Author Archives: Mark A.

Just in case the content of my blog hasn’t clued you into this fact, let me state quite straight forwardly that nerds love to critically examine popular culture. We talk about it; we argue about it; we insult each other over it. The best way I can sum up how the typical nerd views the […]

Skynet”¦umm, I mean Google, has added a new search protocol called “Google Print” to its already impressive arsenal. What does “Google Print” do? Oh, not much, really. It merely boasts the capability of searching the complete text of over 10,000 books. Oh, and when your search results are returned it provides you with a scanned […]

Oh good. Another prison abuse scandal. That’s just what we need to boost morale and improve our waning confidence in the government. An article released by the Washington Post today claims the CIA has several prisons dubbed “black sites” where they are holding the higher ranking al Qaeda operatives indefinitely. Up until now neither the […]

With less than a week to go before I take my M.A. exam, I feel like I’m constantly in that weird, lethargic state you feel right before you fall asleep; kind of tired and sleepy and you’re never really sure if your sight has become gauzy because you’re almost asleep, or if you’ve already entered […]

Happy Halloween! The only holiday where the ritualized terrorization of children is not only condoned its encouraged! Boo! Gather your friends and go visit a haunted house. Not a real one you dummy! Ghosts don’t really exist, but many fine businesses that specialize in scaring the shit out of their customers surely do. Go here […]

I think I’m getting old. Leigh and I saw Def Leppard tonight, and I thought the volume was just a tad too loud. I enjoyed it and all, but it could have been a little less loud and I would have enjoyed it a bit more. Leigh and I had the privilege of sitting next […]

I’m a big fan of comic books but not such a big fan of the comics’ page in the newspaper. The only writer/artist left who I think has any talent whatsoever is Scott Adams, but I can read his strip on the internet. Incidentally, Scott has recently begun an extremely funny blog, which I find […]

Over at Dave Anaxagoras’ blog “Man Bytes Hollywood,” Dave posted an entry detailing why he’s a film fan and not a film buff. He says, “To me, “film buff” implied a broad affinity for film in general ”” a wide ranging appetite for celluloid, be it Hollywood blockbuster, experimental, silent or new wave. “Film buffs” […]

As you can see, I’m drowning in bookmarked pages. Finally, I have time for a quick leftover post and then it’s back to the ”˜ole literary grind for me. The Religious Policeman-“The diary of a Saudi man living in the United Kingdom, where the religious policemen no longer trouble him for the moment.” As inflammatory […]

I didn’t around to writing a “leftover” post tonight like I had planned. Studying took precedent over bloggery, so the big post will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon. There are really only so many things I can do with sleep-deprived, bloodshot eyes and a big “leftover” post isn’t one of them. Until then, I […]