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Beard Log: Day 12

nesagwa — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:06:08 +0000

Sara cut off the little curly long bit from my chin so its all even now.

My copy of Dracula has a misprinted spine. It says, printed in fancy gold leaf, “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE • JANE AUSTIN.” When I bought…

Beard Log: Day 1

nesagwa — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:37:02 +0000

Beard Log. Blog. Get it. Haha. I’ll be growing my beard out as far as I can in the next year. This is something that I have attempted in the past and had varied levels of success. My goal is…

A Professor Layton review.

queefy — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:11:40 +0000

I had heard bits and pieces about this game when it first came out. About how Level 5 (developer of the fantastic Dragon Quest VIII) was behind it and about how it was attempting to mix up the puzzle…

Taking a Stroll in the Rough Streets of Bay Ridge or the Streets Are All About Survival

roker — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:02:28 +0000

I wake up.

My phone was ringing, I didn’t bother picking it up. What time is it?

9:49 PM

Lame. I would’ve been better off staying asleep. God, it’s nearly ten. I must’ve passed out after

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Words.

nesagwa — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:19:00 +0000

I was in Borders over the weekend looking for books on Tesla without much success (which surprised me, you’d think one of the most famous scientists of the early 20th century would have plenty of material. Plenty on Edison though,…

Barry Allen returns from the dead.

queefy — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:21:36 +0000

They’re doing it.

They’re actually doing it.

They’re bringing Barry Allen back from the dead.

I always thought there were two characters in superhero comics, aside from origin related deaths like Bruce Wayne’s parents, uncle Ben or…

The New York Chronicles: Life and the Times of the Roker

roker — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:58:55 +0000

Entry 1: Last Call for Ol’ Buick City

John Adams. He was one of our more important founding fathers and helped form the building blocks that this nation is built on. HBO’s new mini-series is based on his life immediately following the Boston Massacre and…

A No More Heroes review.

queefy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:14:41 +0000

When I first bought Suda51′s Killer7, I was so frustrated by the game that I had to put it away and move on to other things after playing it for no longer than one or two hours. A…

Thoughts on Justice League: The New Frontier.

queefy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:53:09 +0000

This isn’t a review per se of the recently released direct-to-DVD animated feature as it’s a little difficult to dissociate myself from the comic book it’s based it on and look at it objectively. There are, however,…