It’s tough Christmas shopping for a nerd. Us nerd types demand gifts that are mostly expensive and rarely practical. I want video games, gadgets, electronic toys, gift cards to Best Buy…I never want a scarf or pairs of socks.
On the other hand, you can’t tell with most people if they are [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
I don’t do vacations very well.
When I made the decision to plunge forth into the real world, I had with me a certain set of values that–on hindsight–might have been slightly skewed.
And for good reason. You might teach your child about morality and responsibility, but along the way some parents can’t help [...]
A Call From MomorBaby Boomers
17-Jan-10I was audibly angry at my mother when I finally picked up the phone.
“What is it?”
“Oh excuuse me for bothering you!” She answered in spanish.
She’d left a voice-mail message while I was watching a movie, called another time while I was out with friends, and then rang me now when I was relaxing
In situations like [...]
Thanksgiving~or~New Rule: We Are Allowed to Punch Strange Kids In The Face If They Bother Us
17-Jan-10I’ve spent the majority of this Thanksgiving at my friend’s house in Boston on his couch passed out watching movies, eating turkey, playing some random video games, and watching my back fat develop into a comfortable portable cushion.
The Thanksgiving hangover is starting to settle throughout the household and America at large, millions of gym machines [...]
Videogamers have discovered that it is possible to have hot gay sex in the newest Bioware RPG Dragon Age: Origins
The video game isn’t something your uncle built for your Dos Program, Dragon Age is the next blockbuster from a developer known to churn out epic games for most major consoles and the PC.
While this is [...]
The video has been analyzed before, and yes it is about the secret powers of women, but I feel like the analysis of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance video has missed one crucial point…
We love it because it is the birth of a Pop Star.
We knew it was in the protagonist all this time, [...]
The best thing to happen to the music industry was the crushing of its industry. Artists are now being discovered on their merit via myspace and music blogs. We can download an album, share with friends, then go see the band live.
I found a good article about the movie industry that claims it [...]
There were two films I watched recently that refracted onto each other.
The first was Grand Ecole directed by Robert Salis. It is a french Gossip Girl style film about upper class students struggling with their love lives.
The protagonist is a boy with a girlfriend who is falling in love with his male best friend, [...]
