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Some Craigslist Weirdness

I can’t decide whether this is funny or really sobering, but it’s definitely one of the stranger things I’ve seen on Craigslist – and that’s a pretty high hurdle to jump over, considering what gets posted on there from time … Continue reading

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Milestones!

When I got back from China, I set myself a goal of blogging daily for 30 straight days, and today’s post represents me succeeding at that.  This shatters my previous record, which was about three weeks of daily posts. I’ll … Continue reading

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A Really Pathetic Epiphany

I’m a watch guy. Well, I’m not a scary watch guy who reads Watches Monthly and hangs out on watch forums and writes angry letters to the editor re: kids today and their cell phones and their rap music and … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day!

OK, technically this is a day early. Consider it a reminder to call your mom. PSA over, moving on: A while back, incensed with the ending of the Da Capo anime, I bought the translated visual novel from MangaGamer, and … Continue reading

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Phrasing!

So, it being the first day of the month and all, I went to the bank to get some cash on the way home from work. The ATM was down. Well, it was working, but it had a big “not … Continue reading

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8 Years Blog

Hey, I remembered my anniversary!  One of these days, I’ll even have something cool to say on it. . . . not today.  

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Thanks, Amazon

Although I recognize that it seriously conflicts with my carefully-crafted hipster gamer image, I tend to buy and enjoy the annual Call of Duty game. I don’t feel a lot of shame for this – they’re unabashed celebrations of testosterone, … Continue reading

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Cats Are Jerks

My wife and I have between two and four cats. Well, technically, we own two cats.  We didn’t get extra cats until we moved from an apartment into a house and I kept seeing hungry strays in our backyard and … Continue reading

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I built a thing.

So, there’s a line of building toys called Nanoblock, similar to Lego but much much smaller.  The smallest pieces are just 4mm x 4mm, or a quarter of the size of the lego “1×1”.  Most of their kits (well, at … Continue reading

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Sobering Thoughts

Realized today that my oldest active email address is 21 years old and can legally drink. As far as observations go, that’s not exactly earth-shattering, I know. Just the latest in things to make myself feel old. 🙂

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