Tales of a Technogypsie

The Diner* 4405 Fort Jackson Blvd * Columbia, SC 29209 * (803) 661-7676 * http://www.thedinercolumbia.com/ * http://www.facebook.com/TheDinerColumbiaSC * Just off the beaten path outside Gate 1 of Fort Jackson is a nice friendly little artsy diner plainly labelled after its namesake. They are after the classic American diner experience and image, open for breakfast, lunch, [...]

Little Ass Burrito * 32-A Dawson Street (formerly: 1 Upper Rathmines Rd * Dublin, Ireland * 6 * (01) 4062614 * www.littleass.ie * Mon-Thu, Sun 11:00 – 22:00 * Fri-Sat 11:00 – 4:00 * Billing themselves as “tex mex” this fine restaurant has never disappointed. As I’m more the fan of Mexican fare than “Tex [...]

Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant * 1475 Long Grove Drive Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 * 843-849-2244 * http://www.gilligans.net/ * My mom’s favorite seafood restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina has become my choice of seafood dining as well. Introduced to me as her “country club”, I found a very friendly, hospitable restaurant with fabulous service. Now on [...]

Push (PG-13:2009)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580/ Director: Paul McGuigan. Starring: Colin Ford … Young Nick; Joel Gretsch … Nick’s Father; Djimon Hounsou … Henry Carver; Dakota Fanning … Cassie Holmes; Robert Tsonos … Division Doctor #1; Brandon Rhea … Division Doctor #2; Camilla Belle … Kira Hudson; and many more. It’s a “Heroes” style film about groups of people [...]

The Great Sand Dunes* http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm * One of my favorite parts of Colorado is its great diversity in the ranges of the Rocky Mountains. One of those hotspots of “oddity” is the vast Sahara-like desert of sand dunes in the San Luis Valley. Of course California, New Mexico, and Arizona has tons of sand dunes [...]

Hasmis Kebabs Turkish Kitchen* 11-13 East Row * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * 2601 * 02 6249 7783 * We popped into this hole-in-the-wall quick Turkish cuisine spot near the Phoenix for some lunch fare. While the service was average, the food wasn’t anything to write home about. All three of us felt the [...]

Down to Earth Cafe * 308 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North * Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * 3068 * http://www.facebook.com/pages/Down-to-Earth-Coffee-and-Tea-House/ * A pleasant little outdoor/indoor cafe in a Melbourne neighbourhood serving snacks, desserts, and light meals with tea and coffee. Pleasant service and nice surroundings, this cafe aims to please. They also whip up a great chai [...]

YHA Albury/Lavington * http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel003034.en.htm * 372 Wagga Road * 2641 Lavington * Tel. +61-2-60402999 * albury@yhavic.org.au * Albury, New South Wales, Australia An oddity in the YHA hostel world – a small top floor hostel set of rooms atop a Caravan Park’s restrooms and pool changing rooms/showers. Located in a caravan park, this hostel goes [...]

Cafe Brazil * Marina Del Mar * 11736 West Washington Boulevard * Los Angeles, CA 90066 * (310) 391-1216 * http://www.cafe-brasil.com/ * A great little hole in the wall cafe, with atmosphere and food divine. It is a little more pricey than others for the portions, but of high quality and taste. Not too crowded [...]

Mitaki* 630 W 6th St # 110 * Los Angeles, California * 90017-3254 * http://www.mitakirestaurants.net/ * (213) 482-4812 * A fast, delicious, Japanese restaurant in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. Named after the famous temple on Mount Mitaki, it means “three waterfalls”. The owners chose the name to give their customers a sense of [...]

Warehouse 13: Season 1, Episode 7 “Implosion” * See Warehouse 13 Season 1 Review for series information, actors, creators, and episode list. * Pete and Myka are tasked to chase after an Ancient Japanese Samurai Sword that creates its bearer invisible. Spoilers behind cut:

Warehouse 13* (NR: 2009) * Creators: Jane Espenson, D. Brent Mote. Starring: Eddie McClintock … Pete Lattimer; Joanne Kelly … Myka Bering; Saul Rubinek … Artie Nielsen; Genelle Williams … Leena; Allison Scagliotti … Claudia Donovan; and many others. * It’s X-files Mulder and Scully meets a spin-off of where the Lost Ark of the [...]

Hamburger Mary’s Diner 1202 Davie StreetVancouver, British Columbia V6E 1N3 Rated: **** 1/2 (Review by Leaf McGowan, 11/5/01): “An excellent restaurant with organic meat entries. Right in the heart of Davie street village (gay district of Vancouver), this hamburger joint has a warm and welcoming staff and excellent service. A fabulous burger joint with fresh [...]

Stay Alive(PG-13: 2006)Director: William Brent Bell. Starring: Jon Foster … Hutch; Samaire Armstrong … Abigail; Frankie Muniz … Swink; Jimmi Simpson … Phineus; and many more. Based on the history of the Countess Blood, Elizabeth Bathory, she is brought back to life with a video game in this movie. The game’s writer incorporated magic, spellcraft, [...]

Monster Quest: Vampires in America* www.imdb.com * August 6, 2008 * NR/Documentary * The History Channel * Creator: Doug Hajicek * Writer: Joe Danisi * Starring: Stan Bernard and Konstantinos * 45 minutes * Monster Quest is a History Channel Documentary look into the strange and unknown creatures that are believed to be lurking in [...]

Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG: 2010) Directed by: Director: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage … Balthazar Blake; Jay Baruchel … Dave; Alfred Molina … Maxim Horvath; Teresa Palmer … Becky Barnes; Toby Kebbell … Drake Stone; and many more.Great classic tale of a coming-to-age young sorcerer learning his abilities and having to save the world from the [...]

Radio London Radio London @ the 2010 Colorado Faerie Festival * http://www.reverbnation.com/radiolondon * Performed 2010 Colorado Faerie Festival * Vermijo Park, Old Colorado City, Colorado * Saturday, 7 August 2010 * Radio London is a local Rock/Blues/Funk band out of Woodland Park, Colorado. They offer a vintage and hard rock n’ roll blended with Rhythm [...]

Vermijo Community Garden * http://www.ppugardens.org/community_gardens * Vermijo Park on Vermijo Ave and 26th Stree, Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs, Colorado * To rent: info@ppugardens.org * A beautiful community garden, on the edge of Vermijo Park, downtown Old Colorado City where residents teamed up with the PPUG and funded by the Colorado Home and Garden Show/Care [...]

Sushi Ring * 1861 South Nevada Avenue * Colorado Springs, CO 80905 * (719) 635-5550 * A great litle hole-in-the-wall down by Southgate in the southern part of Colorado Springs where you can get all you can eat sushi for a price. If you’re not up for that price of $24.95 all you can eat [...]

Dead Alive (R: 1992)* Director: Peter Jackson * Starring: Timothy Balme … Lionel Cosgrove; Diana Peñalver … Paquita Maria Sanchez; Elizabeth Moody … Mum (Vera Cosgrove); Ian Watkin … Uncle Les; Brenda Kendall … Nurse McTavish; and many more. * A New Zealand produced zombie flick about a subservient mommy’s boy who does everything his [...]

Fuel (NR: 2008)* Director: Joshua Tickell * Starring: Joshua Tickell … Himself / narrator; Barbara Boxer … Herself – Senator – California; Richard Branson … Himself – Founder, Virgin Group; George W. Bush … Himself – President of the United States (archive footage); Jimmy Carter … Himself – President of the United States (archive footage); [...]

Mermaid (NR: 2007)Starring: Mariya Shalaeva … Alisa Titova (as Masha Shalayeva); Yevgeni Tsyganov … Aleksandr Viktorovich ‘Sasha’; Mariya Sokova … Alisa’s mother; Anastasiya Dontsova … Young Alisa (as Nastya Dontsova); Veronika Skugina Irina Skrinichenko … Rita – Sasha’s girlfriend; and many more. Director: Anna Melikyan. A great foreign film about a introverted little girl who [...]

Faerieworlds 2010 * Friday, 30 July 2010 – Sunday, 1 August 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * www.Faerieworlds.com * Every year the portals between the worlds of mortals and faeries open in Eugene, Oregon. For these last two years, this magical space has manifested itself at the Buford Recreation Park in the Mount Pisgah [...]

Faun @ Faerieworlds 2010, Day 2 & Finale* Faerieworlds 2010 * Sunday, 1 August 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * The pleasure of the German band “Faun” taking the afternoon stage for the final day of Faerieworlds 2010. The weather was perfect, sunny, and warm – the green was littered with faeries old and [...]

Faun * Performance on Saturday, 31 July 2010 * Faerieworlds 2010 * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon *One of my longest running favorite bands that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing live in Worms Germany (2009) as well as their North American premiere at Faerieworlds in 2009. I was introduced to them from a DJ Ferret [...]

Delhi 2 Dublin * Delhi 2 Dublin – Day 2 @ Faerieworlds 2010 * Saturday, July 31, 2010 * Faerieworlds * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * One of my favorite bands, blessing the stages of Faerieworlds once again, and thereby throwing me into non-stop dancing and bouncing throughout the concert. Delhi 2 Dublin is an [...]

Gypsy Nomads* Performance at Faerieworlds 2010 * Saturday, 31 July 2010 * Faerieworlds * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * http://www.thegypsynomads.com/ * On to the stage at Faerieworlds all the way from New York came a duo of Gypsy Nomads who shook the stage with a mix of cabaret, celtic, and neo-medieval flavored music meshed with [...]

Man Overboard* Performance, Saturday 31 July 2010 * Faerieworlds 2010 * Bad Faeries Day * Mt. Pisgah, Eugene, Oregon * http://www.myspace.com/manoverboardpirates * http://www.manoverboardmusic.com/ * Another year the infamous pirates and scoundrels of “Man Overboard” hit the stage at Faerieworlds delivering a stunning performance. Man Overboard is an Oregon based band that meshes pirate music of [...]

Woodland* http://www.woodlandmusic.net/ * Eugene, Oregon * Performance Friday 30 July 2010 at Faerieworlds * The amazing inspiration and co-creators behind the world-famous Faerieworlds festival, the Band Woodland has weaved a living myth in the Pacific Northwest. Straight out of a faerie tale, Woodland brings together enchanting rhythmns, otherworldly music, inspirational lyrics, and mesmerizing ambiance. They [...]

Talesma* www.telesmaband.com * Maryland * Performance at Faerieworlds 2010 on Saturday from 5:30-7 pm; 7/31/2010 * A very intriguing American psychedelic electro-tribal rock band out of Maryland, Telesma pounded and tranced the fae on day 2 of Faerieworlds 2010. They played Faerieworlds in 2009 and came back for a repeat performance. Talesma brings together modern [...]