Category Archives: Internets

So, this little room’s more crowded than usual…

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Hi, everyone. I see many of you got Sady Doyle‘s invite to my blog. Jeebus *perspires* Sady Doyle is awesome, and I love the way she writes at Tiger Beatdown because I too write in a loud, fast, hectic, way. … Continue reading →

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In which I overthink google hits…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

The sheer number of people googling “should I read Game of Thrones”, regardless of whether they are also asking “before I watch,” “while I watch,” “instead of watching” or “worth reading” makes me wonder what other kinds of questions people … Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones 1 1/2 – Reimagined as a buddy comedy

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

The embed code is being stupid so you’ll just have to click through and chortle at NY Mag’s Vulture  

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Jane Jones: Worst Vampire Ever, by @Caissie St. Onge

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

One of the best things about Twitter is how it gradually connects you to like-minded awesome people and total weirdos (quickie shoutout to my bffs, @Spidey004 and @AmyZesbaugh  as well as the occasional celebrity who might eventually recognize your username … Continue reading →

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Of geeks, canon, privilege, inclusion and the Avengers

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

As Melissa McEwan said so eloquently in her Thor review - there is a line at which “canon” starts to operate in the same way as “tradition” to entrench privilege.  I got into a bit of a squabble with some (hetero white … Continue reading →

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Jon Hamm and a Yeti on Funny or Die

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

It’s not /quite/ as priceless as Nathan Fillion on rollerblades but still. It has its charms. Or rather, Jon “The Man Republicans Think They Look Like” Hamm. He looks a little John Corbetty in this video but uh… I’d hitchhike … Continue reading →

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Portal 2 and a Game of Thrones placeholder!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

I’ve gotten a ton of new visitors and readers thanks to NPR’s music blog and a trusty phalanx from Google, and I want to assure you all that I’m about to sit down and watch Episode 2 and a recap … Continue reading →

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Happy Friday, Rollerblading Jean-short Wearing Nathan Fillion Lovers

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

This is my first actual “Nothing to do today” vacation day since I “went on vacation” a week ago so here, enjoy this: (h/t to Megan Carpantier and the good, good people at Buzzfeed)

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Space Shuttle coup for NYC – cue line of tourists saying “Wait, it never went to space?!”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Sure, it sounds good if you like the sound of “we want to create and install a $28.8 million dollar paperweight that looks just like some really cool spacecraft and just for continuity’s sake put it right next to an … Continue reading →

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From the Spam files

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

You should all just call me Gayleen Rodriguez from now on.

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