Saturday, September 23, 2006

My Day at the Big E

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I'd have to say that one of the best kept secrets of western Massachusetts is The Eastern States Exposition (aka the Big E). It is kind...
Monday, August 07, 2006

Free Sleater-Kinney concert download

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While I'm bummed to hear that Sleater-Kinney is going on "indefinite hiatus," I was glad to be pointed to NPR : Sleater-Kinney...
Monday, July 31, 2006

Comic Shop Conversations

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Here's how you know your comic book shop is one of the good ones. When you walk in, you immediately notice two things: 1. The layout has...
Sunday, July 30, 2006

How I Lost Weight

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After being heavy for many years, it finally came to a head around the beginning of 2002 for me. I was 220 pounds (I was actually 235 at one...

Virtual Reality and Gaming

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On a recent trip to the library, I'd happened to pick up a book called Synthetic Worlds by Edward Castronova on "the business and ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Day in the life of a Shuttle booster rocket

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If you haven't seen it yet, you must watch this view from the Space Shuttle's booster rocket . I have to say it one of the coolest t...
Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Mad As Hell 2: Unreality TV and Yo-yos

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So, last time I talked about the movie Network and the frightening prospect that our current state of television seems to be trying its bes...
Monday, July 10, 2006

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!

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Well, a stop to a library I don't usually get to visit, and out I came with a ton of DVDs and graphics novels. It's a shame that I h...