Life as Geek

nook: not a gadget

2010-03-04T17:12:36Z

Disclaimer: No, I don’t get any money from Barnes and Noble or anyone else for touting the nook. I spend most of my time giving money to them in exchange for still more books. I wasn’t planning on writing a post about my nook for two reasons: first, I kinda already did with [...]

Why You Should Play Dragon Age. Again.

2010-02-05T15:04:48Z

I am somewhat slow to complete video games, as a general rule. For example, I finished Portal, for the first time, a few months ago. Portal was first released in 2004. It was a relief to finally understand all the cake jokes, although I did identify with this a little too much. Many games I [...]

Dear Apple: Please Explain?

2010-01-28T20:51:03Z

Dear Apple, First of all, thank you for the new product, and thus the new world of fun blogs for me to pursue and stupid people on the internet (ie anyone who doesn’t agree with me) for me to laugh at. Also, thank you for calling it the “iPad”, because, like the Wii before it, [...]

Zombies, War and Sharp Pointy Sticks: Why Men Must Knit

2010-01-14T21:40:09Z

There is a technique, passed down through generations, which has provided for mankind’s survival since ancient times. Long ago, exclusive male-only guilds toiled for years as apprentices to master this art alongside the like of blacksmiths and carpenters, for this skill was used to serve all from the lowest peasant to the highest king. [...]

File this under: “things I thought were simple but aren’t”

2010-01-11T20:14:42Z

So, I was doing really well at blogging regularly – once or twice a week – and I thought to myself, “hey, I really want to be spending time writing novels. Why don’t I do that instead?” The plan was as follows: Stop blogging Use the gained time to write fiction Finish a book! Conquer world! With this [...]

Schedule Change Again

2009-07-30T19:14:30Z

Well, my experiment with posting twice a week has come to an end, and I’ve decided not to continue. The purpose of this blog is to get me writing again, and it’s certainly done that, but now I need to focus more on what I really want to write – fiction books. So, as of [...]

How to Start (or start someone) Knitting

2009-07-29T18:58:00Z

Knitting is one of those social hobbies that most people don’t learn from a book when they’re first starting out. Usually what happens is you see someone else knitting and think “Huh. I wonder if I could do that – it looks kinda fun.” And you either go ask that person to [...]

New Kingdom Hearts Card Set!

2009-07-23T18:16:07Z

There are days when I just really, really don’t want to sit down and write something. Today is one of those days. Therefore – pictures! The new set for the Kingdom Hearts TCG is out! We’re going to do a full review/analysis on the next podcast, so rather than repeat information, here’s a look at [...]

When Depression is a Good Thing

2009-07-21T16:30:29Z

I struggled a bit with the title of this post, and I’m still not sure it’s exactly what I meant to say. I mean, I don’t really ever think that depression itself is a good thing. Speaking from experience here, it’s miserable. It’s free-falling in an endless black hole. But I [...]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009-07-16T16:23:14Z

The new Harry Potter movie is out, and by the timing of this post you may infer that I saw it fairly early on. As a matter of fact, yes, I did go see a midnight showing on opening night/morning. And yes, I did wear a costume. If you feel the need [...]