Category
autobiography
-
autobiography, books
Just When I Thought I Was Out: Fantasy, Kindle, and Me
I have a strange relationship with the fantasy genre. From roughly age 10-13, my literary tastes tended toward books with barbarians on the cover. I’d always been a voracious reader, but something just clicked when I worked my way through the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander and almost without meaning too, I found myself mired [...]
-
autobiography, beer, games, music
Three Things That Rocked My World This Week
04.08.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments1. Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA is probably my all-time favorite beer. I’ve been on a serious IPA kick for the last four years or so, and the hoppy goodness (90 IBU) that the fine folks at Dogfish Head consistently deliver in every bottle tickles my nose most pleasantly. The high alcohol content (9%) means [...]
-
autobiography
Ebay, Get Off My Back
I’ve gone a little nuts with the Ebay thing. My auction insanity has deepened along two separate vectors: the madness of buying and a deep addiction to selling. Both activities keep me consistently logged in to the service, checking and rechecking MyEbay for any action, any infinitesimal shift in the bidding price of items. The [...]
-
autobiography
The Summer of Sean
It’s summertime, and just because I’m working for a living doesn’t mean that my life starts at 9:00 and ends at 5:00. I have decided that even though I am a temporary wage slave, I should set goals to accomplish before school starts back up at the end of August. Sadly, this will (probably) be [...]
-
autobiography
Potentially Telling But Most Likely Meaningless Autobiographical Detail #2
I eschew ornamentation. Not big on jewelry of any kind; rings, necklaces, bracelets or earrings have no place on my body. It’s not so much a value judgment. I’m sure there are many virile and strong men who like to decorate themselves with little trinkets. I would certainly never impugn the Masculinity of someone like [...]
-
autobiography
Potentially Telling But Most Likely Meaningless Autobiographical Detail #1
03.19.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsWhenever I sit down at a table, I always try to pull the table closer to me rather than scoot my chair closer to it. The reverse is also true; I push desks and tables away from me instead of sliding my chair away from them. (Often with greater force than is strictly necessary).
Shucking and Jiving
RSS
Copyright
Copyright © 2007-2011 by Semantic Drift. All rights reserved.Designed by Upstart Blogger.