Monthly Archives: May 2005

Lampreys and Roadkill

Kristine is moving out today. (Why isn’t there a picture for “Double-Plus Emoticon Frowney”?) She got an internship in Michigan, measuring and weighing and sometimes killing lampreys. If you’re a history geek, the lamprey’s main claim to fame is causing … Continue reading

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BuffyVerse Villians In Space!

Did you miss Joss Whedon’s Firefly when it was on TV? Honestly, who didn’t? The show was cancelled about halfway through the season, and I have yet to find anyone who actually watched it on Fox. Fortunately, the DVD sales … Continue reading

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Casablanca Spoiler

Last night, Stick and I rented Casablanca, because he’s never seen it. Yeah, you heard that right, I’m the weird hippie who doesn’t get pop culture, but he worked in a video store and he’s never seen Casablanca. Anyway, stop … Continue reading

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License Exams and Blood Sports

A few months ago, Stick and I went to play games at Bill and Andrea’s house. Andrea had just taken her MTELs in chemistry, and after a few much-needed drinks, she cheerfully insisted to everyone in the room that Denmark … Continue reading

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Princess Maker

I’m a little insulted by the top ten girlfriend-friendly games list on www.1up.com. It’s a good concept, girls tend to like like different games than boys do, and there are a bunch of great games that girls love. The Sims, … Continue reading

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Wanna See My Spaceship?

Stick has sworn to watch the next six million, forty-seven thousand, three hundred and ninety-two bad Star Wars prequels in the hopes that one of them will be half as good as Return Of the Jedi. Speaking of trilogies that … Continue reading

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