The Muppet Learning Keys were a child’s ultimate indoctrination to computers in a world before the Wii. I feel as though I was born wired in. I had my first computer at age 4, complete with the Muppet Learning Keys to teach me how to navigate a computer more effectively than Fozzie Bear. My parents [...] Read more »
The Sunday New York Times never fails to deliver fascinating writing. Rather than an in depth article on the latest outbreak of war or an insider’s guide to to the latest trend, the most interesting piece of the April 5, 2009 edition was the two paragraph conclusion tucked at the tail of A.O. Scott’s “In [...] Read more »
“See you soon,” I typed, the promise of excitement giving me just enough adrenaline to make my weary body hang awake as I slapped my computer shut and fell into bed. In a mere 12 hours, Matt would arrive and I could begin my exploration of Bangkok and Thailand in earnest. I had spent my [...] Read more »
I awoke to the pitter patter of raindrops. They splashed against the tin roof, echoing gently down into my sanctum. I tried to ignore it, but even rolling over and hiding beneath the covers didn’t prevent its gentle cooing from rousing me. “Ben,” Denise called gently from the doorway, the purring cat in her arms [...] Read more »
The last leg of my journey was about four hours long. I had expected to be wide awake, given the amount I had slept. Instead, as soon as I flopped into my tiny seat, I crashed, naught to wake before our landing. No matter where you’re flying, landing at night is always essentially the same. [...] Read more »
I guess it’s inevitable that I would make a mistake somewhere along the way. I never would’ve guessed it would happen right off the bat. How to screw the pooch: Forget your CD player in the car. Despite having it returned to you, forget it at your friend’s apartment immediately thereafter cause you were too [...] Read more »
So all day long, I’ve been contemplating bitching about the internet. And admittedly, I probably break some of these internet idioms, so feel free to point out my hypocrisy to me, since I need to work on this stuff too. That being said, I highly recommend that none of you read this, as it’s a [...] Read more »