December 2008
2 posts
Breaking Bad
[[Breaking Bad is a television series that premiered in January on AMC. If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend giving it a spin.]]
Breaking Bad is a discussion on the definitions of morality and societal normalcy disguised as primetime drama-cum-comedy. The series holds that its protagonist’s illegal actions are justified based on his circumstance and discounts the wider...
November 2008
2 posts
Printing Some Clergymen
If you’ve tried to print the statement from the clergymen and you can’t… well… that’s because it’s copy protected.
I took screenshots and put them up so y’all can print them as image files… open with your program of choice.
Links below. It’s technically piracy, but I don’t think MLK, et.al. would mind.
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October 2008
3 posts
Orwell Stuff
Dying metaphor: “It’s a goner” “Fashonista” “need-to-know” “morning after”
Pretentious diction: See any modern book of mathematics or computer science.
Also “solve unsolved problems”, “make people happy”, etc.
Worst mission statement ever: “To satisfy our customers’ desires for personal entertainment and...
September 2008
1 post
Going to Pamplona
Something in the American psyche dictates colorful scarves and the potential for grievous bodily harm are excellent reasons to spend a lot of money and go to Pamplona.
I was in Europe this summer, mainly studying folklore in the south of England. One weekend, a few friends and I decided to pack up and (randomly) go to Barcelona. It’s a neat city, full of really rude people who don’t actually...
August 2008
1 post