“It’s not my fault! Don’t ask me to be a responsible consumer! I recycle n’ shit!”

If you like sci-fi noir, I cannot recommend enough Alistair Reynolds’ “Chasm City.” It’s book two of his Revelation Space trilogy, though I accidentally read it first and now recommend to all my friends they read it first when reading the trilogy.

Noteworthy sludge I have received from corporate jobs:

Uh, I believe this is not true. Speculation at the time was that John was being asked to be let out of his contract because he wanted to go with Frank to work on his next project, which he did. From an interview with John: “Look, I’ll be honest with you. I was shooting The Walking Dead, and after Frank [Darabont] left…

When were you at the Kodiak NWR?! I was there ‘01-02. I also dressed up as Treadwell for Halloween in ‘06.

It just gets better every year! War Paint, The War on Drugs, The Barr Brothers. Naps in hammocks, late night strolls through the forest, impromptu jams. Did you go this year?

You can buy a Kleen Kanteen steel mug there (or bring your own vessel) and you use those at all of the bars. Water is provided free, as long as you have something to put it in. None of the vendors provide food in single use items - you can either use your own or, for $8, you can get a nice big bowl-ish plate and a…

This year will be my third year! I thought I was getting too old and too misanthropic for festivals, but Pickathon is fucking magical.

Strongly suggest you read this article, which breaks down the narrative of women in sports, women in "feminine" sports, and how the whole Tonya/Nancy story played out. I'm not a Tonya apologist - I think she was in on it. But I also think that she was in an abusive relationship that led to her letting her training…

I lived on an *island* in Alaska. Dudes would go hang out at the ferry dock when the ferry came in every week just to see what walked off.

Screw the fuelband — souped up pedometer. While it's not as feature-rich as the Body Bug, my new Basis is the ticket. Steps, sleep monitoring, and more accurate caloric measurements through heart rate and skin temp. It's a 1.o device, especially since the heart rate is more of a range, and not yet up to par for…

My version of "the talk":

Abso-fucking-lutely!

This, more than anything else this week, has jump started my job search. I need to get another GD job so I can use this in the workplace pronto. THANK YOU!

My most awesome workplace swearing story: So I up and moved from NYC to an island in Alaska. I was working a government job in what seemed like a pretty relaxed atmosphere, until one day I said "damn" in front of two of the older ladies who worked with me. One said, "Uh oh, you have to put a dollar in the cuss can!"…

Was I the only one disappointed at Raddatz's last two TOTAL throw-away questions ("Tell me about what kind of man you are, your soul, etc. blah blah blah blah)? WHAT A WASTE. Not a single question about energy, the environment, education, or immigration. I was fist pumping at her until that moment, and then I hung my…

Meh. I play sports. I watch a lot of sports. I like talking about sports. I can drink most dudes into oblivion. I still have a ton of female friends. Yes, sometimes they want to talk about shopping or their diet or their shoes with me, and I'll listen politely and sometimes even have an opinion. But for the most part,…

I have a 3GS I bought in 2009 and I am curious to see how far I can push it before it truly falls apart. Thus far, the home button needs several jabs before it responds, vibration stopped working at least a year ago, wifi stopped working at least 6 months ago, headphone jack no longer works, major damage to body where…