Blogworthy != Tweetworthy

I signed up with Twitter over the weekend, mainly becomes some dudes I know came up with the perfect name for me. I got all connected up in there, I downloaded the little app that dings and bounces around whenever anyone I know tweets something, I installed the plug-in that puts my own tweets in […]

Coffee.

From 2005 to 2008 I maintained a blog about my experiences working in the drug test industry. Every Sunday I revive one of those experiences here. The following was originally posted November 2, 2005.

Coffee. First thing this morning is a phone call. It’s an adventurous one. It’s from Mr. Coffee.

Mr. Coffee […]

“Adventuring” in Vana’diel.

Back when I played World of Warcraft I used to keep a blog for my adorable gnome warlock. Every Saturday I share another of her adventures here. The following was originally posted April 17, 2006

“Adventuring” in Vana’diel.

As a warlock I have the ability to open a gap in the void of madness […]

Sequence breaking: Super Metroid vs. Zero Mission

To illustrate exactly what makes Super Metroid special when put up against other games in the series, I’m going to compare it to its closest cousin, Zero Mission. Specifically I’m going to show an intentional sequence break from each game and point out why Super’s is cool and awesome and why ZM’s… uh, kind of […]

Sprung a leak.

As you can see from the image, I collect Pepsi cans. Every time Pepsi comes out with a new flavor or variant I try to get my hands on a can and/or a 20 oz. bottle for the shelf. I’m not sure what the endpoint of this hobby is; maybe when I’m 60 I’ll […]

The tables are still turning…

In November my stupid backwards state (and, judging by population statistics, very likely your backwards state too) voted to keep gay marriage illegal. Because as we all know, letting gay people get married will instantly cause every other marriage in the country to evaporate and, besides that, the mere thought of a dong in a […]

Vlog #008: KFC gives Brickroad an aneurysm and he dies.

It’s one thing when you go to Olive Garden and order the shrimp primavera (or whatever) and they’re like, “Sorry sir, we are out of shrimp.” That’s a real restaurant trying to stock hundreds of different ingredients. One too many people ordered shrimp that day. It happens.

Fast-food joints should not have this problem. […]

Look twice. Or three times, or more… you know, whatever you’re comfortable with.

This commercial has been airing during my House reruns approximately 63 times per minute for the last couple weeks, and it really, really bothers me. It’s taken me until this morning to figure out why.

The message of the commercial is sound: pay attention to your surroundings while driving, because motorcycles are small and […]

Backed up.

From 2005 to 2008 I maintained a blog about my experiences working in the drug test industry. Every Sunday I revive one of those experiences here. The following was originally posted October 4, 2005.

Backed up. Friday before last, it’s about 4:50 pm, and nature calls. My samples are already gone for the […]

Going out with a bang.

Back when I played World of Warcraft I used to keep a blog for my adorable gnome warlock. Every Saturday I share another of her adventures here. The following was originally posted April 7, 2006

Going out with a bang.

You’ll have to excuse me when I giggle with unbridled delight at scenes like […]