BREAKING NEWS: Wii Announces Brand New Game
Posted on May 5, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Gifts, Misc Geek Stuff | 1 Comment
My boyfriend is a domestic dud. He enjoys leaving half-eaten plates of food in the bedroom because “it gives the ants something to eat.” He refuses to make the bed because “I’m just going to get back in it.” (Still haven’t been able to dispute that one) Looking at the washing machine to him is [...]
Read More...PROOF: Why Underage Girls Should Never Be Left Alone With Webcams
Posted on May 4, 2009 - Filed Under Misc Geek Stuff | 20 Comments
It’s not because we’re sick of “To Catch a Predator”. It’s not because people like Daniel Lesiewicz, who’s now in jail for using spyware to hack webcams and watch teenage girls getting dressed. It’s not even because these girls can be Googled in ten years when they are looking for a job and have [...]
Read More...The Swine Flu Owes Me A Breakfast Sausage
Posted on April 28, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Food, Misc Geek Stuff | 2 Comments
I have a friend who is trying to convince me to wear a surgical mask before I leave the house, just in case.
Another friend caught a cold and ran up a several thousand dollar tab at the local emergency room, just to be safe.
Lastly, a good buddy, the day after grocery shopping, watched the news [...]
South By Southwest Invades Austin
Posted on March 25, 2009 - Filed Under Misc Geek Stuff | Leave a Comment
The spring break destination for geeks. The haven for nerds. The hot spot for the intellectually advanced. The 23rd annual South by SouthWest (SXSW) came and went through downtown Austin, TX again this year. The festival – er, I mean conference- is infamous for it’s spot-on ability to predict trends. Just two years ago, SXSW-ers [...]
Read More...If I were an enzyme, I would be DNA helicase so I could unzip your genes
Posted on March 18, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Misc Geek Stuff | Leave a Comment
Behind the computer, you are king. Fearless, confident, powerful. You’ve mastered World of Warcraft, can recite every Star Wars Movie backwards, and are fluent in Klingon. What’s not to love? But you go dipping into the population for a Saturday night to get a few drinks or see if there are any women worth desiring [...]
Read More...Michael Frind’s Future Trophy Wife
Posted on March 13, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Geek Bling, Misc Geek Stuff | Leave a Comment
It’s Friday afternoon, around 4:15. The longest hour of the week is here. Plus I took a late lunch, and Chili’s is sitting so heavy in me I can feel the food-induced coma coming on even as I type. I’m pretty much done working for the day, just waiting for my boss to approve my [...]
Read More...The Twelve Steps of Myspacers Anonymous
Posted on February 23, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Misc Geek Stuff, Tech Toys | 1 Comment
Come on people. Go throw a Frisbee. Go for a walk. Hell, watch TV. Just stop going online!!
Kids claiming “Myspace addiction” are now getting away with failing classes, skipping school, and rather than detention, get to attend a lecture in the auditorium during a class they probably didn’t want to be in anyway. Even [...]
Baseball’s Bad Boys – Cheaters DO Prosper
Posted on February 20, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Misc Geek Stuff | Leave a Comment
Lyke, Oh Em Gee, guys. What happened to Daryl Strawberry enjoying his nose candy, or even Kobe getting off on pre-pubescent girls?! Those are the role models my entire generation idolized. But no, not anymore. Instead of the incredibly illegal and immoral activities that should have resulted in serious jail time or ruined careers, the [...]
Read More...Seeing the Future – Television on Your Eyes
Posted on February 18, 2009 - Filed Under Entertainment, Gadgets, Gifts, Misc Geek Stuff, Tech Toys | Leave a Comment
I know your mother said it. A hundred times, maybe more. Mine did. “Move away from the TV or your eye’s will rot out!” And I’m sure you, much like I, scooted your butt back reluctantly if only until she left the room. Well, fate is a funny lady, for as many times as my [...]
Read More...Contagious Happiness Spreads… Vaccination Imminent
Posted on January 4, 2009 - Filed Under Misc Geek Stuff | 1 Comment
Apparently, happiness is contagious. Achoo. Your Welcome.
So Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler from Harvard Med and UC San Diego (respectively) performed a study on over 4500 people. They started as children in 1983 and went on for twenty years until 2003. The results? Apparently if those in your social circle are jolly and jovial, your [...]
