currently playing
finished it; now going back
to explore the places that I
missed)
minor planets that were in
the last movie)
more RPG than FPS; good
graphics though)
currently reading
I've read every one of his
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
Christian Lander. Material
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
*Day 6 was lame, but Day 7
was much better
good-looking people)
currently surfing: news
currently surfing: tech
@1:30pm ~ 1:45pm ET)
tech women rock) *faves
currently surfing: sci-fi
other interests
my almae matres
(B.A. - Political Science)
(M.A. - Political Science)
(Ph.D. ABD - Political Science)
where I spend part of my
weekdays
 | Grand Theft Auto: 2, III, Vice | |
| City, San Andreas (PC) | ||
| Portal (PC) (also trying out | |
| some custom maps) | ||
| Star Wars: Republic | |
| Commando (PC) (already |
to explore the places that I
missed)
| Star Wars: Battlefront II (PC) | |
| (fun to do battle on the |
the last movie)
| Star Wars: Knights of the | |
| Old Republic II (PC) (Meh, |
graphics though)
| Google Earth (much easier | |
| to use with a 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator controller; works great with a lot of RAM, a widescreen LCD and self- made spaceship "wooshing" sounds; see projects page) | ||
| Flight Control, Glyder, Myst, | |
| Saucerlifter, Trivial Pursuit, Peggle, The Sims 3 & 10 Tower Defense games (iTunes Apps) (waiting for Dexter, Doom and a good GTA clone) |
currently reading
| Anathem by Neal Stephen- | |
| son. It's 900+ pages so it's taking a while. Good read so far. | ||
| Next by Michael Crichton. |
books. He can get preachy
and repeats himself a lot,
but still a great read. A lot
more characters to keep
track of in this one. The
ending is a little Disney/
Spielberg-ish.
| Stuff White People Like by |
taken from his hilarious
WordPress blog of the
same name.
currently watching
| The Office (great characters; | |
| now far superior to its British counterpart) | ||
| 24 (ridiculously improbable | |
| but great fun to watch) |
was much better
| Lost (frustratingly vague at | |
| times; other times, like watching a live version of Myst or Riven - only with |
| The Big Bang Theory | |
| MythBusters, House, Curb | |
| Your Enthusiasm & Dexter (all worthwhile programs - but when are these shows on?) |
currently surfing: news
| New York Times | |
| Washington Post | |
| LA Times | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | |
| USA Today (lightweight) | |
| BBC (non-US news? No way | |
| dude!) | ||
| Fark (daily dose of snark) |
currently surfing: tech
| Buzz Out Loud (weekdays, | |
| with live video streams |
| TWIF (Fridays ~@6:00pm | |
| with live video stream) | ||
| TWIT Netcast Network | |
| Engadget & Gizmodo (the | |
| Coke & Pepsi of tech news) | ||
| boingboing.net | |
| the 404 | |
| tekzilla | |
| botropolis | |
| commandN, net@nite, | |
| openAlpha, geekbrief.tv, pop17, icali.tv, The Molly, mostlylisa, loaded, women of warcraft & tastyblogsnack (because |
| mobile broadcasting | |
| (several past & current 'lifecasters' who broadcast: Justine (LA), web pioneer & domme Lisa (Tokyo), pilot & techie John (Greenville), prolific vloggers Sarah (NY), David (Ft. Lauderdale) and Scott (Greensboro) & several live videogame sites; click on the link at far left to see in a teeny-tiny window; ustream & stickam are also good streaming sites) | ||
| The Guild simply brilliant |
| Tiki Bar TV (I don't drink but | |
| this Canadian video podcast is hilarious; I highly recom- mend Episode #19 of the two-part "Space Cadet" episodes for the uninitiated) |
currently surfing: sci-fi
| rebelscum | |
| Galactic Hunter | |
| Yakface | |
| Sir Steves Guide | |
| swcollector | |
| Jedi Defender |
other interests
| political psychology | |
| British politics & culture | |
| intelligence studies | |
| local temporal anomalies | |
| Western European travel | |
| logic & epistemology | |
| postmodernism | |
| mobile computing | |
| FPS games | |
| toys & gadgets | |
| Lego | |
| steampunk conversions | |
| off-world technologies | |
| dark chocolate | |
| tea |
my almae matres
| Indiana University |
| Ball State University |
| Kent State University |
where I spend part of my
weekdays
| press F5 (refresh) if the video stream stalls (which it will) |
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'True Colors' album only $5 on Amazon July 1, 2009
Trivia: The Bangles sang backup for "Change of Heart." To get
around the inane copyright issues, below is her brilliant song
"Boy Blue" played on a turntable. It's the music that matters.
around the inane copyright issues, below is her brilliant song
"Boy Blue" played on a turntable. It's the music that matters.
The First Cylon War July 2, 2009
Originally a prop painting that hung in Admiral Adama's quarters,
it's now available as a reasonable $15 lithograph. Mousover the
top pic to see where the above close-up is situated. An inter-
esting set prop to say the least. So say we all! *NERD BOMB*
it's now available as a reasonable $15 lithograph. Mousover the
top pic to see where the above close-up is situated. An inter-
esting set prop to say the least. So say we all! *NERD BOMB*
(pics: Universal Studios)
Thomas the Train Japanese candy July 3, 2009
Picked these up today at the crowded oriental grocery store.
Sam will love these. I'm still trying to decipher the 'play instruct-
ions' (above pic).
Sam will love these. I'm still trying to decipher the 'play instruct-
ions' (above pic).
Gracie got her ears pierced! July 4, 2009
And she didn't even cry. Below is Sam being silly again.