As a loyal and happy member of the You Like Nice Today Fun Bunch, I thought I’d mash three of my current favorite things: the Twitter whale, Archie Bell & the Drells, and the Fishstick dance craze. (Yes, I’m a dork)
And while we’re at it…
December 22, 2006 – 8:16 am
I am:
Arthur C. Clarke
Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary.
Which science fiction writer are you?
(Via Shaken & Stirred)
December 20, 2005 – 3:53 pm
Via Gwenda:
Four jobs you’ve had in your life: McEmployee, OfficeMax "stock associate" (say what you will but those aisles were faced, man, faced!), proofreader, marketing manager
Four movies you could watch over and over: Star Wars (A New Hope), Fletch, Ghostbusters, Casablanca
Four places you’ve lived: Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Beloit, WI; Gurnee, IL
Four TV [...]
December 16, 2005 – 5:23 pm
Having become the source for the "Fifteen Things About Books" meme, Brian tagged me to jump into the fray. I needed an excuse, so here goes:
Admittedly, I purchase many books more for the idea of them than (so it turns out) for the actual content. I tend to have a lot of books that are [...]
November 18, 2005 – 7:25 am
The Guardian lists the results of a poll to find the best geek novels written in English since 1932.
I smell meme! Bold the ones you’ve read and show the world how big of a geek you are. Mine are below.
1. The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four — George [...]
October 24, 2005 – 7:05 am
[1st Seen at Shaken & Stirred]
the Cutting Edge (61% dark, 42% spontaneous, 15% vulgar) your humor style:CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | DARK
Your humor’s mostly innocent and off-the-cuff, but somehow there’s something slightly menacing about you. Part of your humor is making people a little uncomfortable, even if the things you [...]
