I first played “Portal” about two years ago, about the same time that I first heard of Jonathan Coulton. His song “Still Alive” made me want to try Portal because I knew that he wrote it for the game. I really enjoyed the game, with its spatial puzzles and funny dialog. I finished Portal and then got a...
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I almost completely skipped “Free Comic Book Day”. I knew that it was coming up and I had planned on taking Aiden to the local comic book store to get some comics. I was even reminded of the date (who keeps track of the date on a Saturday?) when I picked up my sunglasses from the optometrist today. But I lost track...
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Target and Mars Candy teamed up to do a promotional item for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I sent in my receipts a couple of weeks ago and I got two M&M candy dispensers in the mail over the weekend! The dispensers are pretty neat. Each stands about a foot tall, which is bigger than I thought it would be. ...
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It was a very nice day outside yesterday, so we decided to take the boys for a walk. We packed them into the double stroller and headed towards the park. We got to the other side of our neighborhood when we figured that we were very close to the local Dairy Queen. So, we extended our walk a little to include an ice cream...
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The last time that I went to the dentist, they asked me to draw from a raffle. I pulled out a folded piece of paper from a small box. Unfolding it, I read out loud, “I got zoom”. They were very excited. I wasn’t sure why. It turns out that Zoom is their professional teeth whitening service, and I had just...
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I use Twitter a lot. So, when Chrissy and I got iPhones, one of the first applications that I downloaded was a Twitter client. There are quite a few out there, even though most of them only give the “crippleware” versions for free. I started out with the free version of Twittelator, but it wasn’t satisfying...
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The Transformers Collectors’ Club exclusive “Topspin” figure came in the mail yesterday. Since Fun Publications took over the TFCC and Botcon duties, they have worked with Hasbro to consistently release excellent exclusive figures. Each year for the last four years, they have given away a free basic-sized...
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The artist of an online comic that I read occaisionally posted a link to a book that he illustrated, Teddy Bear Dreams, on a web site called Wowio. I figured that I would check out the pictures of cute Teddy Bears, maybe send a link to Chrissy, and be done with it. But then I saw that Wowio allows you to download the book for free....
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