Posts Tagged ‘soapbox’

The Mysterious Case of Thane Krios

I’ve held off on making the inevitable Mass Effect 3 post because I wanted to have a chance to let the game sink in. I’m now ready to complain like a good little gamer. My first playthrough I didn’t import a character. I wanted to see how the game held up as an individual unit, [...]

Write Your Senator

Hi Friends and Family, Since many of you don’t spend as much time online as I do and you’re busy with like, your lives and stuff, I felt it was important to let you all know what’s going on today with regard to the future of free speech in the United States. Today many websites [...]

After four seasons . . .

After four seasons, I can’t believe I only just now have noticed how odd it is on Sons of Anarchy for the members of a One Percenter motorcycle club to bother wearing crash helmets when they spend every day getting into gunfights. Just sayin’.

What a Wonderful Smell

So something that always bothered me about Star Wars: A New Hope is the fact that nobody seems to change their clothes very often. I know, I know, Lucas was going for iconic appearances and the costumes from Episode IV are no doubt the most memorable. Luke’s karate uniform, Leia’s nightgown, Han’s Henley undershirt with [...]

Nit Picking Nerd

Yes, that’s me. I saw Sherlock Holmes tonight and it was incredibly entertaining, well written, well directed, and well acted. The bromantic chemistry between Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. felt genuine, and the Asberger’s-type take on Holmes’ genius and quirks really worked. The chick was useless except for the purposes of setting up a [...]

Last Weekend

1. I ate delicious turkey and three different kinds of pie. 2. My Xbox was on and in use as long as somebody in the house was conscious. 3. However, said Xbox scratched my brand new frickin’ copy of BrĂ¼tal Legend. The circular scratch of death meant that no matter how much disk repair goo [...]

Literary Theory Can Get Stuffed

Forwarded to me by a friend: The Death of Literary Theory — Is it really a good thing?. To this I have to say: Literary theory can get stuffed. It’s pretentious, snobby, detached from reality and exists to justify the paychecks of professors who wouldn’t last two seconds in the real world so they stay [...]