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Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Winter Is Coming Like A Football To The Face

Warning! Spoilers for Game of Thrones!!
The theme to HBO’s Game of Thrones is one of the best instrumental TV themes ever, especially when paired with the stunning interactive ever-changing map of Westeros in the beginning credits sequence. The theme was constantly going through my head last night after the season finale, making for some very [...]

Channeling Inappropriate Content

I’m taking a break from my very exciting CD Archiving series to bring you this special Pet Peeve of the Day: The television sets at the local fitness center that I frequent.
First of all, on any given day, a few of them will be off/out of order. Currently 2 of out 10 are completely [...]

Prophecy

Synchronicity. It’s not just the title of an old Police album. It’s a universal force.
The other night, I finally got around to watching the DVRed season finale episode of How I Met Your Mother. At the end of the episode, they had a song playing over the last few scenes, as these [...]

Depth-Defying Dorkiness

Pet Peeve of the Day: The Third Dimension.
Oh, it can be cool and everything, but will it ever really rise above “gimmick” status? James Cameron says (I think) that all his movies are going to be 3D from now on, which probably explains why it takes him ten years to make one. Yeah, [...]

But No Mention Of Lasagne

Some more odds and ends…
I can’t believe it, but I actually laughed at a Garfield strip in the paper this morning:

This seems like a throwback to the original Garfield strips, which were actually, y’know, funny at times. Hard to believe, but true.
Or maybe my sense of humor is just getting… old. That must [...]

My Meme Is Legion

I haven’t posted in awhile. Too much time spent at the gym getting buff, I guess. But here’s a few odds and ends.
Firstly (via ADS), for every blog that posts the new Neko Case song, she’ll donate $5 to the Best Friends Animal Society. So, here’s my contribution. It helps that [...]

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