I spent loads of time obsessing over the decor of my character's house (with Hearthfire). And thought, if I were married, my wife would leave me at precisely this point.

I never played Morrowind, but OCD got me into serious trouble when I played Skyrim, where you're free to set up your own goals as you go along. "I've got a bunch of spells…but I don't have ALL of them…let's spend three hours fixing that problem." "My block skill is at 80%…let's spend an hour picking fights with…

For the first 50 hours or so of Skyrim, I had no idea what I was doing…and no idea just how big the game was. It's the only Elder Scrolls game I've played, so I didn't understand the game's basic mechanics. Like sneaking (I would spend an hour trying to kill a group of bad guys, instead of taking five seconds to…

Indeed. My point, for what it's worth, was: just because you don't like Buffy doesn't mean you have no soul, or would have nothing in common with a sci-fi/cult TV fan. Taking myself as an example: I was anti-Buffy two years ago, and now I'm pro-Buffy…but otherwise, exactly the same person I used to be…as it happens,…

I just wanna ride my motorcy…

I like the same nerdy shit as y'all, but it took me a long, long time to get into Buffy. Years ago I gave the first few episodes of Season 1 a try, and I kinda hated it. Then last summer, I pushed through the resistance and watched all of Buffy/Angel…and loved it. Just saying, I wouldn't give up on Buffy…

Reminds me of the line from Ghost World: "I don't want to meet someone who shares my interests. I hate my interests!"

A shitty car can't do what a Ferrari can. A shitty watch does exactly what a Rolex does. (At least, exact enough for most people's purposes.) I couldn't care less about having a fancy watch. Fancy guitars, on the other hand, give me a boner. Probably just as ridiculous.

In a sense, that's true, Adam. The use of "dwarves" (rather than "dwarfs") as the plural for "dwarf" is straight from Tolkien.

No. Manowar, "Blood of the Kings." (With real-world place names adapted to GOT-appropriate places.)

Does Dinklage not have impeccable impin' skills?

I've found that when people act like dicks to a waiter, it's usually to impress the people they're with (their homies, their date). The waiter is just collateral damage, in this sad person's attempt to appear powerful for his/her audience. It's the opposite of rebellion: more like an aristocrat kicking the servants…

1) I was being a smartass. Point being, stuff that seems worth talking about today might be completely forgotten ten years from now. I have the old Rolling Stone record guide, from 1992…there are sizable entries on Tracy Chapman*, Edie Brickell, Terence Trent D'Arby, as if they were important artists poised to set…

The list is supposed to capture the classics, and classic means: old, or stuff that has "stood the test of time." The list is purposefully conservative: if it were biased toward recent top 40, or recent indie bands, those choices would probably be embarrassing, ten years from now. What the fuck is 'Dawes'?

I would be fine with the pain ray as long as everybody got one. Like so:
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Before Empire came out, there was a special offer, where you could send in five proofs of purchases for Kenner action figures and get a free Boba Fett figure. (And he was also in the Star Wars Christmas Special.) The obsession with Boba Fett probably dates from that period, as we were all anticipating what a bad-ass…

I've seen Bleak House and Jekyll, and didn't put it together that that guy is Wedge, until now.

Dad?

He doesn't look like Justin Bieber…but I bet he looks a lot more like Bieber than he did before. So, glass is half-full.

I was really psyched when I saw that Braavos was added to the map, in the intro. We've heard about Braavos, in bits and pieces, since Season 1…finally, time for a visit.