant pool of water; the Sandman never saw it coming. Image by Joshua Davis http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=349 The end came quickly as rain fell in unrelenting sheets. Only those lucky enough to have boats and quick enough to use them had a chance, but few found anything left above ground. Martin Puck had a canoe in his garage. As the water threatened, he climbed into it ... http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=348 1. The Omega Man 2. House of Wax 3. Soylent Green 4. Planet of the Apes 5. The Andromeda Strain http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=209 To take from Borders and hoard in one's office http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=214 Denise screamed shrilly as she ran in earnest to the abandoned mansion where she met the fate we all saw coming.               Image by joiseyshowaa http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=346 “This isn’t funny Bin-bo.” When I get back, I’m gonna clobber that bot-tech. “Bin-bo, are you there?” Great. I’m supposed to blast the natives of this planet into little puffs of smoke, and Bin-bo reconstructed me onto a solid object. “Bin-bo, respond. That’s an order!” That little ‘bot probably isn’t receiving me, and ... http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=345 If you’ve got one, it’s the right time to cry over spilled milk. http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=206 1. Hyperbolic Paraboloid 2. Berber 3. Prestidigitation 4. Interlocutor 5. Extrapolation http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=204 Legal actions of the future. http://www.shawnhansen.net/?p=202