They like me. They really really like me.
In a truly bizarre coincidence (I’m sure!), no less than 24 of you emailed me last night (mostly from university accounts, which makes me suspect substances were involved) with complaints that during the entire span of 2007 there has not been a single story on this blog [...]
Reprinted from last year, because I got nothin’ this year. Happy holidays!
(With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.)
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the secret headquarters
Not a machine was a’buzzing, not even the teleporters
The ponchos were hung in specially made cryogenic poncho receptors with care
In case evil should strike, and Justice should be [...]
Scene: The local Subway. The eatery, not the ridery.
Weird things happen here in my little hamlet on the coast. We don’t have our own Slayer or even, as far as I know, a Watcher, but then Vampires tend to be less of a problem than the ever pervasive BMW and Lexus drivers [...]
Take that, ActiBlizzard. Apparently Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has been such a hit, that in addition to three spin-off novels and movies, New Zealish director Peter Jackson (The Frighteners, Meet The Feebles) has been hired to helm two additional movies, tentatively titled The Hobbit and Title to be named [...]
Why we can’t have nice things, part 64,982 in a series:
OTTAWA (AFP) — The post office and police in Canada are searching for a “rogue elf” believed responsible for mailing filthy letters to children on behalf of Santa Claus, officials said Friday.
A handful of reply letters to children who wrote to jolly Saint Nick contained [...]
This should go great with mom’s famous crab latkes. (And yes, I know this isn’t strictly Christmas shopping. Bite me.)
(Also, yes, yes, I know, this is lame. I’m trying to find time to write something substantial. Stay tuned!)
For the man who has…um…“everything.”
(NSFW if your boss/coworkers is/are 16th century Puritans.)
Game industry giants Activision and Vivendi recently merged. We asked the gamer community: What’s in it for you?
Homer Braithwaite,
Misdemeanor Bounty Hunter
“Look, Blizzard had plenty of opportunity to nerf Warriors. Clearly something had to be done. I for one welcome our new Activision overlords.”
Kiko,
Scantilly-clad Student Activist
“Finally Blizzard will be large enough to sue [...]
Life in the Oh Zee, Yo
I’d like to say that Tin Man’s biggest problem is that it tries too hard to be hip and nextgen, but sadly this is only one of its many problems. No, the biggest problem is that it tries to be too much of just about everything. It’s [...]