Absurdities in Naming, or, American Education and the Push for Establishing Identity and Self-Esteem in Teens

Randomly, I got to thinking about junior high and the first day of school.
Back then (and up through high school), the first day always consisted of getting a class schedule and reporting to said classes in order. Once in class, you would fill out a personal information sheet with name, address, class schedule and the [...]

Time Suck

Hi, my names Jo “Magarg” the Orc and I play World of Warcraft. For the past few weeks I’ve thought of almost nothing else. It’s my passion, hobby, love(r), etc…
Please inform your friends and loved ones to never go near that deliciously dark, addictive light.
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Here are some other things that have been sucking up my time:
Dark [...]

New Blog.

A while ago, Aaron created No Veil, a fantasy fiction side project site.
Today I have created Reasonably-Sized Salad, a food blog dedicated to the culinary exploits of LorY and I. Take a look if you get a chance. Right now it’s still a work in progress. But seriously, start at the greeting (at the bottom [...]

Quick Hits

Taking a break from writing for the clog lately. I’m not sure why. I just haven’t really had anything to expound upon lately. Plus, I’ve been super busy trying to get my preliminary defense ready for August. But here are some things that I thought needed to be said, so here they are.

Death Cab for [...]

In Repair

I’m not sure what it is about Home Depot that I enjoy so much. I’m not in any way particularly handy, but I do love a trip to the Depot, even more than trips to record stores. Maybe it’s the scent of toxic chemicals and lumber mixing together that releases that “building smell,” much in [...]

Status Update

Between work, school, my promotion to head usher at church, and an overall sense of apathy, I haven’t had much time to blog lately. You may have noticed or not, but whatever. Add to that, our wireless router going down (unfortunately, not in a blaze of glory) and I’ve got limited internet access at home [...]

Booger: The Littlest Wombat (April Fools)

Uh duh…apologies for the overdue update.  Blind wombats are teh funnay!

Enclosed in specially marked boxes.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. I found a Reeses’ Puffs race car in my Golden Graham cereal. I guess no one was buying those crappy DVD’s. Joseph found a crappy Hot Wheels watch the other day in the Froot Loops cereal.
It made me remember emptying out the box and looking for the prize at [...]

C0ns0l3 W4rz

Okay, I’ll let up on the 1337…for now!  Mwa ha ha!
After having jumped head first into this generation of console gaming, via the magic of debt, there’s a few things I’ve learned:

First edition hardware sucks (I’m looking at you 360, who’s louder than an air conditioning wall unit)
Launch prices suck (I’m looking at you PS3)
The [...]

El Numero Wrongo

Some guy decides to call me as I’m enjoying a healthy hearty meal at Denny’s and babble at me in Spanish.  I kindly inform him he’s got the wrong number which elicits a forceful reply of “Que?”.  Being the gentleman that I am, I informed the guy his tone was unnecessary and unwelcome by promptly [...]