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The Trouble with Television
I'm an only child, and I grew up in the 1980s and 90s, so I have watched more than my fair share of TV (whatever you feel a "fair share" is of broadcast entertainment, I assure you I got mine plus enough for 3 or 4 other kids). Game shows with my parents; Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with my grandparents; cartoons on my own after school and on ( Read more... ) -
Hello 2019!
We're less than 24 hours into the new year, so I had to retype that title several times to get it right. My love of diarizing has been cramped by a vicious combination of a lack of time, a lack of meaty subject matter, and a newfound aversion to making my private life public. Having a kid provides an endless font of quotable moments, but since what ( Read more... ) -
Dueling Goals
Like twangy banjos, the goals that make up my hours, weeks and years of life compete against one another and make a lot of racket in my head.
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Luke Cage vs. Jane Austen
There's no real "versus" happening between Mr. Cage and Ms. Austen, but they are battling in my brain, and it's noisy.
Every night for the past month and a half, I've been recording 'Pride and Prejudice' live on YouTube, one chapter at a time, and this usually takes place either directly after or right before watching an episode of the new Luke ( Read more... ) -
2010: Year of the Blog
This is it! The year that blogging returns to my agenda. Maybe. But alas, not here, my lovelies ( Read more... ) -
It's not Larping, it's just Cosplay
(Cross-posted from Pipesdreams.org)
Poor LARPers. Back in 2002, Brunching's Geek Hierarchy proclaimed the abysmal geekiness of individuals who choose to spend their leisure time dressing up as warlocks and dwarves, acting out campaigns "IRL". The Shuttlecocks weren't aiming to be cruel; they were just telling it like it is. LARPers languish in the ( Read more... ) -
Happy New Year!
Happy new year, everyone! A little belated, I know, but I've been enjoying some time away from the Internet for the past few weeks, with the exception of my recent Twitter addiction.
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December Insanity
Well, December rolls on apace and I am multiply overbooked, as ever ( Read more... )
