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Sex Advice from WOW Players

Sarah — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:47:29 +0000

A former classmate of mine compiled this thoughtful article of sex/dating advice from WOW players, part of a geek culture series (the previous was advice from the D&D set.)

Enjoy! http://advice.nerve.com/2010/01/29/sex-advice-from-world-of-warcraft-players/

They DO know a little about role playing..

The Age of Cute

Sarah — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:18:33 +0000

I just read this article in Vanity Fair about the recent rise of cute in American culture (think youtube sneezing pandas, I can has cheezburger, and domo kun selling you your morning cup of joe at 7-11.) It’s pretty interesting- it correlates the cute phenomenon with tough times… In theory 9-11, two wars, and the worst economy since the 1930’s has triggered our desire to stare at puppies and kittens.

The article cites Japan as the precedent: their cute-volution came after that whole messy WWII thing. It specifically refers to Astro Boy, who… like many other cute Japanese mascots, we’ve since bogarted for a big budget animated feature. Here’s an abridged version of the article.

If that weren’t enough to convince you of our cute-obsession, check out an excerpt from the congressional health care debates this weekend- Rep. Shadegg brought a baby to help sell his argument:

Makes me want a whiskey and a cigarette. Awww ^_^

Lesbian Gamer Wedding

Sarah — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:07:30 +0000

I hate weddings, but I give props to these two ladies for celebrating their geekiness:

OffBeat Bride: Lesbian Gamer Wedding

Companion Cube cake with Utena toppers

Might we see an increase in Portal Wedding cakes in the near future?

Astronaut turned Artist

Sarah — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:07:12 +0000

Alan Bean landed on the moon and now makes money selling paintings. If those aren’t life goals, I don’t know what is- I’m trying to think of a similar gimmick. I’ve walked on a volcano, is that close enough?

Check out his Gallery here: http://www.alanbean.com/

Carl Sagan remix

Sarah — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:53 +0000

Morning folks! As you may remember, I’m a fan of Carl Sagan- famed writer and geek dreamboat. Through the genius of auto-tune, dearly departed Carl serenades us accompanied by kindred spirit, Stephen Hawking. Direct link is here. Mp3 download is here.

Enjoy!

-S