Last night my wife, Alycia, basically told me, “Why don’t you play Skyrim while I put up all of our Christmas decorations?” At that moment I wasn’t sure if I had ever loved her more. Alycia understands my desire to play Skyrim because she plays it almost as much as I do. She’s a bitRead more
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I’ve never seen the Star Wars Christmas Special. I’ve heard that it is insane, terrible and awesome all at the same time. It does seem a little odd that inhabitants of a galaxy far, far away would engage in some of the same holiday traditions of our galaxy. Even though odd, it does seem likeRead more
George Lucas is rereleasing The Phantom Menace in 3-D next February. The Nerdwebs have been full of people throwing vitriol at Lucas for what they think is an obvious money grab. They’re also angry because Lucas is releasing Episode I, instead of any of the original trilogies first. I’m not that upset and I’m actuallyRead more
Darth Maul. The Joker. Khan Noonien Singh. Based upon the list above and many more names we could add to it, villains are cooler. Super heroes may be more heroic, they may save more people and they may do the right thing. But, when it comes down to it, villains are just cooler. Here areRead more
Yesterday I wrote about two Star Wars Lego sets that together would cost nearly $1,000. One. Thousand. Dollars. For Legos. That’s ridiculous. I often tell Alycia how someday it would be nice to be able to just buy a $1,000 worth of Legos or a $1,500 watch. I like watches, sunglasses and ridiculous toys. AlyciaRead more
Alycia, my wife, graduated from college in June and has been looking to begin her career. Obviously now isn’t the most ideal time to look for work. So until she can get into her field, she recently got a job at Toys “R” Us. Toys. Freaking. “R”. Us. If you had told me when IRead more