When Brianna hit level two with her wizard, Angel Moonwhisper, I took her down to Game HQ to select her miniature. Sadly, the one she had her heart set on was out of stock. Although it was listed as discontinued, the man behind the counter said he could put in an order […]

You know, I’ve been a huge fan of Heroes from the very beginning. That has to be obvious if you’ve been reading these posts. I thought I knew what good television was like, and knew what I could expect from television writers. And yet, Heroes has consistently surprised me, consistently raised the […]

For the longest time, “Message in a Bottle” as made famous by The Police has been the bane of my existence. While working my way through Guitar Hero 2 on Medium difficulty, trying to get five stars on each song so I can get the achievement and unlock a new guitar, I wasn’t […]

Once in a while, I come across a random link on the internet and it sets me giggling, and I’ll become more and more amused the more I think about it. Today it is the New Calacanis link-baiting rules, which I found by surfing through Jaiku’s latest public posts. Jason Calacanis, loved by […]

Since joining Jaiku, I’ve been lucky enough to find some interesting new people to follow out there. Among these is Gabrielle, who is on a quest to become a “professional interneter.” Huge geek that I am, I can definitely get behind so noble a goal. I wouldn’t mind being paid to fart […]

Boy, you want to talk about some twists! This week’s Lost had one of the biggest “Whoa!” moments of all. I am really pleased with the direction things are going, even if the answers to many things are very slow in coming. There’s nothing wrong with that when they’re building up to […]

I am just sitting here in stupefied awe.  Jessika sent me a link tonight to this video of Kelly Law-Yone getting a five star review on “Jordan” in expert mode. “Jordan,” by Buckethead, is pretty much universally regarded as the most difficult song in the game, and it took me a great many […]

My daughter Brianna, pictured here rocking out with her air guitar skills at a Girl Scout dance, is a rock star. She headbangs to Black Sabbath in the backseat of the car, throws the goat when something particularly rockin’ comes on the iPod, and once even played air guitar with her teeth. Without, […]

I’ve been doing my part to try and instill a healthy fear of giant robots in my daughter. She doesn’t have my wide experience with the doom that is upon us or my understanding that our current scientific path will do nothing but hasten our destruction as a species. Consequently, she thinks I’m […]

I am pleased to announce I have found my new niche on the internet. I am the number 1 google result (at least at this very moment) for “worst rock star ever.” I think that really says something about my ability to play Guitar Hero 2. Unfortunately, the label really doesn’t fit […]