I've bought so much stuff for a trip I'm taking to Antarctica - like, more money than I've ever spent on clothes at one time. But I needed so much stuff - waterproof pants for the zodiac boats, fleeces, underlayers, a waterproof bag, a balaclava, better gloves…

I've bought so much stuff for a trip I'm taking to Antarctica - like, more money than I've ever spent on clothes at one time. But I needed so much stuff - waterproof pants for the zodiac boats, fleeces, underlayers, a waterproof bag, a balaclava, better gloves…

Anyone out there have a tablet/lightweight laptop recommendation? My regular laptop is really overly-heavy, and I need something to take on a trip (next week, oh man) that has a) reasonable-to-long battery life; b) lightweight (under 3 lbs.); c) USB port, so I can load various HTML files that I'd like to read onto it;…

Anyone out there have a tablet/lightweight laptop recommendation? My regular laptop is really overly-heavy, and I need something to take on a trip (next week, oh man) that has a) reasonable-to-long battery life; b) lightweight (under 3 lbs.); c) USB port, so I can load various HTML files that I'd like to read onto it;…

Maybe I'm just in a weirdly positive mood, but I really liked this one - it's the first time this season an episode has actually felt like a How I Met Your Mother episode to me, and not a generic sitcom. Barney/Robin's still weirdly arbitrary (and I say this as someone who likes the pairing more than most), probably…

Maybe I'm just in a weirdly positive mood, but I really liked this one - it's the first time this season an episode has actually felt like a How I Met Your Mother episode to me, and not a generic sitcom. Barney/Robin's still weirdly arbitrary (and I say this as someone who likes the pairing more than most), probably…

I hope I'm wrong, but the "this season on Top Chef" clip at the end did not reassure me that they're not going to go for some ridiculous stunt near the finale again. There was a clip of the contestants running around in heavy snow, with Padma's voiceover saying something like "greatest twist in Top Chef history." That…

I hope I'm wrong, but the "this season on Top Chef" clip at the end did not reassure me that they're not going to go for some ridiculous stunt near the finale again. There was a clip of the contestants running around in heavy snow, with Padma's voiceover saying something like "greatest twist in Top Chef history." That…

Yeah, that guy's the worst. People call Bourdain smug, and he can be, but he's got nothing on Zimmern.

Yeah, that guy's the worst. People call Bourdain smug, and he can be, but he's got nothing on Zimmern.

The dog in a suit made up for a lot for me, but man, that was the absolute laziest relationship story this show has ever done, and that includes both of Barney's relationships and Robin/Don. Very little time was spent on Ted's relationship with Victoria and what it was even like, with all their problems (she's messy!…

The dog in a suit made up for a lot for me, but man, that was the absolute laziest relationship story this show has ever done, and that includes both of Barney's relationships and Robin/Don. Very little time was spent on Ted's relationship with Victoria and what it was even like, with all their problems (she's messy!…

I enjoy the show, but I don't really get referring to the Words With Friends storyline as a spoof - it's played pretty straight as just a game put in because the audience will recognize it, with the comedy coming from Sheldon's obsession with being Hawking's friend. I can't think of anything on this show that I'd…

I enjoy the show, but I don't really get referring to the Words With Friends storyline as a spoof - it's played pretty straight as just a game put in because the audience will recognize it, with the comedy coming from Sheldon's obsession with being Hawking's friend. I can't think of anything on this show that I'd…

Power didn't go out for most people in DC, and everyone I've talked to about it was completely shocked. (At least people who live in the MD or VA suburbs, anyhow.) I can only assume the weaker trees were mostly taken out in the derecho over the summer (which was much, much worse for us - we had no power, including at…

Power didn't go out for most people in DC, and everyone I've talked to about it was completely shocked. (At least people who live in the MD or VA suburbs, anyhow.) I can only assume the weaker trees were mostly taken out in the derecho over the summer (which was much, much worse for us - we had no power, including at…

Also, for Thursday: NBC has announced that they'll be reairing the episode of The Voice that was preempted by storm coverage in a lot of places instead of airing their Thursday line-up.

Also, for Thursday: NBC has announced that they'll be reairing the episode of The Voice that was preempted by storm coverage in a lot of places instead of airing their Thursday line-up.

I think if the Yankees made it to the World Series, people might watch to root against them. I can't imagine the casual baseball fan (or Fox exec) hears 'Detroit v. St. Louis'  as an exciting match-up. I mean, it would be - Detroit's' crazy-good pitching and St. Louis's crazy-good hitting would be interesting. But…

I think if the Yankees made it to the World Series, people might watch to root against them. I can't imagine the casual baseball fan (or Fox exec) hears 'Detroit v. St. Louis'  as an exciting match-up. I mean, it would be - Detroit's' crazy-good pitching and St. Louis's crazy-good hitting would be interesting. But…