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Truth in Words and Pictures (or The Circle of Academic Life)
Tagged with: DPchallenge, geek, humor, nerd, random nonsense, silliness, truth
Posted in Blog, Things I know less about than I think
Posted in Blog, Things I know less about than I think
Six Better Choices for a Star Wars Movie Director Than J.J. Abrams (or Mission: Impossible – Lost on the Fringe)
So when I heard that J.J. Abrams was directing the Star Wars reboot I was all…meh. Now don’t get me wrong. Abrams is a skilled filmmaker and storyteller from the Spielberg school who has worked hard to produce many…
Tagged with: celebrity, entertainment, geek, Guillermo del Toro, humor, J. J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Kathryn Bigelow, miscellaneous, nerd, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, random nonsense, Ridley Scott, silliness, Star Wars
Posted in Blog, Just nerding out
Posted in Blog, Just nerding out
Friend Or Faux? (or The Unexpected House Guest)
So, my cable provider wants to be my friend. At least that’s what they seemed to be saying in a recent email that they sent me. Great, I could always use a new friend. Do you want to go out…
Tagged with: comedy, complaining, dating, Facebook, Friends, humor, miscellaneous, random nonsense, satire, silliness, whining
Posted in Blog, Word Nerd
Posted in Blog, Word Nerd
Be My Valentine (or What’s Love Got To Do With It)
So since Christmas, I’ve noticed that page views for my blogs have been way down. I’ve heard the same complaint from other bloggers as well, so it’s not just me. (Phew. Although I wouldn’t blame you. I wouldn’t read this…
Tagged with: Blog, humor, inspirational, miscellaneous, random nonsense, satire, silliness, Valentine, valentine day
Posted in 3(Blah) + 3(Yada) = (Blog), Blog
Posted in 3(Blah) + 3(Yada) = (Blog), Blog
VandalEyes Fantasy World Tour (or I Really Need To Get A Job)
So, if you don’t know who Anne Wheaton and Bonnie Burton are, you might want to skip this post. Or better yet, go to vandaleyes.net or the #VandalEyes hashtag on Twitter and look at some of the pictures posted there.…
Tagged with: Anne Wheaton, bonnie burton, celebrity, comedy, geek, Googly eyes, humor, nerd, Phil Plait, random nonsense, San Francisco, silliness, ThinkGeek, w00tstock, Wil Wheaton
Posted in Be Crafty, Blog
Posted in Be Crafty, Blog
Bras, Mixed Drinks, And Dead Celebrities (or Let’s Get The Party Started)
So, I’m tidying up and I come across this book, The Art of Mixing Drinks (Bantam Books) originally published in 1957. I forgot when and where I got it (for obvious reasons, probably) but I couldn’t help leafing through it…
Tagged with: Bantam Books, celebrity, comedy, drinking, drunk, Google Books, humor, miscellaneous, mixed drinks, party, random nonsense, silliness, underwear, Uplift: The Bra In America, War Production Board
Posted in Blog, Reviews
Posted in Blog, Reviews
I’m Not Procrastinating, I’m Blogging (or Why Do I Do This To Myself?)
So, it’s been a while. I’m not ignoring you fine people out there; I just ran out of things to say. A lot of people blog about their daily lives, but mine has been pretty boring. I’ve gone into hibernation…
Tagged with: Blog, complaining, miscellaneous, random nonsense, silliness, writing
Posted in 3(Blah) + 3(Yada) = (Blog), Blog
Posted in 3(Blah) + 3(Yada) = (Blog), Blog
Dictionary.com Takes A Huge Dump On Nerd Culture (or Let’s Get Hashtag Epic Fail Trending)
WARNING: This post is tl;dr and contains much snarkiness and nerdiness. I have used both the dictionary.com website and the app for a while now, mostly when I want a quick second opinion about a definition, and I am not…
Tagged with: annoyed, Blog, complaining, culture, dictionary.com, geek, humor, miscellaneous, nerd, random nonsense, satire, silliness, snarkiness, whining, writer, writing
Posted in Blog, Word Nerd
Posted in Blog, Word Nerd
Verbatim Gibberish 