July 2012
59 posts
RIP Laptop
My computer has died. Well, most likely the hard drive crashed. The hard drive I replaced last summer. :-/
The good news is, I’m handling it much better than last time. Last time I cried in the Apple store. Two days in a row. In front of two, different, cute genius bar dudes. And not little tears in the eyes, or silent weeping. It was, like, face crumpled, red nose, heaving, sloppy,...
Ignore the Bickering. Cable TV Is Over |... →
spytap:
Your morning read.
APE IN A CAPE: I Don't Know What To Say →
kjsilopanna:
gailsimone:
I am a writer, even at the worst of times I am rarely at a loss for words. In this case, I am afraid words fail me entirely.
I just received a note that verified a fear that had been lingering in the back of my mind since the tragic events in Aurora, Colorado.
Not that long ago, I went to the first ever Denver Comic Con, the first large scale comics convention in the...
important dates
permissiontogeekfreely:
J.K. Rowling’s new book: September 23, 2012 Doctor Who Series 7: August 2012 Supernatural Season 8: October 3, 2012 The Hobbit: December 14, 2012 Sherlock Series 3: (here’s hoping) 2013 Iron Man 3: May 3, 2013. Man of Steel: June 14, 2013 Wolverine 2: July 26, 2013. Thor 2: November 15, 2013. Catching Fire: November 22, 2013. The Hobbit 2: December 13, 2013. Deadpool:...
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“he believes that cynicism is frustrated optimism, resulting only from first...”
– I stumbled upon this, and realized it perfectly describes me these days… via @theonetruebix
baker-swag:
meggannn:
fourtris-divergent:
One day your child will bring home a friend and introduce them and they’ll have the name of a fictional character and you silently whisper “I can’t believe their parents were in ‘that’ fandom!”
#i don’t care how cute he is you can’t hang out with cullen anymore
#Katniss just trust me with this
Really? Her name is Bellatrix? Er…
“Depression is humiliating. It turns intelligent, kind people into zombies who...”
– (via theonlymatty)
“Compassion is also real. And a depressed person may cling desperately to it until they are out of the woods and they may remember your compassion for the rest of their lives as a force greater than their depression. Have a heart. Judge not lest ye be judged.”
(via...
“I met my wife at a Star Trek convention. She was study abroad from France and...”
– Hear more tales of nerdery in this week’s Pwn Up! (via dorkly)
Suck it, snobs who think speaking Klingon is weird!! HAHAHA!! (Note: I do not speak Klingon, but a Klingon cosplayer once spoke it to me at SDCC and it was a magical moment in my life.)
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My Dream Last Night
I had a dream last night that I decided to move back to New York City. I was in town scouting apartments and found a one bedroom, pet friendly, basement apartment for $750 per month.
TALK ABOUT DREAMLAND, AMIRITE?!
Beijing Vs London
Beijing: We must be classy and perfect and mature.
London: WE WANT A FUCKING FORTY FOOT TALL VOLDEMORT, THANKS!
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Watchbatflip:
THE NATIONALS BULLPEN READS 50 SHADES OF GREY
HOLY SHIT I’M DYING
THESE BOYS ARE SO CUTE
ALL OF YOU COME TO MY TEAM
These guys make me wish I gave a crap about baseball. HILARIOUS.
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West Texas
I grew up, and still spend time in, West Texas. And when I say West Texas, I mean about five hours directly west of Dallas, and 100 miles from the nearest mall. My hometown is the largest town in our county, at a whopping 10,000 people.
I grew up on 100 acres of cactus, mesquite trees, wildflowers and various scrappy herbivores and even scrappier carnivores. As a kid, I was always fascinated by...
dietpunkfics:
manfiction:
side effects of being friends with me include gaining extensive knowledge of tv shows you dont watch or care about
GPOY!! GPOY!!
Real Talk: Videogames: Confessions of a Fake Geek... →
Brilliant and beautiful post: a Must Read:
realtalkvideogames:
Phony. I’m considered a fake in many facets of my identity. I’ve found out that it takes another person involved for me to be fake, that it isn’t an innate quality. Someone from a point of privilege makes a judgment of whether or not I’m authentic or real, and if I’m allowed into the club. Geek…
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Send out some love in the name of Equality...
So, the Jim Henson Company severed ties with Chick Fil A due to the fact that the company with those awesome waffle fries actively uses their money to oppose gay rights. We already knew they were a religious company (they’re closed on Sunday…wow), but we didn’t realize until their CEO publicly stated their position against gay marriage just how hypocritical and backasswards...
GRILLO-MARXUACH DESIGN BUREAU: what would it take... →
okbjgm:
you know, i usually answer this question with a delighted shrug…after all i don’t own the tv rights…and while i could write more comics, les mcclaine is busy doing “the tick” as a monthly…
…but here’s an idea…
…if you - the fans - can convince shout! factory to do the show as a blu ray, i will…
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“Came to a decision at lunch today. I’m putting this out there for the geeks, the...”
– From Matt. I randomly found this on Facebook through a friend of the OP, and think it’s a really great idea. Fighting the darkness with kindness…
“The word “feminism,” Moran said, has for some reason gone off the rails to...”
– Caitlin Moran
HOW TO FIX COMIC-CON
spytap:
areyouthatguy:
We all know Comic-Con is broken. All of us except the Comic-Con organizers, because from their point of view the money keeps rolling in.
But the show floor is dying, while the TV/Web panels are growing.
Comic-Con should be ticketed like a film festival. Plain and simple.
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This would get me to attend again.
Yes. This is absolutely true. Can we start a...
Help, Tumblrers!!
I love Tumblr for blogging, but sometimes I want to send someone the link to an old post I wrote and I’m having two problems I need help with.
A) How the hell do I find old posts? I can’t see a search bar on my home page, so I just end up scrolling down. Please tell me I don’t have to do that every time. Isn’t there a way to search my own blog?
B) How the hell do I...
Blatherings on the meaning of life...
I often think about what it would be like to be adrift in space. There’s no up or down. No left or right. There’s just…you. How do you know if you’re upside down? With no gravity, does it matter? How do you know where you’ve been, or where you are, or where you’re going?
This is how I feel at being unemployed. I have defined my life by the things I have...
Geek A Week: Cartoonist Len Peralta: 'We Need More... →
lettersandlight:
When we first encountered cartoonist Len Peralta, who designed the renowned Geek A Week trading cards, we knew he’d be the perfect designer for our collector’s edition of NaNoLand trading cards for three reasons: 1) He believes in many of the same things we do, such…
Jerks on the internet...
This is an actual comment I JUST got on a blog I wrote over a year ago: ” Well by the way your complaining you sound like a lesbian nothing wrong with that but thats the vibe im getting by reading this….”
So, what constitutes lesbian complaining? I was discussing how crappy and useless a large number of female superheroes are portrayed in film. Halle Berry’s Catwoman...
Love has a tendency to take hold of your heart whether it makes sense to you or not. Falling for a boy you never think will love you back. But you fall anyway, because the heart makes decisions without consulting your brain. But then, maybe he falls for you, too.
Two people who, on the surface, seem to have no common ground. Yet, somehow, they vibrate on a deep level in perfect harmony. ...
thisgingersnapsback:
ghost-of-algren:
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hawthorny:
iwillalwayslovethefool:
Friendly reminder that bacteria are having sex on your skin
friendly reminder that even bacteria have sex and you don’t
friendly reminder that bacteria are asexual and use binary fission to reproduce. They don’t have sex.
Friendly reminder that binary fission is the underlaying basis for sexual...
“Eight percent of college men have either attempted or successfully raped. Thirty...”
– Margo Maine, Ph.D. (Body Wars)
There was a time that, as a person of the male persuasion, seeing this quote made me really mad. It made me mad that women would assume that I was a rapist; it made me mad that rape was becoming ‘my problem’; it made me mad because, frankly, I didn’t think it was...
Internet Etiquette...
It is not my responsibility to teach you how to not be a CREEP on the internet. But I’m pissed off at the moment, so I’m going to give you all a little primer. Are you ready? Excellent.
#1. Unless we converse on a daily basis or have hung out multiple times in person, you are a stranger to me. Do you walk up to women you barely know in the street and make sexual or boob jokes? ...
