When we found out that Botcon was going to be held in Disney World this year, we decided to bring the whole family. We confirmed that Chrissy’s mom and sister Cassie could come with us. But that was six months before the actual event. So it kind of snuck up on us, kind of like your birthday. You barely know it’s...
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Dark Horse Comics posted a message on Twitter that they were having a contest. Anyone who forwarded that message on Twitter would be eligible for a giveaway. I was a huge fan of Dark Horse back in the day, and they still hold the comic rights to my two favorite franchises, Aliens and Predator (and Aliens VS Predator, for that...
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I’m not a particular fan of the Old Navy logo, but I do have some of their hoodies in my closet. One of the people that I follow on Twitter, @CorrinRenee, recently had a contest on her blog to hawk colorful Old Navy ruffle tops. I left a snarky reply, completely not expecting anything to come of it. See me be...
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I might be the most tragically unhip person on Earth. I just don’t jump on the bandwagon with everyone else. I dig the social media, however. I love Twitter and I make Flickr updates almost daily. But it took me a while to warm up to the idea of starting a Facebook account. Too trendy, not very useful, not my...
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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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I really love Twitter, so much so that I spend a goodly chunk of my day posting my thoughts online and following other users. One of the people that I follow, @corrinrenee, recently blogged about her new Twitter t-shirt. I wanted one, but I would have to make it myself. I already had iron-on transfer paper for the printer, so...
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I’ve been using Twitter for about nine months, and I probably send out about five tweets a day. Twitter is an interesting animal, in that different people use it in different ways. I think that it was originally meant to be a list of your current doings (“eating breakfast”, “feeding baby”, “out...
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Rene Engström is a Swedish cartoonist who does the web comic “Anders Loves Maria“. She draws and paints each update by hand. The art seems to be finished in water colors, and they turn out beautifully with spectacular shading and gradation. The subject matter leans towards the adult side, with some nudity and...
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