It's good for the ducks

My mother would say that when it rained a lot and, well, tropical storms are good for the pelicans.

Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

Some short stories set around the Black Jewels storyline. Enjoyable, comfort re-readable and interesting if you've read the Black Jewels trilogy.

Still uneven but the good bits are good enough that I don't mind.

X-Men: The Last Stand

In terms of almost all aspects of the movie it was terrible. Plot? Development? Characterisation? I know not of what you speak.

In terms of things blowing up, people having the odd good line and the slashyness of it all it was good fun. I don't remember the other two movies being quite as B'grade but maybe my memory lies.

The people in foyer standing waaaay apart waving and flapping at each other were calculating wing-span ratios; it was science; which I can understand you being confused about because there was none in the movie.

Great moments included the lass next to me watching Juggernaut smash through walls leaning over to say "With a tapered head for ease of insertion" whereupon I nearly choked.

I alo think Phoenix would have been fabulous at high volume garbage disposal.