The average FIDE rating of my dad and two uncles when I was growing up was probably right around ~2000. Learning to play chess was not all that fun!

I got, uh, very bored last night. Used IMDB/RT ratings to create a 1-64 seed list, then just dropped them in.

...... come on.

The whole series has been “made for speed, not quality” since almost the moment they finished the Storm of Swords material and decided to cram AFFC/ADWD/TWOW groundwork/their own stuff into 33 episodes. Much like LOST, when you find yourself getting hung up on “why,” just realize that the answer is “Because” and you…

All these people commenting are definitely not mad online. No, they think it’s funny. Really, they do.

One of the many reasons shipping IU to Santa Clara was bullshit. I’m a single, well-paid, late-20s, huge IU football fan (I’ve got my own issues, I know) and there was zero chance in hell I was going to fly out to CA for the Foster Farms Bowl (Or NYC for the Pinstripe) - three days after Christmas... in the middle of…

Caramoan pre-merge was a disaster, but post-merge was really great. BvW and Cagayan immediately following obviously helped keep me interested.

“That show’s still on?”

I “manage” an adult league soccer team, and I keep rather obsessive records for our games. It’s fun for everybody, even if a little over the top. The “official” stat book is well over 50 pages at this point.

It’s just locker room talk.