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| Saturday, May 26th, 2012 | | 8:46 pm |
| | Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 | | 1:19 pm |
| | Sunday, May 20th, 2012 | | 4:20 pm |
| | Friday, May 18th, 2012 | | 12:11 pm |
"That Guy"
The first time I encountered the phrase "Don't be That Guy," was in the 1994 movie PCU. (It's a movie about Wesleyan University, written by Wesleyan alums, and I was a Wesleyan undergrad at about the same time as them, so, yah, I've seen it multiple times.) In it, Jon Favreau is about to go to a concert, and Jeremy Piven admonishes him, "What's this? You're wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see? Dude. Don't be That Guy." Here, "That Guy" appears to be code for "that guy who demonstrates undue enthusiam for something, beyond the bounds of cool, and in violation of unspoken social norms". I.e., the guy other people point at while chuckling, and saying, "Ha ha, look at That Guy." However, it seems the phrase, "Don't be That Guy," has evolved in the past 18 years. What does it mean to you? And, do you have a different etymology? | | Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | | 8:59 am |
At The Movies
Before Avengers, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) buxom_bey and I saw a trailer for Prometheus.Me: Boy, Charlize Theron is playing a lot of baddies this year. B: Like? Me: She's the witch in Snow White, and she's the company rep in this. B: She's not necessarily the baddie here. Me: She's playing the corporate stooge in an Aliens film; of course she's evil! | | Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | | 11:45 am |
Relaxing Mani/Pedi On Short Notice?
The mother of my child wanted a relaxing mani/pedi to celebrate Mother's Day, but has been unable to schedule one. Anyone have a recommendation in the Malden area that's likely to have an afternoon opening? Or, does anyone out there have the skillset and a willingness to come over in exchange for baked goods or other recompense? | | 7:15 am |
| | Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | | 10:17 pm |
Ogre Grande
It looks like the Ogre Kickstarter will comfortably exceed $800,000 before it ends tomorrow. I'm a big Ogre fan. Heck, as the author of GURPS Ogre, I may be the greatest expert on Ogre east of the Mississippi. And even I think that number may have crossed from cool into profane. I mean, whoa. (There needs to be an Arisia panel on this topic, methinks.) Edit at 1:17pm: Did I say $800,000? It now looks to exceed $900,000 in its final hour, and $950,000 wouldn't surprise me overmuch. | | 9:24 am |
| | Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | | 11:21 am |
We'll Eat You Up, We Love You So...
Maurice Sendak died today. "And Max the king of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all. Then all around from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat so he gave up being king of where the wild things are. And Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye and sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day and into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him and it was still hot." | | 10:23 am |
Hulk Smash Studio System!
While the two recent Hulk movies have had lackluster box-office, Mark Ruffalo's performance in Avengers has been well-received to the tune of a six-movie contract. (Presumably to be a mix of Hulk movies and Avengers movies.) | | Monday, May 7th, 2012 | | 10:14 pm |
The Avengers
My only complaint about The Avengers is that it lacks a thoughtful message. ( Iron Man set the bar for that, for me, with its message about American interventionism abroad and how it comes back to haunt us.) Aside from that, holy cow did I have fun, both gaping at the spectacle and as a Marvel fanboy. This movie well deserves its record-smashing opening weekend (and may finally get WB off its keister and push Justice League out of development hell). Highly, highly recommended. ( Cut for tiny spoiler. ) | | 3:57 pm |
Roots
There's a reason why "liberal" and "libertarian" have the same root. On the other hand, "conservative" and "conservation" have the same root, too... | | Saturday, May 5th, 2012 | | 8:44 pm |
Movies: The Spirit
Tried to watch The Spirit today. Figured it couldn't be as bad as I'd heard. OH GOD JEEZ LOUISE I barely made it through 15 minutes. Only made it that far through sheer stubborn. I mean, THE HELL WHAT. | | Friday, May 4th, 2012 | | 10:11 am |
[Roo] Those Who Do Not Remember Peekaboo Are Condemned To Rediscover It
We've been playing various forms of Peekaboo with Roo for many months. This morning, she was in her high chair and Gran was feeding her breakfast. Gran would pull Roo's bib up over Roo's face, then pull it down and cry, "Peekaboo!" Then Roo started grabbing the bib herself, doing the hiding and revealing all by herself. The expectant look on her face when she pulled the bib down was beyond price. She was rewarded with many cries of "Peekaboo!" And I think my heart flipped over, like, five times. | | 10:03 am |
Ogre 'Pon Ogre
Steve Jackson Game's Ogre Kickstarter has succeeded beyond anyone's expectations, having passed the half-million mark. I am definitely planning to host a marathon Ogre games day when the game comes out around November (probably including Diceland Ogre and Battlesuit, if I can scare up a copy). (I own, like, six copies of the older editions, so there will be multiple tables going.) There's still time to chip in yourself; I recommend the $150 mark, which gets you a copy of the game and a lot of neat extras, including Kickstarter-exclusive counters, pins, a t-shirt, all sorts of PDFs, etc. | | 9:49 am |
| | Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 | | 10:39 am |
Comic Book Trivia
People who have been members of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men: - Wolverine
- Storm
- Namor (Who gets points for also having been a member of the Defenders and the Invaders.)
For fans of innuendo, in addition to the Giant-Size Man-Thing series, Marvel has also published Giant-Size Invaders and Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action. Hurr hurr hurr. | | Monday, April 30th, 2012 | | 10:15 am |
[Roo] Socks!
Yesterday I set Roo down on the futon, dumped out her clean laundry on the other end, tossed her a sock, and had time to sort and put away all her laundry because, as far as she was concerned, a sock was the BEST TOY EVER! I wish I could get that excited about a sock... | | Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 | | 12:05 pm |
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