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Monthly Archives: August 2005

Camera

I want a new camera.
I look at all the wonderful pictures that people have taken on Flickr and I recall all the good times that I had with my Canon AE-1. I remember apertures and shutter speeds and depth of field and film speeds. I remember capturing a two hundred fiftieth [...]

Grandiose

I think it’s reaching the point where not even I think it’s reasonable.
$2000 Xbox 360 bundle over at GameStop.
Click on, “THE OMEGA.” No, really, they call it that.

Notoriety

I went to Otakon this past weekend, and now I find that I’m featured in a webcomic. See if you can spot me.

/point /laugh

Best. World of WarCraft Post. Ever.
Here’s a snippet:
Pardon me for hijacking the thread, here..
But, Brion – if you don’t want your mother to know you were up and on the computer at 3:29 in the morning – DON’T post on a forum that she reads.
Busted.
Grounded.
Busted, indeed. Hilarity ensues, the rest [...]

Grand Theft AutoGate

There are many things to be said about the whole “Hot Coffee” modification for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It certainly has spurred discussions about the role that videogames play in our culture. They even made the cover of the Economist. The rest of the articles aren’t available online, as they are [...]

Invention

I invented a new word yesterday writing an email to my mother.
Anymosity: Bitter hatred or outright hostile acts people believe they are entitled to when they are anonymous.
I had meant “anonymity” in the sentence, but I was thinking about the fact that people are more likely to act in an inappropriate way if they [...]

The Red Threat

It was in CVS when the hard questions started.
The Kazakh asked for razors, so we went to the shaving aisle together.
As I looked down the aisle, I looked upon dozens of razors. Disposable. Twin blade. Triple blade. Triple blade with aloe lubrication strip. Triple spring mounted blades, aloe strip, microfins [...]