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5 Things Friday

2008-10-17T07:29:00.001-07:00

5 Things I'm totally looking forward to in the next couple weeks:

It's coming up on winter, and that means Apple Cider and Egg Nog. Yummm.

Halloween is coming up, and I've got an awesome costume in mind. Super scary.

I've got a couple of crochet craft ideas I think will be really fun to do. And totally nerdy. For example: Half Life headcrab hat.

Paper Towns, by John Green (of YouTube Vlogbrothers fame) came out yesterday, and I picked up a copy on my way home from work. Funny story there, too, for a later post.

Speaking of John Green, he's going to be here in Seattle on the 28th of this month! I'm really excited to meet him, so I will definitely be there.

5 Things Friday

2008-10-10T07:33:00.000-07:00

After jokingly trying to convince my parents to buy one for years, I got a Deep Fryer for my birthday, and have been cooking up all kinds of stuff. For example:

Chicken Nuggets - golden and crispy, they can't get much better.

Mushroom slices - these were pretty good. I think they might have been better if I batter dipped them first.

An Oreo - Pretty good, actually tasted kind of like a S'More.

Bacon - awwww yeah. Crispy and crunchy, just like I like it.

I actually couldn't find anything else I wanted to fry last night, so this will have to be a 4 things Friday, but I'll probably find something else by the end of today.

5 Things Friday

2008-10-03T15:58:00.000-07:00

I've decided I need to have at least one regularly scheduled post a week, otherwise I'll forget to post at all; so I introduce 5-things Friday! 5 things about anything I'm currently thinking about. This week's:

5 Things I've fallen in love with in the last week:

Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic.
Man Factory's Street Fighter-based album, Round One.
The Abominable Charles Christopher, a beautiful webcomic.
Brisingr, by Christopher Paolini.
Playing Final Fantasy I with 4 monks.

A Couple Updates

2008-09-10T11:26:00.000-07:00

I've found a few new things that occupy my time:

I'm on Stickam! You can find me here.

I'm on the Ning! Nerdfighters are made of awesome, and so am I.

I'm reading as many books from the Goodreads Best Books of the 20th Century List, as well as a few from before. I'm currently reading Bram Stoker's Dracula, and I've got To Kill a Mockingbird, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, and The Secret Life of Bees up next.

Dr. Horrible Soundtrack

2008-09-02T16:21:00.000-07:00

Joss Whedon and the Dr. Horrible team have just released the soundtrack to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I am a huge fan, and am definitely buying the album, even though I already have it in video version. If you haven't seen Dr. Horrible yet, I strongly encourage you to do so.

Cutting Myself Off

2008-08-29T07:31:00.000-07:00

As of today, I'm no longer playing World of Warcraft. It's taking up too much of my time and my resources. If I'm not playing it, I'm usually reading blogs about it, or searching the Armory, or Wowhead, for better gear for my characters. These things are all fine and good, if I have everything else in my life straightened away. But I don't, and WoW has become an escape vehicle from my life, and I can't allow that anymore.

They're Here, They're Here!

2008-08-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

My buttons are here!

/happydance

Etsy

2008-08-08T18:24:00.001-07:00

I love Etsy. The fact that anybody, anywhere, can create a product and have a ready marketplace available to them excites me. I'm a big fan of supporting local and small businesses, especially the ones that cater to my (nerdy) desires, and Etsy allows me to find those businesses better.

For example, yesterday, I bought some buttons by user Slevin11:

Images from the hit game Portal, by Valve.

Push button, receive bacon.

My order has gone through, and I hope to get my buttons sometime next week.

I Canna Stop Him

2008-07-31T23:16:00.000-07:00

What in blue blazes is goin' on here? I just got mah faithful Ram mount the other day, and as soon as I brings him to Ashenvale, he wants to go climbin' trees! I dunno if he's mebbe got some monkey-, or even big-ol'-cat blood in him, but he sure likes being up as high as he can, an' there's aught much I ken do ta stop him.

Ah weil. At least it's a purdy view.

Itchy Fingers

2008-07-30T11:15:00.001-07:00

I watched, and inevitably bought, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog by Joss Whedon, and absolutely loved it.

And now, I really want to make something to show my love for it. I'm thinking of getting one of those Munny dolls and making a Dr. Horrible version, or Captain Hammer.

House of Cards

2008-07-14T13:47:00.000-07:00

Seen at Make magazine, this video of Radiohead's new song is amazing. Be sure to watch the Making-of video, too.

I'll see you in hell, Paravonian

2008-07-07T10:17:00.000-07:00

I've had this skit stuck in my head for the last couple of days. Now you will too.

Office Warfare

2008-07-06T23:36:00.000-07:00

This is something I've wanted to do since I was five.

New Blog

2008-07-02T17:08:00.001-07:00

Hello, internets! My name is Shawn , and I am a huge nerd.

This is my new blog.

Nerdiness will ensue.

I used to do a strictly-WoW blog, but I found I didn't have enough material for it, and I never kept up with it. This blog will be my anything-goes, mostly-nerdy-stuff blog. Anytime I find something I think is cool, or I take some pictures, or I just have something I want to say, it'll go here. And, since I've canceled my WoW-blog, you'll probably see some WoW-related stuff here, too.

/wave