Setting one’s alarm clock for three o’clock in the morning is always a horrifying experience. There are many weekend nights when three in the morning means it’s time to go to bed, not time to get out of it. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that about the only thing which could drag [...]
Penny Arcade continues to branch out into the world of video games which it’s so lucratively mocked throughout its history. Does this installment stand out, or is it just more of the same? The Short Version Platform: Xbox 360 One Word: Improvement Two Words: Funny Action Worth It: Yes Scale: terrible | poor | fair [...]
The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life by Eugene Mirman My review rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve seen Eugene do stand-up several times, and he’s pretty funny, though not my favorite comic of all time. His style of humor is relaxed, sometimes self-deprecating, often ironic and … confused? It’s not uncommon for [...]
Sorry for the lack of updates. I had a friend in town, and I’m trying to get ready for my taxes. Next week should be a bit lighter, and then I’m going to try and do some updates from Hawaii as well. That’ll be fun. In the meantime, please enjoy this picture of the Empire [...]
… this is not a pornographic post, despite the topic. Tonight I’m going to see The Vagina Monologues. Surprisingly, this is not related to Valentine’s Day, which we’ll discuss in a second. This event, rather, came about because a friend of ours was promoting the show. Charlotte’s seen it, and liked it, and I’ve heard [...]
More photography today — I’m still learning the new digital camera. I’m a fan of pictures with a really tight depth of field, meaning one thing in focus and most of the rest of the stuff blurred out. It was a hard effect to get on my previous camera in part because it didn’t allow [...]
At Crispy Gamer, my place of employment, we’re always striving to give our readers new and interesting glimpses into the world of video games. Because of what we do, we enjoy backstage access to a wide variety of games. In our never-ending quest to bring gamers the real scoop, we sometimes uncover strange information that’s [...]
Ok, ok, I promise not to turn this into a blog where all I do is post pics of my cats … they just make fine photography subjects because they’re cool looking, and because their fur doesn’t bounce the flash badly, so it’s easy to get a good shot even in my dim apartment! This [...]
The Nikon D60 showed up yesterday, with all the included parts except a camera bag (guess I’ll have to email the shop about that). Still, I got it set up last night and took a couple of test pictures. The resolution is amazing, and the optics are a definite step up from the previous camera. [...]
Blood Oranges, Blood Zest by Jocelyn | McAuliflower Since I met my wife, I’ve drank more sparkling wine than I had in all the years running up to that point. Hey, she’s French, so no surprise, right? I’ve become quite fond of it, but haven’t incorporated it too often into my cocktails for fear of [...]
