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100 Book Challenge 2.0.0.9, Part One

Finished fifty books, and then realized that I can so do another fifty, easy. 01. "Salt: A World History" by Mark Kurlansky 02. "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer 03. "American Born Chinese" by Gene Yang 04. "A Dirty Job" by Christopher Moore 05. "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green 06. "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai Sijie 07. "Blue Monday: Volume 2" by Chynna Clugston 08. "You Suck" by Christopher Moore 09. "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" as translated by… Continue

Added by Madi on May 6, 2009 at 3:10pm — No Comments

Drama in Its Most Potent Form

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Added by Madi on March 6, 2009 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

That Dream I Had

The wind tugged at my hair as the tour bus ambled forward on the road. A quick look around would clue any person in: there was nothing of interest to tour. On one side of the road, wild grasses and angry tufts of weeds paved the ground leading to a lining of trees. The other roadside was decidedly worse; strip malls, small theatres, storage centers, and a billboard that advertised some holy center or another plagued the right side of the road, held back—much more sternly than the freely growing… Continue

Added by Madi on February 28, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Nerdfighter Theme Song

Remember February 15/17, 2007? The creation of the actual term "Nerdfighter", the notion for a Nerdfighter video game, and the proposition of a NERDFIGHTER THEME SONG, which I decided to beef up with some added lyrics . Music to come soon. We’ve got calculators and we’ve got trombones We’ve got D'n'D and Star Wars drones Nerdfighters; we’re fighting nerds Beware: we’re no longer just using our words When I’m not watching Battlestar Galactica I’m designing weapons that could (possibly) kick your… Continue

Added by Madi on January 30, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Ningmaster

On any given weekday, I spend approximately 4.7 hours on the Ning. Multiply that number by 1.83 and you'll get the average number of hours I spend on the Ning on weekends and vacations. This can prove one of two things: the first, I have practically no life; the second, I am utterly devoted to the Ning. I joined the Ning for one reason and one reason alone: to find other Harry Potter psycho-nerds who are also able to correctly identify a sonic screwdriver (not the alcoholic beverage. O!, blue G… Continue

Added by Madi on January 27, 2009 at 7:30pm — 5 Comments

Tinkerbell and the Funky Beats

Take the D Train up to Carter Street. Hail a taxi west twelve blocks if you have twenty bucks, or hop in the city bus—ROUTE SIX—if you don’t. You’ll get off on the corner of Roosevelt and Fifth either way. See the placard swinging on a glass door that says “Little China Seamstress”? Don’t go in; go through the alley outback to the right. The first, last, and only door you come to will be iron, but painted gold. Don’t knock or anything, because the music will be too loud for anyone to hear anythi… Continue

Added by Madi on January 13, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment