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Because I have no creativity of my own right now
Would you like some mashups? I would like to give you some mashups."Somebody to Praise" - mashed by DJ LobsterdustJefferson Airplane - "Somebody to Love"vs.Fatboy Slim - "Praise You"Man, this just...
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Let's Update!
Wooooo it has been quite a month. First, we went to Costa Rica for our long-delayed honeymoon. Sadly, we don't have any pictures of particularly amazing quality, but we did see and do an awful lot of...
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Some random notes about music
LOL SEE WHAT I DID THEREAnyway.1) I was poking around Adam Cadre's site (he's probably best known for either running the Little Lytton contest or his interactive fiction), and found this recent post,...
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People reading this! If I were to make a mix of Celtic/Norse themed songs, what would need to be on it?Followup question: if I were to send this to a complete stranger with no knowledge of their...
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Mighty Atom!
We went to Real Steel tonight, which before I get into any super-nerdy commentary is first and foremost a really, really good movie. It's not brilliant; it will not broaden your artistic horizons or...
View ArticleHAPPY SECOND FREYNIVERSARY!
And to think, I nearly missed it because I thought today was the 29th. We've had our puppy (who is the best puppy) for TWO WHOLE YEARS now. That is totally worth celebrating!Thus: a new video of some...
View ArticleA fond farewell from Survey of American Literature
So I'm taking the Dickinson quiz, and I come across this question:What is Dickinson's implied metaphor in the middle section of poem 249 (lines 5-9)?Okay, I think. I go read Dickinson's poem:Wild...
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grass
Okay, so I posted about the "farewell" I got from my Survey of American Literature course on Monday, right? And I thought I was done. I mean, there was the final exam, but that was just going to have...
View ArticleGod dammit, guys
Every so often, everyone starts doing these lyrics quizzes, and every few times that comes around I do one of these "name that tune" style music ID things. And, every time, I encourage people to make...
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Name that tune: answers
If you still want to play blind, go here, quick!Clip 01: Flogging Molly, "Swagger" -- partial credit to lowellboyslashClip 02: Fountains of Wayne, "Stacy's Mom" -- guessed by lowellboyslash and...
View Article7 Things: Let's Play
First, for those of you who have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, a "Let's Play" in this context is when someone records themselves playing through a videogame, with commentary or mockery or...
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7 Things: Married Life
...WHY DOES EVERYONE ASK THIS QUESTION?(note to sandmantv: this is in no way directed at you in particular.)Seriously, I think probably more than half of all the people I know, ever, have asked me a...
View Article7 Things: Politics
When I was in fifth grade, I had a friend (well, one of the more popular kids who tolerated my company, at least, and I'm not sure I knew the difference back then) who decided that the cool new thing...
View ArticleQuick question
So, as an unexpected and awesome extra birthday gift, my parents gave me my mom's old iPad. It doesn't have a data plan, but I'm getting a lot of use already just as a super-portable computer and...
View Article7 Things: How I Get To Know People
The immediate answer that springs to mind: "AAAH I DON'T KNOW HOW I DO THIS IT MUST BE MAGIC AND IF I THINK TOO HARD IT WILL BREAK AND I WILL NEVER MAKE NEW FRIENDS AGAIN."I suspect this is not...
View Article7 Things: What sort of webcomic I'd make
As Alexa reminded me, I almost did make a webcomic, back in college, but we can all breathe a sigh of relief that it never came to anything. In the spirit of The Last Days of Foxhound, a few of us were...
View Article7 Things: My High School Life
I touched on this briefly before, but in general my high school life was pretty awesome. Not as deep or as rich as my college life, to be sure, because I wasn't as sophisticated or generally as mature...
View Article7 Things: My Favorite Video Games
This is a ridiculously broad topic, so I'm going to give out arbitrary titles, a la the Penny Arcade We're Right Awards. I'm also going to just straight-up avoid the games that you probably already...
View ArticleGo see Moonrise Kingdom
Here's what we knew about it before we decided we had to go see it ourselves: Moonrise Kingdom is a new Wes Anderson film about a boy and girl who run away from home together, pursued by her parents...
View ArticleAsk Mr. LJ: Short story recommendations needed
(because "Mr. LJ" sounded less dumb than "Teacher LJ")I need advice! My cooperating teacher would like me to take point on a short story unit for her Pre-AP 9th grade English class, and I'd love to...
View ArticleLes Miserables: a reaction and sort of review
We went to see the movie of Les Miserables last night, and boy do I have mixed feelings on it. Ultimately, I wouldn't recommend it to anybody who's not already a fan of the show (or at least of musical...
View ArticleAn exchange of letters
Dear Mr. Occultatio,Thank you for your recent passport application. In order to continue processing your request, please provide the following information:A signed statement explaining the damaged or...
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Clues
Over the past couple days, I have compiled a list:bunnycoyotedinosaurdragonfishhippollamaowlpandapuppysheepsnakeIf you haven't yet seen this list, it may be a briefly entertaining puzzle to identify...
View ArticleThe Pie Room
I wasn't going to do one of these, because I didn't think I had any particular "style." But then I realized, to my chagrin, that I kind of do...The Pie RoomA game for one GM/NPC and an infinitely...
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Election: the Gathering
I would say "you may have seen that Something Awful recently posted a Comedy Goldmine of political-themed Magic cards," but realistically there's basically no chance that you, the person reading this...
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