When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams can come true. Unless it's really a meteorite hurtling to the Earth which will destroy all life. Then you're pretty much hosed no matter what you wish for. Unless it's death by meteor.

Music Worth Your Time 11/14/09

Title: 1901 Artist: Phoenix Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Year: 2009 Genre: Pop/Rock

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Logan D's Top 50 Albums Countdown: #49

For those of you that know my taste in music, it won't come as a surprise that it's extremely eclectic. Today's album is quite a departure from the mellow harmonies of Radiohead into the intensely political and hard-hitting world of Rage Against the Machine.

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Music Worth Your Time 11/13/09

Title: Knot Comes Loose Artist: My Morning Jacket Album: Z Year: 2005 Genre: Indie/Acoustic

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Logan D's Top 50 Albums Countdown: #50

Buying an album nowadays can be a mixed bag. Though the nature of the industry really hasn't changed much in a number of years, music is about producing hit singles, or at the very least, the radio is.

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Music Worth Your Time 11/12/09

Title: Electric Feel (Justice Remix) Artist: MGMT Album: This song was released as a single Year: 2009 Genre: Electronica/Funk

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Psycho Killer: My Review of "Borderlands"

One word that sums up the new cross-platform role-playing shooter "Borderlands?" Guns. Lots and lots of guns. 2K Games' newest release puts you in the shoes of one of four treasure hunters on the distant world of Pandora.

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The Return of Logan D

This is probably the third time I'll have written this by now, but I'm back for good! I miss being in the loop of the 'Vine, so I'm back to contribute my daily music column, among other things. Most people won't care, but I'm back baby!

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'Fringe' Watch, Week 2

Well, a week has passed since the 'Fringe' premiere, and the series has not stopped its freight-train pace. This week on 'Fringe,' the viewer is quickly drawn in by the scene of a shady motel room, with two unfamiliar characters in their underwear.

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Favorite/ Worst Beginnings

This article is a follow-up to the popular (by my standards, and certainly not Scoop's ;) ) "Favorite/ Worst Endings" that I did a while back. Well, that got me started on the best and worst beginnings of everything I've seen, read, and played.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Just Plain Weird: My Review of "Fringe"

"Fringe" is a new show that premiered on FOX tonight in the vein of last year's "Heroes" in which the paranormal and the superhero-esque get a scientastic makeover.

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Favorite/ Worst Endings

The following are my favorite and least favorite endings to books, movies, and games. How about you guys? Favorite book ending: Animal Farm, George Orwell. The book ends, but the story doesn't. That's the great thing.

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Athena Chapter One: Premonitions

This story has been spinning in my head for a while, so now it's time to put it down somewhere where everyone can read it. Newsvine, I present to you my very own Sci-fi epic --- Athena.

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Is Compromise the Fall of Ideals?

This question came up in my English class's discussion of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. If you have read the book in question, it'll make this next train of thought a lot easier to understand.

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Music Worth Your Time 3/4/08

Title: Know Your Rights Artist: The Clash Album: Combat Rock Year: 1982 Genre: Punk

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The Cult Of Obama

By making the decision to back Barack Obama, I automatically belong to a cult. We live in a state of mind, all together, which is called, "Obamaland". We are Obamaniacs, as we are afflicted with Obamania. We follow the Messianic Obama and hang on his every golden word.

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Why Spider-Man Is the Greatest Superhero Ever

The following is a transcript of my award-winning speech on, well, why Spider-Man is the greatest superhero ever. Enjoy!

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The Case for Relationships -or- My Week In Review

Alright, I finally got around to writing this article. This last week was one of the greatest weeks of my life. Not only was it Valentines' Day on Thursday, but my brother's fourteenth birthday was on Friday. And he got an Xbox 360. Awesome.

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Music Worth Your Time 2/14/08

Title: Call to Arms Artist: Angels & Airwaves Album: I-Empire Year: 2007 Genre: Progressive Rock/ Experimental

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Thank God the Writers' Strike is Over

I don't know how much longer I would've been able to take it.

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Music Worth Your Time 2/12/08

Title: Let the Flames Begin Artist: Paramore Album: Riot! Year: 2007 Genre: Pop Punk

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Music Worth Your Time 2/11/08

Title: There Is No Mathematics to Love and Loss Artist: Anberlin Album: Cities Year: 2007 Genre: Christian post-emo hardcore

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Music Worth Your Time 2/10/08

Title: The Suffering Artist: Coheed and Cambria Album: Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume One: Fear Through The Eyes of Madness Year: 2005 Genre: Progressive Rock

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My List: 10 Things to do Before I Die

Everybody has one of these lists in the backs of their minds, so here's mine for all to see. 1. Produce a hit record. 2. Learn Swahili. 3. Visit a WWII memorial in Poland. 4. Be a college mascot.

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Music Worth Your Time 2/7/08

Title: I Need You Artist: Relient K Album: Five Score & Seven Years Ago Year: 2007 Genre: Christian Alternative/Hardcore

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Lenten Update: Day 1

Well, this article is going to be relatively short, but Day 1 of the Lenten season has come and gone without my consumption of any KitKat bars. I was sorely tempted yesterday, but I refrained thanks to my tremendous self-restraint.

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About Logan D

Articles Posted: 49
Links Seeded: 3
Member Since: 7/2006Last Seen: 11/24/2009

What's up guys? I'm looking forward to the new Speed Racer movie, as you can probably tell by the Racer X in my avatar.

Recommendations

Books

  • The Holy Bible (Various Authors)
  • Catch-22 (Heller)
  • Ender's Game (Card)
  • The Abhorsen Trilogy (Nix)
  • The Inheritance Trilogy (Paolini)
  • Guns, Germs, and Steel (Diamond)
  • The Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver)