Month: July 2012

It seems such a silly cliche’ to say that “such and such (cultural artifact) got me through (period)” but that’s never really stopped me from embracing it. Quadrophenia got me through college. One of the toughest things in adolescence (well,… Continue Reading →

So Sansa had a little talk with Joffrey and, when I left Ned, he was sitting in the dark. From what I understand, so long as Ned acknowledges what happened, everything’s going to be okay. So there’s that. Now, *MY*… Continue Reading →

I am hip-deep in the Geth and arguing with Quarians in my spare time in Mass Effect 3. So… what are you playing?

This stretch of episodes just gets better and better. After we had both watched Season 2, I bugged Maribou and asked her if her favorite episode was the same one as mine. She told me that while mine was a perfectly good episode… Continue Reading →

Holy cow, is tomorrow Friday already? Indeed it is. As we shift into a bit of a slow period, we also shift into a bit of a period where everybody is going on vacation thus making sure that the amount… Continue Reading →

Today’s my birthday.  I found out I share a birthday with Bill Cosby when I was about 7 years old, when I heard this routine for the first time: There’s something sort of magical when you discover that you share… Continue Reading →

For reasons that may or may not be obvious, I’ve had the opportunity to rediscover the Mad Painter and would like to share my favorite of his numbers with you all. Here’s 3: Here’s 6: And my absolute favorite is… Continue Reading →

From ESPN The Magazine’s “The Body” issue… MLB All-Star Jose Bautista WNBA MVP Candace Parker NFL All-Pro Rob Gronkowski Tennis Player Daniela Hantuchova Now, if only we can pretend this never happened, we could ALL be sports fans…